London: Nigeria is up against a hydra-headed monster in the Boko Haram sect that claimed responsibility for last Friday's devastating attacks on the city of Kano. The group began its existence in relative obscurity, in Nigeria's remote and least developed region in the north-east, staging occasional drive-by shootings. But since a 2009 government attempt to crush it has rapidly extended its reach to become a threat to Nigerian unity and on the radar as a potential global menace as far away...
Protesters in Senegal have clashed with police after a court approved President Abdoulaye Wade to seek a highly disputed third term, but barred music icon Youssou Ndour from running. Senegal's constitutional court approved late on Friday a list of 14 candidates who had met the requirements to run...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's highest court ruled Friday that the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if the aging leader does not step aside. Minutes...
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal's highest court ruled Friday the country's increasingly frail, 85-year-old president could run for a third term in next month's election, a deep blow to the country's opposition which has vowed to take to the streets if the leader does not step aside. Minutes after the...
