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The technology fighting Rwanda's silent killer of women
Mar 10, 2023 (AFP)
"The medical diagnosis was very scary; my husband couldn't believe it," Lillian -- not her real name -- told AFP. "We had heard of people dying of cancer and th...
EMURGO Africa and Kepple Africa establish JV to further Web3 partnership
Mar 10, 2023 (SPX)
While there has been wide adoption of cryptocurrencies, active trading at various crypto exchanges, and growing money transfer services through stablecoins, sta...
Guinea opposition delays protest to spur peace talks
Mar 09, 2023 (AFP)
Political parties, trade unions and campaign groups had called for demonstrations on March 9 to demand an end to prosecutions of junta critics and the lifting o...
Austin and Sisi reaffirm US-Egypt military ties: presidency
Mar 08, 2023 (AFP)
Sisi highlighted "Egypt's eagerness to strengthen its strategic partnership with the United States", particularly in military and security cooperation, presiden...
Several soldiers killed in attack on Somalia army base
Mar 07, 2023 (AFP)
The troubled Horn of Africa nation has witnessed a surge in attacks as government forces and allied militias wage a declared "all-out" war against the Al-Qaeda-...
Macron says era of French interference in Africa is 'over'
Mar 02, 2023 (AFP)
Anti-French sentiment runs high in some former African colonies as the continent becomes a renewed diplomatic battleground, with Russian and Chinese influence g...
France's Macron set for four-nation tour of Africa
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
He will first stop in Gabon for an environmental summit, before heading to Angola then the Republic of Congo -- also known as Congo-Brazzaville -- and finally n...
France's Macron kicks off four-nation tour of Africa
Mar 01, 2023 (AFP)
He landed in Gabon's capital Libreville on Wednesday and will later head to Angola, Congo-Brazzaville and the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Macron'...
Algeria and Russia aim to boost military ties
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both countries' "firm desire to strengthen their histor...
Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French troops in Africa
Feb 27, 2023 (AFP)
"The change will happen in the coming months with a noticeable reduction of our numbers and a greater presence in these bases of our African partners," Macron s...
Jill Biden in Kenya on visit focusing on drought
Feb 24, 2023 (AFP)
Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some 22 million people at risk of hunger in Ethiopia, Kenya a...
12 army volunteers killed in jihadist-hit Burkina Faso
Feb 23, 2023 (AFP)
A "terrorist group" attacked a unit of the VDP auxiliary force at around midday Wednesday near Belga, about 170 kilometres (105 miles) from the capital Ouagadou...
UN says 2022 deadliest in Somalia since 2017
Feb 22, 2023 (AFP)
The troubled Horn of Africa nation -- also confronting a calamitous drought -- has witnessed a surge in attacks as government forces and allied militias wage an...
Somaliland armed forces clash with militia fighters
Feb 21, 2023 (AFP)
Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991 but has never been recognised internationally, is often seen as a beacon of stability in a ch...
US first lady to visit Namibia, Kenya in push to boost African ties
Feb 21, 2023 (AFP)
The first senior White House official to visit the region since her husband President Joe Biden came to power, the 71-year-old community college professor will ...
Kenyan troops crackdown on bandits; Mass trial opens in Chad; 19 killed in Burkina
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
More than 100 civilians and 16 police officers have lost their lives at the hands of "marauding bandits and livestock rustling terrorists" in the Northern Rift ...
Most trafficked Sahel firearms are from national armies: UN
Feb 14, 2023 (AFP)
In a report released Tuesday, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said most of the trafficked firearms in the West African region come from elsewhere on th...
Russian frigate docks in S.Africa ahead of military drills
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
The Russian consulate in Cape Town tweeted a photo of the ship, the "Admiral Gorshkov", in the harbour, saying it was on "its way to Durban where it will take p...
Mass trial opens in Chad over ex-strongman's death
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
The hearings will be held behind closed doors at Klessoum prison, just southeast of the capital N'Djamena, where the suspects will also face charges of terroris...
19 killed in Burkina attacks
Feb 13, 2023 (AFP)
Seven members of the VDP volunteer force were killed in a mass attack on Thursday in the northwestern village of Dembo, a senior official with the militia told ...
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