About 100 US soldiers have arrived in Nigeria to train the West African nation’s armed forces and help them with intelligence in their battle against growing security threats from Islamist militants and other armed groups. The troops and equipment had…

Military authorities in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau have scheduled presidential and legislative elections for 6 December, despite calls for a swifter transition to civilian rule. Transitional President Horta N’Tam signed a decree on Wednesday after meeting members of the National Transitional Council,…