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Guinea-Bissau joins UN environment and human rights accord
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters -- also known as the Aarhus Conv...
Ethiopia announces talks with Oromo rebel group
Apr 24, 2023 (AFP)
"The peace negotiation that will be held with (the Oromo Liberation Army) will start the day after tomorrow in Tanzania," Abiy said Sunday. "The Ethiopian gover...
UK pulls diplomats and families out of Sudan
Apr 23, 2023 (AFP)
"UK armed forces have completed a complex and rapid evacuation of British diplomats and their families from Sudan, amid a significant escalation in violence and...
Morocco king appoints new second-in-command
Apr 22, 2023 (AFP)
Under the North African country's constitution, the king himself commands the armed forces. His new number two is Inspector General Mohammed Berid who replaces ...
Army helicopter crashes in Malian capital
Apr 22, 2023 (AFP)
The incident followed an ambush earlier Saturday on an army supply mission in the Sahel country's restive north. "At around 1:10 pm, an attack helicopter of the...
C.Africa accuses rebels of killing nine Chinese miners
Apr 19, 2023 (AFP)
The rebels blamed the Russian paramilitary group Wagner, hired to protect several lucrative gold and diamond mines operated by Russian firms in the country, for...
At least 56 civilians killed as Sudan battles rage for second day in capital
Apr 16, 2023 (AFP)
Deafening explosions and intense gunfire rattled buildings in the capital Khartoum's densely-populated northern and southern suburbs as tanks rumbled on the str...
Ethiopia says dismantling of special forces complete
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
The government said on April 6 the forces would be integrated into the federal army or regional police. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed justified the policy as streng...
Deadly fighting rocks Sudan as army battles paramilitaries
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
The paramilitaries said they were in control of the presidential place as well as Khartoum airport, claims denied by the army, as civilian leaders called for an...
Climate focus shouldn't 'dilute' Africa development needs: World Bank official
Apr 15, 2023 (AFP)
"We want to make sure that the development agenda is not diluted in the climate agenda," Abdoul Salam Bello, a member of the bank's executive board, said in an ...
Calm returns to Ethiopian region hit by protests
Apr 13, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities had imposed restrictions, including a curfew and curbs on movement in five cities in Amhara, earlier this week following the protests over moves to ...
Germany vows further support for Sahel after Mali exit
Apr 12, 2023 (AFP)
"Security in the Sahel region is in Germany's particular interest," Pistorius said in a statement ahead of the trip to Niger and Mali. "Although we are ending o...
UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid
Apr 11, 2023 (AFP)
Guterres said at a press conference with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu that he was on a "visit of solidarity" to the troubled Horn of Africa nati...
UN chief Guterres on visit to Somalia
Apr 11, 2023 (AFP)
Guterres was given a red carpet welcome at the capital city's airport by Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse who posted pictures of the event on Twitt...
Five Niger soldiers die in desert attack on gold convoy
Apr 10, 2023 (AFP)
The armed assailants mingled with the convoy before opening fire on the military escorts on Sunday, the source said. The soldiers chased the gunmen and "fell in...
Ethiopia PM vows to dismantle regional military forces
Apr 09, 2023 (AFP)
The initiative first announced on Thursday aims to integrate such forces, which were set up unilaterally by some states, into the federal army, regional police ...
Ethiopia starts dismantling regional military forces
Apr 07, 2023 (AFP)
Forces set up unilaterally by some states have sparked controversy, particularly during the brutal Tigray war, with security officials operating in Amhara regio...
Forest plundering threatens Aka pygmies of Central Africa
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
Since he was a child, the 55-year-old Aka pygmy has lived in the Mbata forest, in a community around 110 kilometres (65 miles) from Bangui, the capital of the C...
IMF chief encouraged by China's 'assurances' on Zambia debt
Apr 06, 2023 (AFP)
"During my visit, we got additional assurances that China will respect its commitment for debt restructuring in Zambia," she said during an interview in Washing...
New cabinet unveiled for Ethiopia's Tigray
Apr 05, 2023 (AFP)
The cabinet includes members of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and military commanders who fought federal forces during the war, according to Tigra...
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