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11 Malian soldiers killed in attack on border base
Mar 05, 2017 (AFP)
At least 11 soldiers were killed in Mali on Sunday in an attack on an army base near the border with Burkina Faso, as rival armed factions surrounded the flashp...
Senegal and Gambia announce new era of ties
Mar 04, 2017 (AFP)
Senegal and The Gambia on Saturday affirmed a "new dynamic" between the two countries since the fall of former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh, and vowed to strengt...
Mozambique truce extended by two months
Mar 03, 2017 (AFP)
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama on Friday extended a truce between his rebel Renamo group and the government and said peace talks would resume next...
Tanzania bans booze sachets
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
A ban on alcohol sold in plastic sachets will come into force in Tanzania this week, the government said Wednesday, as it seeks to protect the environment and c...
22 dead in DR Congo army clashes with M23 rebels
Mar 01, 2017 (AFP)
The Congolese army said Wednesday it had killed 20 fighters from the M23 militia group and lost two soldiers in clashes with the rebels since the end of January...
UN airstrikes in C.Africa target 'heavily armed' militia
Feb 26, 2017 (AFP)
UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said it had conducted airstrikes in the Central African Republic Sunday against a "heavily armed" group of fighters advancing on...
France sends backup to Niger after 16 troops killed
Feb 26, 2017 (AFP)
France is to send a contingent of counterterror forces to help the army in Niger after militants ambushed a military patrol killing 16, the defence ministry sai...
16 killed in three days of DR Congo clashes
Feb 23, 2017 (AFP)
Sixteen people have been killed in three days of fighting this week that pitted the Democratic Republic of Congo's army against a rebel militia, a military spok...
I.Coast hosting bid to save its last chimpanzees
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
Ivory Coast, which has seen a 90 percent decrease in its chimpanzees in just 20 years, is to host international talks in July in a bid to save the primates. Som...
DR Congo investigating alleged army massacre video
Feb 22, 2017 (AFP)
Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that "as a precautionary measure" it was investigating a video purportedly showing government troops massacring civi...
Civilians in the crossfire of Boko Haram and the military
Feb 21, 2017 (AFP)
The four women lay dazed on the beds of the clinic. The face of one of them was burnt. Another broke her leg during the Nigerian army offensive against Boko Har...
A tonne of ivory, hacked into pieces, seized in Uganda
Feb 20, 2017 (AFP)
Ugandan authorities have seized more than a tonne of ivory, chopped into small pieces and treated with a chemical intended to prevent it being detected, the nat...
Under pressure DR Congo govt vows to stem violence
Feb 19, 2017 (AFP)
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government, under pressure to act after months of violence in the south, on Sunday vowed to move away from a solely military ...
DR Congo dubs video massacre fake, but admits excesses
Feb 18, 2017 (AFP)
A Democratic Republic of Congo spokesman condemned as a "ridiculous montage" Saturday a video purporting to show a massacre of unarmed civilians by DR Congo sol...
Fresh delay for Mali interim authorities amid protests
Feb 18, 2017 (AFP)
The scheduled installation of interim local authorities in Mali's troubled north was postponed Saturday over disagreements on the choice of officials, holding u...
Third S.Sudan military official quits over 'ethnic crimes'
Feb 18, 2017 (AFP)
A third top South Sudanese military official has resigned, accusing President Salva Kiir's regime of war crimes and ethnic cleansing, according to a letter seen...
Interim authorities to begin work in Mali's north
Feb 17, 2017 (AFP)
A key step on the road to peace in northern Mali will take place Saturday when interim local authorities begin work, smoothing the path to municipal elections, ...
UN demands armed groups stop fighting in C. Africa
Feb 15, 2017 (AFP)
The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded armed groups in the Central African Republic immediately halt fighting and join peace talks after UN airstrikes ta...
S. Sudan army says general who quit was 'deeply' corrupt
Feb 14, 2017 (AFP)
South Sudan's army said Tuesday a general who quit after accusing President Salva Kiir and his tribe of "ethnic cleansing" was corrupt and had fled to evade arr...
Ivory Coast arrests six journalists over mutiny 'false information'
Feb 13, 2017 (AFP)
Six journalists, including three media owners, have been arrested in the Ivory Coast for "spreading false information" about a mutiny by security forces, their ...
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