Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, which borders four countries on the edge of the Sahara, the Chadian army said Monday. “Our forces attacked Boko Haram elements on five islands near Nigeria on June 24 and ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) said a cholera epidemic has killed some 1,310 people in war-torn Yemen since late April, warning that as many as 300,000 could get infected by the end of August. More than 200,000 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in the country, WHO’s Yemen office ...
