Ouagadougou — Burkina Faso’s army has said it has detained five members of a disbanded unit loyal to the country’s former president who are suspected of involvement in a raid on an armoury. One member of the unit was killed in an exchange of gunfire near the border with Ghana, …

Juba – Forced displacement of civilians is emerging as a strategy South Sudanese forces are putting to use to weaken rebels in the country’s civil conflict, the UN said on Thursday. “From the middle of 2015, a new pattern emerged,” especially in northern Unity state, “with entire villages being burned …

New York – The UN secretary-general is urging African Union states to address South Sudan’s failure to meet a deadline to establish a transitional government of national unity. Ban Ki-moon said through his spokesperson on Monday that forming a transitional government is an “essential step” in implementing a peace deal …