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UN adds bomb-making materials to Somalia arms embargo
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
The British-drafted resolution prevents the sale, supply and transfer of several chemical materials as it noted a surge in homemade bomb attacks by the Al-Qaeda...
African Union says South Sudan leaders have 'last chance'
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
"I think both our friends here in Washington and us think that this cannot be a game of extending all the time," said Smail Chergui, the African Union's commiss...
Eritreans wait in vain for change after peace with Ethiopia
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
But a year and a half later, that hope has given way to disenchantment. "I don't see any changes so far. People are still in jail and life is the same," he said...
Birao's militia powderkeg in north Central African Republic
Nov 15, 2019 (AFP)
Since September, Birao has been hit hard by fighting between armed groups despite a peace agreement that had helped bring a precarious calm to a country ravaged...
Foreign forces in Sahel struggle with flagging public support
Nov 14, 2019 (AFP)
At first welcomed, these troops find themselves today in the crosshairs as a growing number of locals in this fragile region accuse them of failure or covert ex...
Rebels kill 5 in DR Congo as army offensive rages
Nov 12, 2019 (AFP)
Suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) killed five people in the village of Mayi-Moya near the city of Beni, local administrator Donat Kibwana ...
Macron pledges French help conflict-riven Africa
Nov 12, 2019 (AFP)
Macron told DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi France would support its fight against armed groups in the vast central African country's volatile east. The D...
Mali says 'several terrorists' killed in major offensive
Nov 11, 2019 (AFP)
The move follows two recent jihadist attacks in which about 100 Malian soldiers were killed. The offensive coincides with a similar move by French forces on the...
South Sudan rival leaders given 100 days to form unity government
Nov 07, 2019 (AFP)
The two rivals, whose fallout in 2013 sparked a conflict that has left hundreds of thousands dead, were granted the extension after a rare face-to-face meeting ...
How can Africa make better use of space applications?
Nov 07, 2019 (SPX)
Approximately 100 participants have convened on the UN Campus in Bonn for the conference, which is taking place from 6 to 8 November 2019. It is being hosted by...
France seeks to reassure Mali of boosted support after attack, protests
Nov 05, 2019 (AFP)
Mali's military is struggling to contain an Islamist insurgency despite the help of forces from France, Africa and the United Nations, with a string of deadly a...
DR Congo launches 'large-scale' operation against armed militias
Oct 31, 2019 (AFP)
The impoverished central African country has been wracked by conflict near its eastern border, with many of the militias having evolved from the two Congo wars ...
Africa targeted by Russian-led disinformation campaign: Facebook
Oct 30, 2019 (AFP)
The influence operations hiding behind fake identities were traced back to Yevgeny Prigozhin, who has been indicted in the United States in connection with a ca...
Guns and smiles: Russia flaunts firepower at Africa summit
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
The Wednesday and Thursday event at the Black Sea resort has brought together delegates to discuss everything from nuclear technology to mineral extraction -- b...
Tanzania arrests 4 Chinese over 'slow construction projects
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
The three men and a woman are employed by two companies contracted to build a canal and a section of road in Dar es Salaam. Abubakar Kunenge, executive secretar...
Climate change amplifies conflicts, hinders peacebuilding: Somalia report
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
Researchers at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) looked at how conflicts and the peacebuilding efforts of the United Nations Assistan...
Six Burkina troops killed in ambushes
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
Five troops were killed and four were wounded in an attack late Tuesday near the village of Guindbila, in the lawless northern region of Barsalogho, an official...
Young climate activists in Africa struggle to be heard
Oct 19, 2019 (AFP)
"No continent will be struck as severely by the impacts of climate change as Africa," the United Nations Environment Programme said as it warned of increased fl...
For Russian business, big dreams in Africa
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
Western countries like France and the United States are deeply entrenched in African economies and in recent years China has emerged as the continent's biggest ...
DR Congo militias burn, loot villages as they flee army
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
Dozens of rival militias operate in DR Congo's North and South-Kivu provinces, including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an Islamist-rooted group blamed for...
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