They routinely come under attack from insurgents and have already lost 80 of their colleagues, so the least you would expect is that the African Union soldiers in war-torn Somalia would be paid on time.

There is a growing indication that the West Africa region is becoming a piracy zone as rebels from Nigeria's troubled Delta Region seem to be extending their activities outside their country's borders. Not only that, there is also worry that

SUSPECTED Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fighters have attacked Nzara region of South Sudan at least three times this month, forcing civilians to flee their homes, local officials said.