Armed Groups

In Nigeria’s Woro, massacre leaves a community devastated and in ruins
Residents say armed men kidnapped dozens of women and children after killing of about 200 people in Kwara State.
Published On 9 Feb 2026
Haiti’s transitional council hands power to US-backed prime minister
Published On 7 Feb 2026
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Is Nigeria’s security situation worsening, or is there progress?
Published On 7 Feb 2026
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Deadly Islamabad bombing sharpens focus on cross-border attacks in Pakistan
Published On 7 Feb 2026
Christian group says all abductees taken in Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali released
Published On 5 Feb 2026
Pakistan army says it killed 216 fighters in weeklong Balochistan campaign
Published On 5 Feb 2026
‘We are exploited’: Congolese fear losing out as US makes minerals deals
Published On 4 Feb 2026
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Why has Burkina Faso banned political parties, and what’s next?
Published On 30 Jan 2026
Chronicle of a mass kidnapping: The day Nigeria’s Kurmin Wali changed
Published On 30 Jan 2026

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Banks shut, futures uncertain one year after M23 rebels seized DRC’s Goma

A year since the M23’s lightning offensive led to the fall of North Kivu’s capital, residents struggle to make a living.

Fears of conflict as South Sudan starts offensive against opposition forces

UN warns against risk of mass violence after reports a senior military leader urged troops to kill civilians in Jonglei.

Syrian president to meet SDF leader after ceasefire deal amid new clashes

Talks follow a truce that was to end days of fighting and that brought Syrian Democratic Forces under state control.

Syria updates: Aleppo sees relative calm, majority of SDF fighters disarmed

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Caught between alliances, US in ‘uncomfortable position’ amid Aleppo clashes
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Published on 10 Jan 2026
US used A-10 thunderbolts, F-15 aircraft in strikes on ISIL targets in Syria

Syrian army declares ceasefire in Aleppo after heavy clashes with SDF

More clashes break out after Kurdish councils in Aleppo refuse to ⁠evacuate neighbourhoods under their control.

Updates: Syria’s army takes Aleppo’s Ashrafieh, battle with SDF continues

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Photos: Syrian army troops in Aleppo’s Ashrafieh, Sheikh Maqsoud areas
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Erdogan, al-Sharaa discuss latest Syria developments in phone conversation

Nigerian refugees return to ruined homes in the face of armed group threats

‘We must live, we must hope’, say returnees who were displaced for a decade from homes in Malam Fatori, Borno State.

Yemeni separatists to attend Saudi talks after losing key southern sites

The forum, which comes after government forces retook two governorates, could help end the conflict with separatists.

Gunmen kill over 30 in village raid, abduct others in northern Nigeria

Witnesses say the attackers drove motorcycles and opened fire indiscriminately on the Kasuwan ⁠Daji market in Demo.

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A marriage of three: Will Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso bloc reshape the Sahel?

Since withdrawing from ECOWAS, the post-coup countries have inaugurated a new bank, TV station and joint military force.

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