Niger’s military has detained a suspect who could be the militant leader who was being pursued at the time of an ambush that left four American soldiers dead.
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{FD} Burundi forces kill suspected government critics, says group
Human Rights Watch says Burundi’s government forces and ruling party members have beaten and killed perceived opponents of an upcoming referendum that could enable the president to extend his rule.
{FD} Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide
An electrifying new documentary series on the problematic integration of Middle Eastern Jews by Israel’s European founders in the 1950s has reopened old wounds of an ethnic divide within Judaism ahead of the country’s 70th anniversary festivities.
{FD} Families of Nigeria missing girls call for UN help
Family members of the Nigerian school girls who were kidnapped by Islamic militants four years ago are now calling for the U.N. to intervene to find out their fate.
{FD} German expat kidnapped in northern Nigeria, police say
Authorities in northern Nigeria say a German engineer has been abducted by gunmen in the town of Kano.
{FD} 3 officials resign in Kenya’s electoral body over poll probe
Three commissioners from Kenya’s electoral commission say they’ve resigned over the suspension of the chief executive officer who was sent on compulsory leave to pave way for wider investigations into the conduct of the commission in last year’s elections.
{FD} After attack, UAE to end Somalia military training mission
The United Arab Emirates says it will end its military training mission to Somalia after an incident that saw its soldiers assaulted and $9.6 million seized at an airport in Mogadishu.
{FD} 8 lion cubs killed in suspected poison attack: report
The Uganda Wildlife Authority said it believes villagers poisoned eight lion cubs—11 lions in all– in retaliation for killing cattle near Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, National Geographic reported.
{FD} Egypt upholds death sentence against 4 over plotting attacks
Egypt’s highest appeals court has upheld death sentences for four people over forming a “terrorist cell” to plot attacks on security forces and other institutions.
{FD} ‘Winnie!’ South Africa bids farewell to Madikizela-Mandela
Tens of thousands of people sang, cheered and cried as the flag-draped casket of anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was escorted from her official funeral on Saturday.