Security & Defense Bound

Togo on Tuesday extended a state of emergency for six months in its northern Savanes region, officials said, citing the need for a "return of peace" in an area where several jihadist attacks have taken place. The country has recorded at least five attacks since...

Germany has resumed reconnaissance patrols in eastern Mali as part of a UN peacekeeping mission, the military said Wednesday, after suspending the operations last month when the Malian government denied flyover rights. "Reconnaissance operations outside the city of...