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Early human ancestors not to blame for extinctions of giant African mammals

Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)

Unfortunately, all of these creatures disappeared during the last 50,000 years as our species - Homo sapiens - spread across the globe. Though long a source of ...

General denies leading Burkina Faso coup

Nov 26, 2018 (AFP)

"I neither ordered, nor planned, nor organised, nor executed what some people are calling a coup d'etat on September 16, 2015," Gilbert Diendere told a military...

Dozen herders killed in clashes with hunters in Mali: mayor

Nov 22, 2018 (AFP)

The claims come a day after a Dogon-linked armed group pulled out of a month-old ceasefire with the Fulani, saying it needed to protect its own. Since the 2015 ...

Niger to move protected giraffes as habitat shrinks

Nov 21, 2018 (AFP)

"It's to give the species better protection," Environment Minister Almoustapha Garba told a media conference. He explained that initially seven females and thre...

Zambian police quiz opposition leader over attacks on Chinese

Nov 20, 2018 (AFP)

Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development, was last year detained for four months for alleged treason in a case that many critics said was politic...

US air strikes in Somalia killed 37 militants: Pentagon

Nov 20, 2018 (AFP)

The two air strikes were carried out Monday near Debatscile, the military's Africa command said in a statement, adding that the "air strikes did not injure or k...

US, China at odds over UN push to fund African peacekeeping

Nov 20, 2018 (AFP)

Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea and Ivory Coast - the three African members of the Security Council - have presented a draft resolution that would allow UN financin...

Nigerian troops foil Boko Haram attack

Nov 17, 2018 (AFP)

On Wednesday jihadists from IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province killed three soldiers when they temporarily seized control of another base in the t...

At least 7 killed in C.Africa clashes: sources

Nov 16, 2018 (AFP)

"Four Muslims were killed Thursday morning" by Christian militia fighters, and "three people died" in a separate attack by the Union for Peace in CAR (UPC), a U...

S.Africa coding clubs plug township youth into future

Nov 16, 2018 (AFP)

Armed with basic coding blocks, inventor kits, laptops and inexhaustible imagination, the six primary school teams compete against each other. The coding club k...

Three Nigerian soldiers in Boko Haram attack on military base

Nov 15, 2018 (AFP)

Boko Haram fighters believed to be from the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) late Wednesday attacked the base in the town of Kareto, 150...

Pentagon: Africa command to pursue drawdown, realignment

Nov 15, 2018 (UPI)

The realignment projects a reduction of under 10 percent of the 7,200 troops assigned to Africa Command over the next several years. "Optimization preserves the...

Two thirds of African cities face 'extreme climate risk'

Nov 14, 2018 (AFP)

With UN figures showing 86 of the world's 100 fastest-growing cities are in Africa, experts warned nearly half of the continent's GDP was exposed to the perils ...

3 civilians killed in attack targeting foreign troops in Mali

Nov 13, 2018 (AFP)

The attack took place in the city of Gao when a 4x4 vehicle blew up in a residential area, the security ministry said in a statement. The blast was claimed by t...

French, German defence ministers in Mali amid concern over G5 Sahel force

Nov 12, 2018 (AFP)

Germany's Ursula von der Leyen, speaking after meeting Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, called for "cooperation" to shore up a 2015 peace accord in Mali'...

Army court drops lawsuit against Cameroon journalist: lawyer

Nov 12, 2018 (AFP)

Mimi Mefo, who heads English news for privately-owned Equinoxe broadcasting, was released from detention on Saturday after being charged by a military in the co...

Nigeria appoints new commander against Boko Haram

Nov 12, 2018 (AFP)

Major General Benson Akinroluyo has replaced Major General Abba Dikko as head of Operation Lafiya Dole, according to an army statement released at the weekend. ...

Hundreds flee after Boko Haram raid in northeast Nigeria

Nov 11, 2018 (AFP)

The raid highlighted fragile security in Nigeria's northeast, where the army is still battling to end a conflict that erupted in 2009. "One disabled person was ...

Zambia blames opposition for anti-China attacks; Mozambique opens $785 mn Chinese bridge

Nov 09, 2018 (AFP)

Anti-Chinese sentiment in Zambia has grown as the government increasingly hands lucrative contracts to the country while borrowing huge sums from Beijing. Vice ...

Locals accuse AU troops after 4 Somali civilians killed

Nov 06, 2018 (AFP)

Local people alleged that an armoured AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy opened fire after being hit by improvised explosive devices (IED). The incident occu...