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Somaliland accuses Somalia of attacks despite truce
Feb 12, 2023 (AFP)
Somaliland, which has claimed independence from Somalia since 1991, has never been recognised internationally but is often seen as a beacon of stability in a ch...
Domestic violence, child marriages soar in drought-hit Ethiopia
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
Bisharo, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, sought help at a newly opened clinic for survivors of sexual violence at a hospital in Gode, a tow...
Army chief ousted in jihadist-torn Mali
Feb 09, 2023 (AFP)
The four others are the heads of military security, the gendarmerie police force, military engineers and armed forces' health service, it said in a statement on...
At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
The violence broke out on Monday between government forces and armed militias in the contested town of Las Anod in the self-declared republic. The town is claim...
Two police officers, gendarme killed in western Mali attack: sources
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
The attack was carried out at a checkpoint in the western town of Nara, near the border with Mauritania, a local official told AFP. The attackers were "suspecte...
DR Congo troops march in Goma to 'reassure' locals
Feb 07, 2023 (AFP)
The march comes a day after violent protests in Goma against the East African Community's military force, which deployed late last year to pacify the turbulent ...
More than 10 killed in clashes in contested Somaliland town
Feb 06, 2023 (AFP)
The town, Las Anod, is claimed by both Puntland, a northern state in Somalia, and Somaliland, which broke away from the rest of the country in 1991 but has not ...
Ethiopia PM holds first meeting with Tigray leaders since peace deal
Feb 03, 2023 (AFP)
The talks were held almost three months to the day since the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) signed an agreement to silence...
Watchdog accuses Burkina army of killing 25 civilians
Feb 03, 2023 (AFP)
The government did not deny the deaths in a statement late Friday. "Investigations have been launched not only to establish the real facts, but also to decide w...
Cameroon ex-defence minister given 30 years' jail for graft
Feb 02, 2023 (AFP)
Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo'o was found guilty on Wednesday of misappropriating 23 billion CFA francs (about 35 million euros) by over-billing, Pauline Amougou Koe sai...
Chinese national killed in Ethiopia's Oromia region
Jan 31, 2023 (AFP)
Nine Chinese citizens came under attack on Monday evening in Gebre Guracha, some 160 kilometres (100 miles) north of the capital, the embassy said in a statemen...
Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basin
Jan 30, 2023 (AFP)
The vast basin has become the epicentre of violence led by Nigeria's Boko Haram and its rival branch Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). "The aim of thi...
France recalls its ambassador from Burkina Faso
Jan 26, 2023 (AFP)
"In the context of the latest developments in Burkina Faso, we have decided to recall our ambassador to Paris for consultations on the state and perspectives of...
New research uncovers the water mystery of the first large city in southern Africa
Jan 26, 2023 (SPX)
The city flourished and many people lived there until it was abandoned in the 17th century. But how did the people living there fulfill their needs? Particularl...
France recalls envoy in latest spiral in row with Burkina
Jan 26, 2023 (AFP)
Around 400 French special forces are deployed in the deeply troubled Sahel nation, helping in the fight against an escalating jihadist insurgency. "In the conte...
Pope Francis heads to war-torn DR Congo and South Sudan
Jan 26, 2023 (AFP)
The 86-year-old pontiff is flying to the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Tuesday before heading Friday to Juba, the capital of South Sudan, where he will be joine...
France accepts Burkina junta demand to pull out troops
Jan 25, 2023 (AFP)
The withdrawal will mark the latest scaling down of France's military presence in Africa after the junta in neighbouring Mali also insisted French troops leave ...
Guinea dictator says he was ousted by 'international plot'
Jan 24, 2023 (AFP)
Camara, 57, is on trial with 10 other officials of his regime over a 2009 massacre of at least 156 people and rape of at least 109 women at an opposition rally....
Yellen contrasts US-Africa relations with China, Russia on Senegal visit
Jan 20, 2023 (AFP)
"The United States is all in on Africa, and all in with Africa," she said during a visit to Senegal, part of a push by President Joe Biden's administration to b...
Mali gets more warplanes, helicopters from Russia
Jan 19, 2023 (AFP)
AFP counted eight planes and two helicopters at a ceremony attended by Russian ambassador Igor Gromyko and the head of Mali's junta, Colonel Assimi Goita. Mali'...
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