The government’s new Rapid Support Forces are a version of the janjaweed militias that terrorized people in Darfur, and have been attacking villages again, a rights group said.
Reports said that 60 women and girls and at least 30 boys were seized over the weekend by militants, though officials have not yet confirmed the abductions.
Hosting the World Cup failed to deliver the promised boost to our economy.
Kenyan fighter jets have attacked two bases belonging to the Shabab insurgent group in Somalia and killed at least 80 militants.
A court canceled the death sentence against, Meriam Ibrahim, who was convicted of apostasy for marrying a Christian.
An explosion on Monday at a medical school in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano killed at least eight people and wounded 12.
A court in the city of Minya convicted a Christian reporter of promoting sectarianism and sentenced him to five years in prison.
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