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Burkina junta chief denies 'dissent' in army ranks

Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)

"Dissent in the ranks is wrong, there's nothing at all," Captain Ibrahim Traore said in a report by RTB state TV. Traore, who came to power in an October 2022 c...

AU examines Somalia plea to slow troop withdrawal: officials

Jun 20, 2024 (AFP)

Al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, has been waging a deadly insurgency against the fragile central government in Somalia for more than 17 years. UN resol...

Deadly fire at army ammo depot in Chad's capital

Jun 19, 2024 (AFP)

The explosions from the late Tuesday blaze turned the sky red and could be heard miles away as ordnance fired off in the flames at regular intervals, according ...

Unveiling Tunis: mural celebrates 'invisible' talents

Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)

Led by Swiss artist Anne Francey, the project took shape over a year through workshops that culminated in a large bas-relief made of carved and painted clay bri...

Dozens of Russian military instructors land in Burkina: sources

Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)

After taking power in September 2022, the West African country's coup leaders expelled troops and diplomats from former colonial ruler France and have turned to...

France cutting troops in West, Central Africa to 600: sources

Jun 17, 2024 (AFP)

In February 2023, Macron announced a "noticeable reduction" of French troop presence in Africa, as anti-French sentiment is running high in some former colonies...

Roadside bomb kills six Somali soldiers

Jun 15, 2024 (AFP)

The blast occurred during a routine military operation near Gofgadud town, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the southwestern city of Baidoa, they said. "Six m...

DRC 'coup' trial suspects mistreated: lawyers

Jun 14, 2024 (AFP)

They urged the court to annul evidence from earlier hearings involving their clients, alleging irregularities such as the absence of interpreters. The alleged c...

Dakar's beachfront battle against concrete

Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)

"The entire coast is privatised. It has become impossible to access the sea without paying," he complained. Buildings have sprung up on all sides of his makeshi...

Nigeria's dyed cloth traders feel heat from China, inflation

Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)

The popular textile traditionally dyed with indigo is emblematic of the culture of the Yoruba people, one of Nigeria's majority ethnic groups. The cloth is typi...

Somalia says 5 soldiers killed in battle with jihadists

Jun 08, 2024 (AFP)

Government troops and supporting militia forces got word of an attack planned by Al-Shabaab in Ceeldheer, in the Galgadud region, set an ambush and "destroyed" ...

DR Congo trial over thwarted 'coup' bid due to open

Jun 07, 2024 (AFP)

The hearing, which is due to begin during the morning, is taking place in a military court inside the Ndolo military prison in the capital Kinshasa. Armed men a...

Judge tells DRC 'coup' trial acts 'punishable by death'

Jun 07, 2024 (AFP)

Marcel Malanga and Taylor Christian Thomson, both 21, and 36-year-old Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun are among 50 defendants in the case and were the first to sta...

Development project risks uprooting Benin fishing communities

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Now the 62-year-old retiree fears he will face upheaval from a development project his fishing community expects to push them off the land. "I have nowhere to g...

Niger to set up protection force for 'strategic' sites

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

The new force aims to "better guarantee the protection of strategic sites and installations", Colonel Mounkaila Sofiani, head of strategic studies within the de...

Gunmen kill seven Benin soldiers in attack

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

The sources did not identify the gunmen, but the attack on Tuesday was the latest in a border area where Benin faces growing spillover from a jihadist conflict ...

Africa could help 'decarbonise' global economy, Kenyan president tells AFP

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

In Seoul for a major summit this week, where South Korea committed $24 billion in aid and investment support to Africa, Ruto urged wealthy countries to do more:...

Amnesty urges Congo industry to protect residents' rights

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

The rights group looked at oil spills and smoke emissions linked to the activities of TotalEnergies EP Congo, Wing Wah and Metssa Congo, and their impact in the...

African tech startups cater to continent's needs

May 31, 2024 (AFP)

At the GITEX Africa fair in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh this week, innovations in remittances and healthcare that cater to the continent's demands underscore...

Mali opens probe into killing of nine would-be soldiers

May 30, 2024 (AFP)

"On Sunday May 19, at around eight am (0800 GMT) on the Goundam-Dire road, nine young candidates on their way to Timbuktu to take part in sports tests for recru...