Nigeria

New Militant Group Renews Attack In Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria — The improvised economic violence committed against the state by militants, persist with a renewed attack on oil installations. An oil pipeline managed in Delta State, southern part of the country by Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) was blown up on September 29, 2016.

Somalia

Al Shabaab launches deadly car bomb attack on Somali army base

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Heavily armed fighters from the Al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab have launched a coordinated assault on a military base in the town of Laanta-Buuro, which is situated in the Lower Shabelle region of Southern Somalia, military personnel and residents said.

Chad

Former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré, sentenced to life in prison

Eight years of dictatorship, 40,000 murders, 200,000 cases of torture, and over 12,000 human rights violations, including rape and sexual enslavement, has finally been brought to justice. Former dictator of Chad, Hissène Habré (aged 73), who ruled the country from 1982 to 1990, has been charged with life imprisonment for grave human rights violations.