Makuochi Okafor
What next for Mali’s military leaders after shock of rebel offensive?
It is hard to overstate the sense of shock reverberating across West Africa after attackers, in co-ordinated assaults, managed to…
France urges citizens to leave Mali after rebel attacks
France has urged its citizens to leave Mali "as soon as possible", after a weekend of co-ordinated attacks by separatist…
African migrants warned to close shops during South Africa anti-migrant march
African migrants in the South African capital, Pretoria, were urged to exercise "heightened vigilance" during an anti-illegal immigration march, amid…
Gunmen raid Nigerian orphanage and kidnap children
Eight children are still missing after gunmen raided an unregistered orphanage in Nigeria's north-central Kogi State and kidnapped 23, authorities…
Plane crash in South Sudan kills all 14 on board
A small passenger plane has crashed in South Sudan killing all 14 people on board, the country's civil aviation authority…
Russian fighters confirm withdrawal from northern Mali city after separatist attacks
After a weekend of co-ordinated attacks across Mali by separatist fighters and Islamist militants, Russian forces who are in the…