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Four wounded after Burkina Faso protest against French army
Nov 20, 2021 (AFP)
A source in the town of Kaya north of the capital said demonstrators tried to approach French army personnel on a strip of wasteland where they had spent the ni...
Blinken says US can benefit Africa amid rising Chinese influence
Nov 19, 2021 (AFP)
Days before China holds a major meeting on Africa in Senegal, where Blinken heads later Friday, the top US diplomat said President Joe Biden plans to convene a ...
UN pleads for more Madagascar aid as famine looms
Nov 19, 2021 (AFP)
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said the funding needs had tripled and that it now urgently needed $231 million to provide life-saving assistance and other aid ...
DR Congo lawmakers urge reparations over illegal mining
Nov 17, 2021 (AFP)
Authorities in the eastern region of South Kivu in August suspended the work of half a dozen Chinese-financed companies in its Mwenga territory, after inhabitan...
Plastic whale highlights threat to Cameroon's coast
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
Artists, fishermen and residents are now fighting back to raise awareness about their environment by creating a 12-metre-long whale made from plastic bottles co...
DRCongo soldiers arrested; 11 killed in CAR army firefight with rebels
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
"The military administrator of Rutshuru territory had been receiving complaints from users of the Rutshuru-Goma road for some time," said Lieutenant-Colonel Muh...
Suspected jihadists kill at least 20 in Burkina Faso
Nov 14, 2021 (AFP)
The pre-dawn attack, one of the deadliest to hit Burkinabe defence and security forces since jihadist violence erupted six years ago, targeted a "detachment of ...
Jihadist attacks kill seven Nigeria troops
Nov 13, 2021 (AFP)
Convoys have increasingly come under attack from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) jihadists in the northeast where soldiers are battling to end a 12-y...
Moscow vows military support for Mali, denies Wagner links
Nov 11, 2021 (AFP)
The Kremlin came under scrutiny earlier this year from France and Germany over a reported deal to send 1,000 fighters from the Kremlin-linked Wagner mercenary g...
Famine-stricken Madagascar calls for 'climate empathy' at COP26
Nov 09, 2021 (AFP)
A multi-year drought has desiccated farmland across the southern part of the Indian Ocean island known for its rich biodiversity, with no end to the crisis in s...
Rhino horn NFT going on auction in South Africa
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
Organisers are hoping that wealthy collectors will be willing to open their wallets for a virtual rhino horn designed to finance efforts to protect real rhinos....
Portuguese peacekeepers suspected of diamond trafficking in CAR
Nov 08, 2021 (AFP)
A dozen arrests were made and about 100 searches carried out across Portugal against a "criminal network with international connections which made money illegal...
Mali rights violators must be brought to justice: UN
Nov 07, 2021 (AFP)
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris said it was "urgent" to act against impunity for rights violators. The international body's l...
Away from the world, the mangrove fishers of DR Congo
Nov 05, 2021 (AFP)
Buried in mud several metres (around 10 feet) below the surface is their prize: Clams known as bibwati, which are both a delicacy and a lifeline. The men and wo...
Uganda charges three with terrorism over foiled funeral attack
Nov 05, 2021 (AFP)
Nicknamed the "Lion of Mogadishu", Major General Paul Lokech served two stints as a commander in Somalia with AMISOM -- the African Union military operation fig...
From Kenya to COP26, the teen battling 'global disaster'
Nov 05, 2021 (AFP)
The young Kenyan was then around 11 years old and had been looking forward to the trip on Lake Victoria with her mother, but found the way blocked by a vast gre...
Mali army probes abuse claims
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
During a news conference in the capital Bamako, Colonel-Major Issa Ousmane Coulibaly said investigations are underway because abuse allegations undermine the ar...
African nations call for billions to adapt to climate change
Nov 03, 2021 (AFP)
Many view the Glasgow climate summit as the last chance for world leaders to save humanity from its devastating consequences. For wealthy economies, the key aim...
China firms in the dock over murky DR Congo gold mining ops
Nov 02, 2021 (AFP)
Ordering the halt, the governor of South Kivu, Theo Ngwabidje Kasi, said he was determined to "restore order" in Mwenga territory, about 100 kilometres (60 mile...
Three Chinese hostages in Mali rescued after escape
Nov 02, 2021 (AFP)
The trio were abducted on July 17 when armed men attacked a construction site in the southwest of the conflict-ridden country. Two Mauritanian nationals also ca...
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