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Humans changed the ecosystems of Central Africa more than 2,600 years ago
Mar 01, 2018 (SPX)
On the other hand, the influence of humans was debated in Central Africa where major interventions seem to have occurred there 2,600 years ago: Potsdam geoscien...
Malian families accuse army of killing 7 civilians
Feb 28, 2018 (AFP)
In a separate incident in the same region, six Malian soldiers were killed on Tuesday when their vehicle struck a mine, the army said on Wednesday, and a forest...
'Save Lake Chad' meeting opens in Nigeria
Feb 26, 2018 (AFP)
The two-day conference, organised by the government in Abuja and the Lake Chad Basin Commission, aims to "save the lake from extinction", according to UNESCO, w...
Djibouti ruling party claims landslide parliamentary win
Feb 26, 2018 (AFP)
Mohamed Abdallah Mahyoub, a senior member of Guelleh's UMP party and campaign spokesman, told AFP late Sunday the party had won 58 out of 65 parliamentary seats...
Uganda, Somalia trade blame over deadly Mogadishu shoot-out
Feb 26, 2018 (AFP)
Uganda's army said Somali troops opened fire on the convoy of Brigadier Paul Lokech, who heads the Ugandan contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia (A...
Weah's promised land: Liberia confronts age-old disputes
Feb 21, 2018 (AFP)
In October last year, he recalls, workers from Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby arrived at the plot and began filling in the only gap left in a forest of palms...
Mali blast kills two French soldiers
Feb 21, 2018 (AFP)
The French army said the attack took place near Mali's borders with Niger and Burkina Faso, a bastion of jihadist activity where three French soldiers were inju...
EU pledges cash to protect nature reserve in Chad
Feb 19, 2018 (AFP)
The stunning mountainous landscape of the sandstone Ennedi nature reserve in northeastern Chad, near the border with Sudan, is a water-rich island of biodiversi...
S. Africa widens hunt for Zuma allies to India, China
Feb 18, 2018 (AFP)
Fikile Mbalula made the announcement days after South Africa issued an arrest warrant for one of the brothers of the Gupta business family, close associates of ...
Rapid land changes forecast for East African savannahs
Feb 13, 2018 (SPX)
Over the period, environmental changes surrounding the savannah and wetlands occur within decades, revealing a dynamic eco-system that is constantly evolving an...
Cameroon's army denies alleged atrocities in restive anglophone regions
Feb 09, 2018 (AFP)
"These accusations of atrocities are dreamt up. We are victims of disinformation and fake news," army spokesman Colonel Didier Badjeck told AFP, just days after...
African Union head calls China spying report 'lies'
Feb 08, 2018 (AFP)
The report published by Le Monde in January claimed technicians at the AU's Chinese-built headquarters in the Ethiopian capital discovered last year that the co...
Nigeria to send troops to restive central states: army
Feb 07, 2018 (AFP)
Major General David Ahmadu said the deployment from February 15 would crack down on "herdsmen/farmers clashes and attacks on innocent members of our communities...
France freezes assets of DR Congo general over civilian 'massacres'
Feb 04, 2018 (AFP)
The government will freeze the "funds and financial resources" in France belonging to General Muhindo Akili Mundos, an ally of President Joseph Kabila, as well ...
Mali mayor kidnapped by armed men: family
Jan 31, 2018 (AFP)
Baba Ould Cheikh, the mayor of Tarkint in the Gao region, was snatched by six armed men between January 21 and 23, a member of his family told AFP, underlining ...
Benin's threatened Pendjari National Park gets $23.5m boost
Jan 31, 2018 (AFP)
The Benin government will provide $6 million (4.8 million euros), with the National Geographic Society donating $7.5 million (6 million euros) and the US Wyss F...
Suicide bomber kills four Malian soldiers
Jan 28, 2018 (AFP)
Mali's deteriorating security situation is of growing concern as Al-Qaeda-linked groups mount increasingly ferocious attacks on domestic and foreign forces. "A ...
S.Africa in 'new era', likely next president tells Davos
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
Cyril Ramaphosa, who could replace Jacob Zuma as president within weeks, told investors in Davos that "a new mood" had emerged in South Africa. Ramaphosa took o...
Somali forces kill boys in anti-Shabaab operation: US
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
On January 18, US forces went in an advisory capacity with Somali partners on a mission in the Lower Shabelle region to an indoctrination center for the Al-Qaed...
US calls for South Sudan arms embargo after failed truce
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the Security Council that President Salva Kiir's government was "increasingly proving itself to be an unfit partner" in efforts t...
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