The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin.

In a significant show of support for the nation's armed forces, the Mogadishu Mayor and Governor of Banadir Region, Mohamed Ahmed Amir, has delivered a critical shipment of medical supplies to the ...