Japan’s foreign minister says his country will spend $120 million to strengthen counter-terrorism efforts in Africa. Fumio Kishida told the UN Security Council on Thursday that the money would be used to strengthen information and data collection in Africa, improve border controls with cutting-edge technology and improve criminal justice enforcement …

The United Nations says it is suspending aid to dangerous areas of Nigeria’s north-eastern Borno state after Boko Haram ambushed a humanitarian convoy. The military and the UN Children’s Fund say two soldiers and three civilians were wounded in Thursday’s attack, including a Unicef employee and a contractor for the …

Boko Haram Islamic extremists ambushed a humanitarian convoy escorted by troops in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, wounding three civilians including a UN worker, and two soldiers, the army and UNICEF said. The attack comes as aid agencies are warning that children are dying of starvation daily among more than 500 …