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Mali government signs peace deal, Tuareg rebels delay

Mar 01, 2015 (AFP)

The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday in Algiers but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for more time to co...

Nigerian army chief visits Baga, vows 'war is almost ended'

Feb 26, 2015 (AFP)

The head of the Nigerian Army has visited soldiers in the northeastern town of Baga, telling troops that the conflict against Boko Haram will soon be over. Lieu...

WHO seeks $1 bn more for four conflict-hit countries

Feb 24, 2015 (AFP)

The World Health Organization on Tuesday appealed for $1.0 billion in additional funds to help provide life-saving health services to millions in need in confli...

Offensive against Islamists progresses: Nigeria military

Feb 22, 2015 (AFP)

Nigeria's military said Sunday that the offensive against Boko Haram was progressing, claiming soldiers had recovered stocks of arms abandoned by insurgents fle...

Tech-savvy 'barefoot law' opens doors of Ugandan justice

Feb 20, 2015 (AFP)

When revealing photographs of a Ugandan student were leaked online in a case of revenge porn, it left her terrified she herself might face criminal charges unde...

Pygmy attacks on Bantu rivals in DR Congo leave 27 dead: UN

Feb 18, 2015 (AFP)

Pygmy militia attacks against Bantu villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week claimed the lives of 27 people, the United Nations said on Wednesday....

Nigerian military claims success, civilians killed in air strike

Feb 18, 2015 (AFP)

Nigeria on Wednesday claimed to have killed more than 300 Boko Haram militants in a counter-offensive, as Chad pushed into rebel-held areas but an air strike le...

Warring forces in South Sudan 'recruiting children': rights group

Feb 16, 2015 (AFP)

South Sudan government and rebel forces are both recruiting children as young as 13 to fight in the country's civil war, a rights group said Monday in a report ...

Nigerian president calls for US help as Boko Haram invade city

Feb 14, 2015 (AFP)

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for more US help in fighting Boko Haram, as the Islamists struck again on Saturday and called for a boycott of up...

UN to formally end support for DR Congo operation

Feb 14, 2015 (AFP)

The United Nations is pulling its support for a Democratic Republic of Congo military operation against rebels after Kinshasa missed a deadline to sack two gene...

UN pulls support to DR Congo operation

Feb 10, 2015 (AFP)

The United Nations is temporarily pulling support to the Democratic Republic of Congo's planned military operation to drive out rebels after Kinshasa refused to...

Niger parliament votes to send troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram

Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)

Niger's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to send troops to Nigeria to join a regional fight against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, lawmakers said. "...

Senegal hosts US, African army chiefs

Feb 09, 2015 (AFP)

Peace and security will be the focus of a conference bringing together top American military brass and the heads of 35 African armies which opened in Senegal on...

Nigeria presidency hopeful Buhari expects 'landslide victory'

Feb 06, 2015 (AFP)

Nigeria's main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told AFP he was expecting to win next week's presidential election by a wide margin, despite talk...

Burkina presidential guard calls for PM to step down: security sources

Feb 04, 2015 (AFP)

Burkina Faso's elite presidential guard is calling for interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida to step down, security sources said Wednesday. Members of the army's pr...

Nigeria claims Gamboru, four other towns recaptured from Boko Haram

Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)

Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four other towns held by Boko Haram following a joint weekend offensive by its military, civilian vigilantes a...

Lesotho army rejects blame for shootout with PM's bodyguards

Feb 02, 2015 (AFP)

Lesotho's military on Monday rejected government claims it was to blame for a shootout that killed a bystander and injured two of the prime minister's bodyguard...

Chadian jets bomb Nigerian town in anti-Boko Haram raid: sources

Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)

Chadian aircraft on Saturday bombed the Nigerian town of Gamboru in a raid targeting extremist group Boko Haram, security sources said, as regional efforts to c...

Refugees from Boko Haram pose headache for authorities on Lake Chad

Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)

Thousands of Nigerian civilians who fled the armed Islamists of Boko Haram have become a headache for Chadian authorities after seeking safety on a multitude of...

UN chief backs regional African force to fight Boko Haram

Jan 31, 2015 (AFP)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday backed an African Union proposal to send a regional force to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as warplanes from Chad carried out ai...