At least 25 soldiers were killed in weekend fighting between rival Puntland and Galmudug regional forces in the Somali town of Galkayo, military officials on both sides said Monday. “We have lost 12 men and there are more than 10 wounded,” said Puntland commander Jumale Jama Takar, while his Galmudug …

An official in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive northeast region says an unexplained grenade explosion has killed two people and injured 31 peacekeepers. Julien Paluku, governor of North Kivu province, said the explosion occurred on Tuesday morning as the peacekeepers were exercising on the outskirts of Goma, the provincial …

Five soldiers were killed and four others missing following an attack on Tuesday in southwest Niger close to the border with Mali. “This terrorist attack against the town of Banibangou killed five soldiers, injured three and four others were reported missing,” said the source, who requested anonymity. A Niger official …