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France's Niger withdrawal: painstaking overland operation
Oct 12, 2023 (AFP)
France this week started the pullout from Niger following the overthrow in July of pro-Paris president Mohamed Bazoum which threw French strategy for the region...
US cuts aid to Niger as France starts troop pullout
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
Niger's military regime announced on state television late Tuesday that it escorted the first convoy of French soldiers from their base in the western town of O...
Cameroon landslide survivors scramble to salvage their lives
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
A dozen people are drinking, distraught and grieving as they recall the landslide that hit on Sunday evening. A three-day downpour burst a dam wall holding a ma...
4 killed in east DR Congo attack, including 2 Chinese nationals
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
The attack occurred on Saturday night at a Chinese-operated gold mine in the village of Misisi, in eastern South Kivu province, according to local administrator...
DR Congo jails 'survivors' of protest killings
Oct 10, 2023 (AFP)
A total of 144 people were arrested, including 29 minors, in the August crackdown on a religious sect that called demonstrations against the United Nations' pre...
Niger's military rulers say French army's exit operation starts Tuesday
Oct 09, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement comes as Algeria decided to "postpone" mediation efforts to find a way out of the crisis. "Operations for the departure of the first convoy esc...
UNESCO mission in Libya to inspect damaged heritage sites
Oct 09, 2023 (AFP)
Extreme rainfall from hurricane-strength Storm Daniel hit eastern Libya on September 10, flooding the city of Derna and other neighbouring towns and regions. UN...
Mali junta plans takeover of key UN camp in rebel north
Oct 09, 2023 (AFP)
The northern base is one of the major prizes amid a resumption of hostilities with Tuareg rebels in the region since August when UN peacekeepers started to pull...
Malian army takes stopover town towards rebel stronghold
Oct 07, 2023 (AFP)
"The (Malian armed forces) took full control of the locality of Anefis early this morning", the military said in a statement. "Evaluations are underway." Almou ...
Kenya's Ruto to ask China for $1bn loan, debt restructure
Oct 06, 2023 (AFP)
One of East Africa's largest economies, Kenya has accumulated more than 10.1 trillion shillings ($68 billion) in debt, a figure equivalent to 67 percent of its ...
French army to begin Niger pullout 'this week'
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
The announcement by the French army follows weeks of tensions between Paris and Niger's new military rulers, who seized power on July 26. President Emmanuel Mac...
French army says to begin Niger withdrawal 'this week'
Oct 05, 2023 (AFP)
"We will begin our disengagement operation this week, in good order, safely and in coordination with the Nigeriens," the military headquarters said. The announc...
Mali rebels claim capture of army camp
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
The Upper Council for Azawad Unity (CUA) said in a brief statement on social networks that the army camp at Taoussa, in the Gao region, was "under the control" ...
Senator blocks Egypt military aid over rights
Oct 04, 2023 (AFP)
Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that his hold on funds "will remain until specifi...
Mali troops move closer to rebel stronghold
Oct 03, 2023 (AFP)
A local official and a soldier in the column, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the convoy of several dozen vehicles had reached Tarkint, about 200 kilom...
29 Niger soldiers killed by suspected jihadists: defence ministry
Oct 03, 2023 (AFP)
The soldiers were targeted using "improvised explosive devices and kamikaze vehicles by more than a hundred terrorists", the ministry said in a televised statem...
Mali troops redeploy towards rebel stronghold
Oct 02, 2023 (AFP)
The troop movements have triggered speculation about the start of an offensive in the Kidal region. It would come at a time when the Malian army is under threat...
DRC army officer receives death sentence over protest killings
Oct 02, 2023 (AFP)
The defendants' lawyers have said they will appeal the decision, while two others standing trial were acquitted. The death penalty is often handed down in the D...
New Gabon president gets show of support in Congo trip
Oct 01, 2023 (AFP)
General Brice Oligui Nguema overthrew Ali Bongo Ondimba, 64, who had ruled Gabon since 2009, moments after he was proclaimed the winner in a presidential electi...
Mali army says new fighting with separatist rebels in north
Oct 01, 2023 (AFP)
The army reported on social media "intense fighting" against "terrorists" in the early hours of the morning, in the area of Bamba which separatist rebels claime...
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