Ashton, Author at Radar Africa

US to deploy 200 troops to train Nigerian military

Washington will send 200 troops to Nigeria to train its military against Islamist militants, officials say

Madagascar’s military government condemns Eswatini over hosting deposed president Andry Rajoelina

A student was killed during protests over unpaid stipends at Senegal’s leading university as unrest escalated into clashes with security forces

Uganda’s government says it does not condone the army raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home

A 52-year-old fisherman died after a crocodile attack while fleeing elephants near Zambia’s Luangwa River

At least 75 people were killed in coordinated attacks on villages in Nigeria’s Kwara state, officials said, with the toll feared to be higher

Erdogan met Saudi and Egyptian leaders this week to discuss Gaza, regional stability, trade and investment ties

Nearly 200 people were killed in separate attacks by gunmen in Nigeria’s Kwara and Katsina states, officials and residents said

DA leader John Steenhuisen says he will step aside in April as South Africa’s coalition government faces renewed uncertainty

Puntland authorities executed a woman convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl, a rare case that renewed calls for child protection