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UN determined to help Africa fight terrorism: Ban
Jun 28, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations is determined to help Kenya and other countries in Africa fight "terrorism" following a series of deadly attacks, Secretary General Ban Ki-mo...
Cameroon battles Nigeria's Boko Haram in remote border city
Jun 24, 2014 (AFP)
Cameroon, stepping up its cooperation with Nigeria against the deadly Islamist campaign by Boko Haram insurgents, is working to rout them from a key stronghold ...
Suicide blast kills three in northeast Nigeria: residents
Jun 22, 2014 (AFP)
A suicide bomber on Sunday rammed his car into a military checkpoint in northeast Nigeria's Borno state near the border with Cameroon killing three soldiers in ...
Chinese VP lauds better ties with African workers
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao on Thursday said industrial unrest in Chinese-run mines in Zambia has been reduced because of the understanding of the differ...
Nearly 4,000 Eritreans flee each month: UN
Jun 19, 2014 (AFP)
Brutal government repression and a system of forcing all citizens into decades of military conscription is driving nearly 4,000 Eritreans to flee every month, a...
Two years jail for Togolese ivory smuggler 'Le Patron'
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
A shop owner dubbed "Le Patron" (The Boss) because of his status as Togo's top ivory smuggler was jailed for two years on Wednesday for possessing more than 700...
Chinese VP in Zambia to boost ties with Africa's copper giant
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao kicked off a three-day visit to Zambia on Wednesday by signing development loan and grant agreements worth $64 million (47 mi...
Nigeria's military dismisses rumours of possible coup
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
Nigeria's top military officer on Wednesday dismissed talk of a possible coup in Africa's most populous nation, which is currently in the grip of a raging Islam...
Central Africans call for rearming of their ragtag army
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Since thousands of foreign troops have struggled in vain for more than a year to quell sectarian violence in the Central African Republic, growing numbers of pe...
Suicide bomber kills four Chadian UN peacekeepers in Mali
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
A suicide bomber killed four Chadian United Nations peacekeepers at a military camp in rebel-infested north-eastern Mali on Wednesday, the UN and the government...
Georgia sends troops to Central Africa
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
Georgia has sent troops to the Central African Republic to help a European Union military force curb sectarian violence in the strife-torn country, the tiny Cau...
US law has helped limit 'conflict minerals': study
Jun 10, 2014 (AFP)
A US law, and efforts by technology firms, have helped limit the use of "conflict minerals" from Africa for consumer electronics, according to a report released...
Disarmament drive yields limited haul in C.Africa
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
The Central African government collected several hundred weapons in a disarmament drive on Sunday but admitted it was a modest amount after months of rampant ar...
Kenya arrests two after huge ivory seizure
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
Kenya's embattled wildlife service said Thursday it had arrested two people after seizing a huge haul of ivory equivalent to at least 114 poached elephants in t...
French troops go from heroes to villains in Central Africa
Jun 05, 2014 (AFP)
Six months after being welcomed as saviours in the Central African Republic, the 2,000 French soldiers in the country face growing hostility from a population a...
Six arrested in Cameroon over Chinese worker abductions
Jun 04, 2014 (AFP)
Six people have been arrested over the kidnapping of 10 Chinese workers in northern Cameroon, two officials have told AFP, a raid that has been blamed on the Ni...
Malawi's president seeks 'new friends' in China, Russia
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
Malawi, traditionally dependent on Western aid donors, will look for "new friends" in countries such as China and Russia, newly elected President Peter Mutharik...
In Cameroon, Boko Haram turn tourist hotspot into a ghost town
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
With a famous nature reserve, elephant safaris, and a reputation as a peaceful haven, the small town of Waza in the far north of Cameroon used to buzz with tour...
High-level UN meeting in Kenya on despite security fears
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations said Thursday a major environmental conference would go ahead in the Kenyan capital next month despite mounting security fears and travel war...
China to send peacekeeping battalion to S.Sudan: UN
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
China will soon send an infantry battalion to reinforce the United Nations peacekeeping mission in war-torn South Sudan, officials said Thursday. In December, t...
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