South Africa-Mozambique: Probe in video showing soldiers burning corpses

The South African military (SANDF) intervening in Mozambique against jihadists said Tuesday it is investigating the involvement of its soldiers after a video widely shared on social media showed soldiers burning dead bodies. The command is “investigating the involvement of its members in this despicable act,” the SANDF said in a statement. “The culprits will […]

Federation of St. Kitts & Nevis Supports Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara

The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a Caribbean country, has expressed support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, saying this plan offers “a credible, serious and realistic” solution to this regional dispute. “We are for the resolution of the regional conflict over the Sahara under the sovereignty and the territorial and national integrity […]

UN Peacekeeper killed in an attack in CAR

A Rwandan soldier of the UN Peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) was killed Monday in an attack during a patrol. “Earlier today, a peacekeeper from Rwanda was killed when his unit came under attack by members of an unidentified armed group” during a patrol in the village of Sam-Ouandja, in the eastern […]