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At least 16 Nigeria troops missing after Boko Haram attack

Nov 06, 2018 (AFP)

The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) group, a faction of the Boko Haram, claimed responsibility for the attack in which it said 15 soldiers were killed, acc...

Madagascar, troubled vanilla island

Nov 05, 2018 (AFP)

Here is some background: - Fourth largest island - Stretching across 587,000 square kilometres (nearly 227,000 square miles), Madagascar is the world's fourth l...

Rebels kill at least seven civilians in eastern DRCongo: army

Nov 04, 2018 (AFP)

Fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) staged two raids Saturday night in the North Kivu region bordering Uganda, Teddy Kataliko, leader of the civilian...

France promises money, guns for C.Africa

Nov 02, 2018 (AFP)

"France wishes to continue its historical partnership with the Central African Republic," the minister told journalists in Bangui after meeting President Fausti...

South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years

Oct 31, 2018 (AFP)

Machar, who under the terms of the September deal is to be reinstated as vice president, had not set foot in the city since he fled in July 2016 under a hail of...

Nigerian army silent as families seek news of the missing

Oct 30, 2018 (AFP)

He's not alone: dozens of other soldiers stationed in northeast Nigeria, in the heart of Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency, have also disappeared -- but the army...

DR Congo 'not ready' for December polls: opposition

Oct 30, 2018 (AFP)

"One hundred fifty trucks can't cover our vast national territory which doesn't even have the road infrastructure," said Augustin Kabuya, spokesman of the main ...

Rwanda genocide survivors urge France to reopen case

Oct 26, 2018 (AFP)

Six survivors, backed by human rights groups and other plaintiffs, launched a legal case in 2005 accusing French soldiers of abandoning Tutsi civilians in Bises...

Mozambique opposition says peace talks on hold

Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)

Renamo said the election authorities had falsified results and robbed it of victory in five of the 53 municipalities. The October 10 polls were seen as a key te...

Burundi govt to miss last round of crisis dialogue

Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)

"Since October is a month of mourning in Burundi, the government has suggested that talks scheduled for October 24 be delayed," an official tweet said. It refer...

Ethiopia lawmakers to appoint new president: state media

Oct 24, 2018 (AFP)

A session involving both houses of parliament is expected to hear and formally accept the resignation of current President Mulatu Teshome who has served in the ...

Comoros displays captured 'rebel' arsenal

Oct 22, 2018 (AFP)

Soldiers showed off an array of Kalashnikov-style assault rifles, boxes of bullets and explosive munitions said to have belonged to rebel fighters. The army sai...

Migingo Island: a rocky marriage between Uganda and Kenya

Oct 22, 2018 (AFP)

The densely populated island is barely a quarter of a hectare large, its residents crammed into a hodge-podge of corrugated-iron homes. There's little else but ...

S.African army chief fires warning shots over budget cuts

Oct 18, 2018 (AFP)

National army chief Lieutenant General Lindile Yam sharply criticised the government for the funding shortage, saying the army was even struggling to buy unifor...

Rwandan leader reshuffles team after losing foreign minister

Oct 18, 2018 (AFP)

The resignation of Mushikiwabo, who was last week chosen to head the world organisation of French-speaking nations(OIF), came as no surprise as the 57-year-old ...

Is Africa starting to choke on China's lending glut?

Oct 18, 2018 (AFP)

Just months later, the much-trumpeted Mamamah International Airport scheme, estimated to cost $400 million (347 million euros), has gone up in smoke. Sierra Leo...

Ethiopia PM accuses 'plotters' over soldiers' protest

Oct 18, 2018 (AFP)

Ahmed, in office since April, said the soldiers had been intent on derailing his reform agenda. The government earlier described the unexpected arrival of dozen...

Dozens dead in Niger/Nigeria crackdown on criminal gangs

Oct 16, 2018 (AFP)

Criminal gangs had been operating in a "sanctuary" of dense forest between the Maradi area of southern Niger and the Nigerian border, Bazoum Mohamed said. A thr...

Ethiopian PM hands half of cabinet to women, including defence job

Oct 16, 2018 (AFP)

Women occupy key positions in the 20-member cabinet that includes a newly created Ministry of Peace to oversee the federal police and intelligence agencies, Abi...

Gambia launches truth commission into ex-dictator's abuse

Oct 15, 2018 (AFP)

President Adama Barrow hailed the panel as a vital step towards national healing. In a tweet, he said: "Let us stand together to say: 'Never again shall a few p...