June 24, 2023 Wagner Group: What to know about Russian mercenary group in Ukraine The private military company received renewed attention after chief Yevgeniy Prigozhin claimed the Kremlin ordered an attack on his troops and he started marching towards Moscow.
June 23, 2023 Islamic extremists kill 8 farmers, abduct 10 in latest attack in northeastern Nigeria In a recent attack by Islamic extremists, eight farmers were killed and ten others were abducted in the Mafa district of the Borno state in northeastern Nigeria.
June 23, 2023 Deadly gas explosion claimed lives of dozens of illegal miners inside South African gold mine in May Authorities in South Africa have revealed that a gas explosion occurred in a disused gold mine over a month ago, resulting in the suspected deaths of at least 31 illegal miners.
June 22, 2023 Ex-FBI analyst sentenced for retaining classified documents with 'extremely sensitive national defense info' A former FBI analyst in Kansas was sentenced to three years and 10 months in federal prison for illegally retaining about 386 classified documents.
June 20, 2023 Mali authorities to prosecute those behind UN report on human rights violations An espionage prosecution will be launched against the individuals responsible for a UN report which accused the country's military of committing human rights violations.
June 20, 2023 Child who survived school massacre recounts gruesome action to hide from gunmen The students hid among dead bodies and covered themselves in blood from their peers in order to avoid the attackers and survive the shooting at the school.
June 20, 2023 Rwandan genocide suspect seeks political asylum in South Africa after arrest, further delaying extradition A suspect accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide nearly 30 years ago plans to seek political asylum in South Africa after being apprehended, according to his lawyer.
June 19, 2023 Nigerian president replaces all security chiefs in major shakeup Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has dismissed and replaced all of the nation's security chiefs as insurgent rebel groups and violent crime take their toll on the West African nation.
June 19, 2023 UN special envoy for Libya to double down on negotiations amid continued election delays U.N. special envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Monday announced plans to crack down on the nation's rival political factions in negotiations to ensure long-postponed elections occur.
June 19, 2023 Biden administration pushed by Dems, GOP to expand Trump-era deal to blunt Russia, China The growing presence of U.S. adversaries in Africa sparks push to create alliances between key American ally Israel and African countries, and further expand the Abraham Accords.