Refugee accounts and HRW investigations document systematic abuses by Russia-linked Africa Corps fighters in Mali, raising urgent questions about accountability as the group expands its footprint.
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A sweeping new report by Human Rights Watch has documented the deaths of more than 1,800 civilians in Burkina Faso since 2023, attributing the killings to government forces, their allied militias, and jihadist armed groups alike — describing the situation as crimes against humanity committed by all parties to the conflict. The 120-page report, titled
A violent Easter Sunday attack on a church in northwestern Nigeria has left a community shattered, a regional church body furious, and the Nigerian Army publicly at odds with Christian community leaders over whether a rescue operation actually succeeded. Gunmen stormed a church in Ariko village, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, during an
A newly compiled dataset covering Burkina Faso and Mali has delivered a damning verdict on the states own security forces: government troops in both countries are now killing civilians at rates that significantly exceed those of the jihadist insurgencies the forces claim to be fighting. The findings, released in early April 2026, draw on incident-level
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Nigerias military carried out a dramatic rescue operation on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, freeing 31 worshippers who had been taken hostage during a coordinated attack on churches in northwestern Kaduna state. At least five people were killed in the assault, which targeted both a Catholic church and an evangelical congregation, underscoring the persistent and
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Human Rights Watch documents over 1,800 civilian deaths in Burkina Faso since 2023 as the country’s security forces and jihadist groups both commit grave abuses against civilians.
Sudan’s army has appointed a new chief of staff in what represents its most significant military reshuffle since the civil war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) erupted nearly three years ago. General Yasser al-Atta, a deputy to army chief and de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan in the ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council, will head
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Rwanda has issued a pointed warning to Mozambique, threatening to withdraw its military contingent that has been instrumental in fighting Islamic State-linked insurgents in northern Cabo Delgado province, according to diplomatic sources and regional media reports from April 2026. The threat comes amid rising tensions between the two governments over command arrangements, the handling of
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At least 43 people were killed in a brutal attack by Islamic State-linked militants in eastern Congo on April 2, 2026, according to local officials and armed group trackers. The assault, which targeted a community in the Ituri province region, is one of the deadliest single incidents in a conflict that has claimed thousands of
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In a move that has alarmed Western diplomats and regional neighbours, eastern Libya dominant military strongman Khalifa Haftar has acquired Chinese and Turkish combat drones in direct violation of a long-standing United Nations arms embargo, Reuters reported on April 2, 2026. Satellite imagery analysed by defence experts shows what appear to be Feilong-1 drones —
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