The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) agreed during a summit Monday to provide Cameroon and Chad with an emergency aid of about $100 million to combat the Boko Haram militancy. The summit was attended by the presidents of the ECCAS countries Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo and …

More than 160 people suspected of having links to Boko Haram have been arrested in Niger’s border area with Nigeria which was attacked this month by the Islamist group, police in Niger have said. “We would like to warmly thank the residents of the Diffa region whose assistance has allowed us …

The fifth inclusive inter-Malian dialogue has started Monday afternoon in Algiers between Mali’s government and the representatives of the politico-military groups of northern Mali. The different parties involved in Algeria-sponsored negotiation process, which began in July 2014, have committed to reaching a peace agreement in accordance with the roadmap signed …