LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A weekend ambush on a military convoy in central Mali left 24 soldiers dead and an unspecified number missing, the army said Monday, blaming the assault on jihadists. In posts on social media, the army did not enumerate the missing but said eight soldiers escaped the attack on around a dozen vehicles…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 14 people were shot dead in an attack on a church in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday morning, the government said. The identity of the gunmen was not immediately clear and further details on the attack had yet to emerge. Burkinabe armed forces were caring for the wounded and…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Hamza bin Laden, the son of Osama bin Laden and heir to al Qaeda leadership, is dead, according to media reports. Officials confirmed to The New York Times that the younger bin Laden was killed in the past two years, but that it took time to confirm his death. The United States…