Islamic militants stormed an army camp in northern Mali early on Saturday, killing at least 14 soldiers in the worst attack on security forces in the West African country in more than a year, the army said.
A house belonging to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila has been burnt in an attack suspected to have been carried out by a militia group in the country.
Cameroonians from the western part of the country are reported to be fleeing the area to escape the military crackdown on persons and campaigns seeking independence.
The Gambian government has detained at least 23 soldiers loyal to former leader Yahya Jammeh for allegedly plotting to revolt against Gambia’s new leader, Adama Barrow.
The government of Cameroon has denied claims by the rights group, Human Rights Watch that it forcefully sent back to Nigeria, 100,000 refugees in breach of international agreements.
Five militants and two soldiers were killed on Wednesday in clashes that followed a failed attack on a security checkpoint in Egypt’s strife-torn North Sinai province, a military spokesman said.
