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Sep 11, 2014 (AFP)

A string of arrests of prominent Rwandan military figures, some of them close to the central African nation's inner circle of power, has prompted speculation of...

Somalia's Shebab rebels appoint new leader

Sep 06, 2014 (AFP)

Somalia's Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants on Saturday announced the appointment of a successor to their former leader who was killed in a US air strike. The gr...

Nigeria's military under fire over Boko Haram response

Sep 06, 2014 (AFP)

When Nigeria's new chief of defence staff was appointed earlier this year, he promised a swift end to the deadly violence being waged by Boko Haram Islamists. "...

African troops seize new town from Islamists in Somalia: army

Sep 04, 2014 (AFP)

Somali and African troops have captured a new town from Shebab Islamists during a major offensive, the army said Thursday, days after US air strikes targeted th...

US forces conduct operation in Somalia: Pentagon

Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)

US military forces carried out an operation against Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab militants in Somalia on Monday, Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby said...

Mugabe says 'friendly' China vows to help Zimbabwe economy

Aug 31, 2014 (AFP)

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, returning from a state visit to China, said Sunday Beijing had pledged to assist his southern African country's ailing econo...

'SwaziLeaks' looks to shake up jet-setting monarchy

Aug 29, 2014 (AFP)

As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange prepares to end a two-year forced stay at Ecuador's London embassy, he may take comfort in knowing he inspired resistance to...

Nigeria launches national identity card scheme

Aug 28, 2014 (AFP)

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday launched a national electronic identity card scheme, which backers said would boost access to financial and go...

China's Xi hails Mugabe as renowned leader, old friend

Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)

China's President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe -- a pariah in the West -- as a renowned African liberation leader and an "old friend" of...

Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' targets Africa poaching elite

Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)

Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has tu...

'Crucial' to protect victims in mass trial of DRC officer

Aug 21, 2014 (AFP)

It is "crucial" that hundreds of witnesses and victims are protected in the trial of a senior army officer accused of crimes against humanity in the Democratic ...

Pygmies torch DR Congo villages in revenge strike: UN

Aug 20, 2014 (AFP)

Pygmy militiamen burned down several villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, the UN peacekeeping mission said, in the latest ethnic violence...

UN peacekeeping chief for C. Africa urges political talks

Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)

A new UN peacekeeping mission to be deployed in the Central African Republic next month must be backed up by political talks to restore stability, the head of t...

Millions of dollars of weapons worsening S.Sudan war: experts

Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)

Millions of dollars of arms shipments have flooded South Sudan since civil war broke out eight months ago, weapons monitors said Tuesday, with countries key to ...

Ex-rebels accuse DR Congo army of executing PoWs

Aug 18, 2014 (AFP)

Former rebels beaten last November by government and UN troops in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday accused the army of executing 10 prisoners of war. ...

Activists urge DR Congo to do more to stop illegal logging

Aug 13, 2014 (AFP)

The Democratic Republic of Congo takes pride in recent steps to prevent illegal logging in its vast equatorial forests, but experts argue these measures are far...

Three Pygmies 'mutilated and killed by Katanga militia'

Aug 13, 2014 (AFP)

Three Pygmies were mutilated and killed by separatist militiamen in the Katanga province of Democratic Republic of Congo, further stoking inter-ethnic tensions,...

1,500 security forces deployed in Sierra Leone for Ebola quarantine

Aug 09, 2014 (AFP)

More than 1,500 police and soldiers have been mobilised in Sierra Leone to enforce quarantine measures in areas affected by the deadly Ebola virus, the governme...

UN tells DRCongo rebels to disarm or face military action

Aug 07, 2014 (AFP)

The UN mission chief in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday warned the last remaining rebel group in the east to lay down arms or face military action....

Kerry offers financial support to green African initiatives

Aug 06, 2014 (UPI)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Washington planned to commit $10 million to help African economies develop sound energy and climate policies. "The fact ...