Mali IED Attack Kills Three UN Peacekeepers

The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, says a roadside bomb has killed three peacekeepers and seriously injured five others.MINUSMA said in a statement that the U.N. peacekeepers were killed in central Mali Tuesday when their vehicle hit an im…

UN Appeals for Aid to Assist Malawi Fight Cholera Outbreak

The U.N. in Malawi has launched an urgent appeal for aid to deal with the impact of a record cholera outbreak that has so far killed nearly 1,450 people and infected 45,000.Local health experts say if urgent action isn’t taken to scale up the response,…

Deaths From Burkina Faso Army Attack Rise to 51

The death toll from a jihadi attack on a Burkina Faso army unit in the north of the country last week has risen to 51, military officials said Monday, after 43 new bodies were found.The military unit was ambushed in the Sahel region’s Oudalan province,…

Guinea: Two people killed in anti-junta clashes

CONAKRY, Two people died in clashes between anti-junta protesters and security forces in Guinea, a municipal official said, with the country’s opposition coalition reporting “many arrests” and injuries from live ammunition.Protesters took to the street…