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President says UN 'scapegoating' Kenyan soldiers in S.Sudan
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday accused the United Nations of "scapegoating" Kenyan soldiers for the failings of the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan...
Niger arrests 38 after deadly herder clashes
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
Niger has arrested 38 suspects over the deaths of 18 people who were killed in clashes between cattle herders and farmers, a police source said on Wednesday. Th...
Elephant poaching costs Africa tourism $25mn: study
Nov 01, 2016 (AFP)
Stopping the killing of elephants for their tusks could add some $25 million (23 million euros) to Africa's annual tourism income, more than offsetting the anti...
Deadly clashes in CAR as France ends military mission
Nov 01, 2016 (AFP)
The Central African Republic's capital was rocked by deadly overnight clashes hours before France's defence minister formally ended a military operation there M...
Burkina president calls on army to remain 'neutral'
Nov 01, 2016 (AFP)
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Tuesday implored the country's army to respect the "rule of law". The impoverished, landlocked west African...
Mediator talks with Mozambique opposition leader cancelled
Oct 26, 2016 (AFP)
Secret peace talks between Mozambique's opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama and EU mediators were called off at the weekend after fighting broke out between the m...
Shabaab takes Somali town after Ethiopia troop pullout
Oct 23, 2016 (AFP)
Fighters from the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab group said Sunday they had retaken control of a town in central Somalia after hundreds of Ethiopian troops serving wit...
Arms deals with Europe, Israel fuel South Sudan war: UN
Oct 20, 2016 (AFP)
A UN panel of experts has found evidence of "well-established networks" of arms suppliers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East that are fueling the war in Sout...
Mozambique peace talks resume after negotiator's murder
Oct 18, 2016 (AFP)
Peace talks between the Mozambican government and the main opposition Renamo, resumed on Tuesday, a week after they were halted following the killing of an oppo...
20 dead in Pygmy-Bantu caterpillar clashes in DR Congo
Oct 18, 2016 (AFP)
Pygmy-Bantu clashes over a caterpillar collection tax have left 20 people dead in DR Congo and sparked fears of a new flare-up in trouble that over the past two...
Mali governor visits troubled region for first time in years
Oct 17, 2016 (AFP)
The governor of Mali's troubled Kidal made an official visit to his own region for the first time in more than two years Monday, underscoring the state's fragil...
Four Malian soldiers killed in mine explosions: sources
Oct 13, 2016 (AFP)
Four Malian soldiers were killed Thursday and several others injured in landmine explosions in the centre of the sprawling country, military sources said. "Four...
Three Burkinabe troops killed in attack near Mali border
Oct 12, 2016 (AFP)
Three Burkina Faso soldiers were killed and another wounded in a dawn attack Wednesday by suspected jihadist fighters in the north of the country, near the bord...
Nigeria's economy is so-so, Moody's says
Oct 09, 2016 (UPI)
The ability of Nigerian banks to face economic headwinds from lower energy prices varies though its economy remains attractive, Moody's Investors Service said. ...
22 soldiers killed in attack on Niger refugee camp
Oct 07, 2016 (AFP)
Twenty-two soldiers have been killed in an attack blamed on jihadists against a camp in Niger sheltering almost 4,000 Malian refugees, security officials said o...
Madagascar protests halt activity at Chinese gold mine
Oct 07, 2016 (AFP)
A Chinese firm said Friday it had suspended work at its gold mine in Madagascar after a series of protests by local residents. "The company wants to pull out so...
Zimbabwe, Namibia to push for ivory trade
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Southern African countries will Monday fight for permission to sell their ivory stockpiles, as an international wildlife conference debates how best to regulate...
Ivory trade vote exposes divisions on saving elephant
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
The global conference that governs wildlife trade voted Monday against strengthening the ban on ivory sales, exposing bitter divisions among African countries a...
Congo train attack kills 14 including children
Oct 02, 2016 (AFP)
At least 14 people have been killed including children and two soldiers in an attack on a train blamed on former rebel fighters south of the Congo capital Brazz...
United States investing in Niger air base
Sep 30, 2016 (AFP)
The United States is investing in a military air base capable of deploying drones in Niger's central city of Agadez, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. The United...
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