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UN mission in Mali says leaves northern base
Nov 18, 2023 (AFP)
In June, the junta demanded that MINUSMA leave "without delay", leading the UN Security Council to begin an unprecedented hasty pullout due to be completed by t...
Sudan announces 'immediate' end to UN mission in war-torn country
Nov 17, 2023 (AFP)
In an official letter in Arabic dated Thursday, accompanied by an English version from the Sudanese ambassador to the UN, Foreign Minister Ali Elsadig Ali infor...
S.Sudan deploys first unified forces after peace deal
Nov 15, 2023 (AFP)
The world's newest nation has struggled to find its footing since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011, battling violence, endemic poverty and natural disast...
One in four Somalis face 'crisis-level hunger': UN
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
Heavy rains that triggered flash flooding in the troubled Horn of Africa nation have driven around half a million people from their homes and more than 30 peopl...
UN fears escalation of interethnic violence in Sudan
Nov 14, 2023 (AFP)
"We're currently verifying credible reports that we've received of large-scale violence directed towards members of the Masalit community in Darfur," a non-Arab...
From biodiversity to political crises: five things about Madagascar
Nov 13, 2023 (AFP)
Here are five things to know about the large Indian Ocean island, one of the world's poorest countries despite vast natural resources. - Cyclones and biodiversi...
Uganda charges militia chief over tourist murders
Nov 13, 2023 (AFP)
A commander in the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, Abdul Rashid Kyoto, alias Njovu, was captured earlier this month, and is also accused of leading a ho...
Six killed in east DR Congo after soldiers, pro-state militants clash
Nov 12, 2023 (AFP)
The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in the village of Mugerwa, about 15 kilometres (nine miles) from the city of Goma, in circumstances that remain uncl...
CORRECTED: Army captain mistaken for M23 rebel lynched in DR Congo
Nov 11, 2023 (AFP)
On Saturday, the Congolese army said Captain Patrick Rutasura Gasore had died on Thursday evening in the city of Goma, without giving further details. The army ...
Army captain mistaken for M23 rebel lynched in DR Congo
Nov 11, 2023 (AFP)
On Saturday, the Congolese army said Captain Patrick Rutasura Gasore had died on Thursday evening in the city of Goma, without giving further details. The army ...
Burkina conscripts dissidents in anti-jihadist fight: HRW
Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)
Captain Ibrahim Traore, Burkina's transitional president who came to power in a September 2022 coup, declared in April a year-long "general mobilisation" to giv...
Somalia's Al-Shabaab offensive stalls after early success
Nov 09, 2023 (AFP)
Here are the key questions surrounding the offensive: - Why are operations on pause? - The offensive was launched in August 2022, when the Somali government dec...
'Act urgently': French lawmakers call for new Africa approach
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
The report was issued amid growing alarm in Paris over strong anti-French sentiment in some former colonies. Penned by Bruno Fuchs of the centre-right Democrati...
Togo soldiers jailed over murder of colonel close to president
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
At a military court on Tuesday evening, the five soldiers -- including the former head of the army -- received jail terms of between five and 20 years, accordin...
Ethiopia holds fresh round of talks with Oromo rebels
Nov 08, 2023 (AFP)
Classified as a "terrorist organisation" by Addis Ababa, the OLA, an armed insurgent movement from the Oromia region, has been fighting the government since 201...
Saudi-hosted Sudan peace talks fall short of ceasefire
Nov 07, 2023 (AFP)
"The facilitators regret that the parties were unable to agree on a ceasefire during this first round, as there is no acceptable military solution to this confl...
Defence ministers of Russia, Burkina discuss military cooperation
Nov 07, 2023 (AFP)
Burkina's military rulers have deepened cooperation with Moscow, as the country looks to diversify its international allies following a coup last year. Russia, ...
Mali army air strikes blamed for civilian deaths in rebel-held town
Nov 07, 2023 (AFP)
The armed forces said on social media that the strikes "neutralised several terrorist pick-up trucks" at a military camp evacuated by UN peacekeepers last week ...
Mali rejects claims of targeted killing of civilians
Nov 06, 2023 (AFP)
In Bamako, the foreign ministry said the Human Rights Watch report released last week took a "sensationalist and biased approach" and put the nation's army "on ...
Uganda captures militia chief accused of tourist murders
Nov 02, 2023 (AFP)
He was the only survivor of a night-time military operation on Tuesday against a unit of the feared Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) that killed six other fighter...
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