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Niger says jihadists kill 12 soldiers near Mali border
Apr 26, 2025 (AFP)
An anti-terrorism unit was "attacked in a cowardly fashion by terrorist elements concealed by civilian camps" on Friday and 12 of its members "made the ultimate...
AU Somalia mission says needs 8,000 more peacekeepers
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
The African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is tasked with combating the Al-Shabaab Islamist group, whose attacks are stoking fears ...
Nigeria court orders seizure of 73 properties linked to Chinese scam suspects
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
The agency said a Lagos court had "ordered the interim forfeiture of 73 properties, including 1,596 laptop computers recovered from Chinese involved in cyber-te...
China and Kenya pledge to upgrade ties, oppose tariffs
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
Relations between Beijing and Nairobi will be upgraded to a "China-Kenya community with a shared future for the new era", Chinese state news agency Xinhua repor...
Uganda army chief in talks with DR Congo militia
Apr 22, 2025 (AFP)
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, a son of President Yoweri Museveni, "held a high-level meeting this morning in Entebbe with the leaders of the Lendu militia CODECO...
Burkina junta says foiled plot to sow 'total chaos'
Apr 22, 2025 (AFP)
Burkina Faso has been run since September 2022 by military leaders following a coup headed by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who has often blamed Ivory Coast for harbo...
Women protesters in G.Bissau torch Chinese-run mine
Apr 20, 2025 (AFP)
One protester told AFP they had acted after the authorities failed to act on their complaints that the activity was damaging their farms and ruining the local e...
Equatorial Guinea denies sending Russia troops to fight in Ukraine
Apr 19, 2025 (AFP)
Taking aim at an article in Le Monde, credited to the French newspaper with AFP, Teodoro Nguema Obiang likewise denied the small Spanish-speaking nation on the ...
Somalia air strikes, combat kill dozens of jihadists; Niger stiffens Burkina border
Apr 17, 2025 (AFP)
Growing attacks by the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group, including one on President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy, are fuelling worries of a jihadist resurgence ...
Somali-US air strike kills 12 militants: information ministry
Apr 17, 2025 (AFP)
The strike on Adan Yabaal, 220 kilometres (140 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu came as Al-Shabaab fighters raided the key town used as a base by Somali mi...
Niger stiffens Burkina border troop presence over 'terror' threat
Apr 17, 2025 (AFP)
Ruled by a military junta since July 2023, Niger is battling heightened insecurity amid repeated attacks by arme1d groups, several affiliated to Al-Qaeda or Isl...
U.S., coalition partners sanction 15 al-Shabaab leaders
Apr 15, 2025 (UPI)
The sanctions were announced Monday by the U.S. Treasury, which said they target members of the designated terrorist organization involved in a range of activit...
Sudan marks two years of war with no end in sight
Apr 15, 2025 (AFP)
Fighting erupted on April 15, 2023 between the regular army, led by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, headed by his former depu...
France weighs options after Algeria expels 12 French embassy staff in Algiers
Apr 14, 2025 (UPI)
It was due in part to the indictment on Friday of three Algerian nationals in France -- one who is named as a consulate official -- on charges of abduction, arb...
IMF reaches deal paving way for $740 mn Ivory Coast disbursement
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement comes after reviews of the country's economic reform program and its climate change reform program, the IMF said in a statement. Authorities co...
Destination Gabon: Africa's 'Eden' bids to woo world tourists
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Despite the soft white sands and wildlife of its parks, tourists are few and far between on the Pointe-Denis peninsula where the village is located. On a recent...
Herd of animal puppets treks from Africa to Europe in climate action
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
The animals are part of The Herds project and aim to have crossed around 10 countries between central Africa and the Arctic by August. Their journey will take t...
Gabon: Five things to know
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
Here are five key facts about the country: - The Bongos - Strongman Brice Oligui Nguema, 50, has led Gabon since the August 30, 2023 putsch, which ended 55 year...
Mali separatist rebel commander arrested in Niger
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) was created late last year in a merger of several predominantly Tuareg groups seeking to seize territory in northern Mali. A s...
UK defence minister meets family of murdered Kenyan woman
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
The high-profile case caused shock in the east African country and Agnes Wanjiru's family have long urged the UK government to open a "proper investigation" int...
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