In Africa, the conflicts in Sudan, DRC, and Somalia have led to a surge in internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and refugees in the neighbour...

Although Kenya pledged in October to deploy an additional 600 officers, this commitment remains unfulfilled due to the volatile security situation.

Gang members killed at least 60 people on Friday and 50 on Saturday using machetes and knives.

In addition to combatting the gangs, the MSS and PNH have been working alongside residents to address infrastructure challenges.

Children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of education and collapse of essentia...

The current wave of displacement, the largest since August 2023, comes as armed gangs who have joined forces strengthen their grip on the capital.

More than 4,200 people have fled their homes in fresh attacks around the capital since last Thursday, according to U.N. estimates,

Visit by the Haitian leader is meant to drum up support for the release of funds and the deployment of the remaining troops.

Near-famine conditions push boys to pick up guns while girls are sexually abused and forced into domestic work in the Carribean nation.

Ruto is anticipated to call on world leaders to contribute troops, financial resources, and equipment to bolster the Kenyan force.

Powerful gangs armed largely with weapons trafficked from the United States have taken over most of the capital and expanded to nearby areas.

Almost 580,000 people in Haiti are internally displaced - around 5 per cent of the Caribbean country's entire population.

A group of armed men working under gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier ambushed a patrol from the police's anti-gang unit in the Delmas 18 neighbou...

Garry Conille spoke days after being named for the office, more than a month after a nine-member transition council was sworn in, and nearly three mon...

Gang violence escalated on February 29 when unelected PM Ariel Henry travelled to Kenya to fast-track a support mission.

The formation of the council is also a first step toward holding a presidential election by early 2026.

Kenya, which had agreed to provide a thousand police officers and lead that mission, said Tuesday the deployment would be suspended until a presidenti...

Kindiki dispels reports that the mission is shaky, saying a legal hurdle that had delayed it has been resolved.