Fighting has surged in eastern Ukraine as government forces and pro-Russian rebels try to make gains ahead of possible peace talks on Wednesday. Separatist forces have carried out rocket attacks on a key military headquarters and a residential area in Kramatorsk, officials say. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s volunteer Azov battalion has launched an offensive against separatists around Continue Reading...
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘kidnaps 20’ in Cameroon bus hijacking
Suspected militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram have hijacked a bus in northern Cameroon, abducting at least 20 people, residents say. Militants reportedly seized a bus carrying market-goers and drove it toward the border with Nigeria. Some reports put the total number kidnapped in Cameroon as high as 30. Boko Haram has escalated its Continue Reading...
Boko Haram crisis: Niger to send troops to Nigeria
Niger’s parliament has voted to send troops to Nigeria to join the fight against militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The vote took place after Boko Haram attacked a prison and detonated a car bomb on Monday in the town of Diffa, near Niger’s border with Nigeria. MPs said parliament unanimously authorised deploying 750 soldiers with Continue Reading...