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UN to close four bases in DR Congo
Dec 20, 2017 (AFP)
The bases, which will be closed next week, are in Bukiringi, Geti, Mambasa and Bogoro, all in Ituri province. Bogoro was the scene of a high-profile massacre in...
Zimbabwe army chief retires for possible vice-presidency
Dec 18, 2017 (AFP)
The news came as Chiwenga appeared on state television warning the army would step in to put a stop to feuding in the ruling ZANU-PF party. "General Constantino...
UN gives green light on Russia arms to C. Africa
Dec 16, 2017 (AFP)
"It's clear," an official said on condition of anonymity. London, Paris and Washington had asked that the request be put on hold as they sought additional infor...
Russia asks UN for green light to send arms to C. Africa
Dec 13, 2017 (AFP)
The move has raised concerns from France which has questioned Russia's plan, notably over the storage of the weaponry, according to a Security Council diplomat ...
US, Britain, France seek details on Russian arms to C. Africa
Dec 13, 2017 (AFP)
Russia has asked the UN Security Council for an exemption to an arms embargo on the Central African Republic (CAR) to allow the arms to be shipped to its armed ...
Tillerson plans Africa trip for early 2018
Dec 06, 2017 (AFP)
Tillerson plans to make the trip in the first quarter of 2018, the State Department said, after he dismissed reports that the White House wants him to resign wi...
Regional force deploys to Lesotho over security concerns
Dec 02, 2017 (AFP)
The move by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, was approved in September after Khoantle Motsomotso was shot dead at a barracks ...
Mali justice minister resigns after activist's acquittal
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
No official reason was given for Mamadou Ismael Konate's abrupt departure from the government, but a source close to the minister told AFP his decision was "rel...
Cash and history keep Europe as Africa's prime partner
Nov 28, 2017 (AFP)
Successive years of hefty spending, particularly in infrastructure, have propelled China into the continent's top slot when calculated in terms of individual in...
China hails new Zimbabwe leader, denies role in transition
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
Zimbabwe's army chief General Constantine Chiwenga visited Beijing shortly before the political crisis erupted in Harare, leading to questions about whether Bei...
China taps Africa at Morocco Silk Road investment forum
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
"The question is how to accelerate cooperation in the field of investment," said Wang Yong, vice president of the China-Africa Development Fund. The event bring...
Gambia court charges soldiers with coup plot
Nov 27, 2017 (AFP)
Elements of The Gambia's armed forces are known to have maintained support for former president Yahya Jammeh following his ouster from power after 22 years in J...
Chinese firm probes if children work in African mines
Nov 23, 2017 (AFP)
Yantai Cash, a cobalt exporter based in eastern Shandong province, told AFP that it is looking into the supply chain following a request from the London Metal E...
China respects 'good friend' Mugabe's resignation
Nov 22, 2017 (AFP)
China became a major political and economic partner of Mugabe's regime over the years as the West shunned the veteran leader over his government's human rights ...
US strike in Somalia kills more than 100 Shabaab fighters
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
"In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, US forces conducted an air strike in Somalia against an al-Shabaab camp on Tuesday, November 21 at appr...
Zimbabwe crisis: What we know
Nov 21, 2017 (AFP)
Here is a snapshot of the ongoing turmoil: - Vice president sacked - November 6: Mugabe fires Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa to resolve a succession dispute....
Zimbabwe army chief says ex-VP to return soon, urges calm
Nov 20, 2017 (AFP)
"The security services are encouraged by new developments which include contact between the president and the former vice president comrade Emmerson Dambudzo Mn...
Six dead, including two soldiers, in DRCongo attack
Nov 20, 2017 (AFP)
An army position was attacked by two so-called Mai-Mai armed groups near the town of Beni in North Kivu province, it said. Since the beginning of 2017, Mai-Mai ...
Soldiers held without trial threaten 'new Gambia' reputation
Nov 19, 2017 (AFP)
His remarks came days after Jammeh's forced departure in January, and followed the release of droves of political prisoners from the country's notorious jails -...
Climate change and neglect threaten Senegal's Saint Louis
Nov 16, 2017 (AFP)
Listed in 2000 as a UNESCO world heritage site, Saint Louis has fallen into disrepair, and without urgent intervention more than 300 years of colonial history c...
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