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Sudan ruling body chief pledges reforms to army
Sep 26, 2021 (AFP)
"We are going to reorganise the armed forces... Partisan activities are banned in the army," Sovereign Council chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said at the ...
What's behind Africa's increasing drive to launch satellites
Sep 24, 2021 (Sputnik)
The consultancy Space in Africa recently reported that 44 satellites have been sent into orbit by 13 African countries since the launch of the continent's first...
Opponents of ex-Guinea leader publish transition govt blacklist
Sep 24, 2021 (AFP)
The FNDC coalition, which spearheaded protests against deposed president Alpha Conde, listed the names of about 100 people it deemed unacceptable in overseeing ...
France worried as Mali junta flirts with Russians
Sep 24, 2021 (AFP)
European nations in a French-led campaign to shore up Mali have warned of far-reaching consequences at a time when the junta is already under scrutiny over its ...
Rwanda president lauds troops fighting Mozambique insurgency
Sep 24, 2021 (AFP)
Rwanda in July was the first of several African countries to provide reinforcements to Mozambique's army, overwhelmed by an insurgency in its gas-rich Cabo Delg...
Algeria ex-presidential candidate jailed for four years
Sep 23, 2021 (AFP)
Ali Ghediri had said he would stand in Algeria's April 2019 election against longtime president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The ailing autocrat's decision to seek a f...
Strikes paralyse hospitals in Guinea-Bissau
Sep 22, 2021 (AFP)
Nurses and healthcare technicians launched an "indefinite boycott" on Tuesday to demand payment of overtime, better equipment and hazard bonuses for workers on ...
DR Congo rebel jailed for life for war crimes, environmental harm
Sep 22, 2021 (AFP)
A military tribunal set up on the edge of the sprawling Kahuzi-Biega National Park in South Kivu province convicted Chance Mihonya, a former army captain who de...
French defence minister warns Mali against Russian 'mercenary' firm
Sep 21, 2021 (AFP)
Florence Parly told reporters on Monday that if Mali hired the firm, at a time when international partners fighting jihadism in the Sahel "had never been so num...
Nigeria's military crackdown puts squeeze on bandit gangs
Sep 21, 2021 (AFP)
Hundreds of troops backed by fighter jets began the offensive in early September in Zamfara State against gunmen responsible for a surge in mass abductions and ...
Guinea junta detains ex-minister
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
Kamara was industry minister and spokesman in the government of Alpha Conde, who was overthrown in a coup in the West African country on September 5. Kamara was...
Mali bristles over warnings not to hire Russian 'mercenaries'
Sep 19, 2021 (AFP)
Former colonial power France last week warned Bamako against such a deal following claims that the West African country's junta is close to hiring 1,000 paramil...
Nigerian troops rescue officer seized from military academy
Sep 18, 2021 (AFP)
An armed gang stormed the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), the country's heavily guarded military academy in the city of Kaduna on August 24, killing two officers...
UN says any Mali security partnership must respect human rights
Sep 18, 2021 (AFP)
Asked at a press conference about the possible impact of a deployment of Russian paramilitary contractors on the 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission, Jean-Pie...
China losing battle to sell its 'win-win' deals to Congolese
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
On the Boulevard Triomphal in Kinshasa, opposite the People's Palace, work is still under way on the gigantic future Central African Cultural and Arts Centre --...
UN says any Russian paramilitaries in Mali should respect human rights
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
Asked at a press conference about the possible impact of a deployment of Russian paramilitary contractors on the 15,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission, Jean-Pie...
DR Congo's military solution to violence misses pathway to peace: report
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
The eastern part of DR Congo has been plagued by violence for more than 25 years, with more than 100 armed local and foreign armed groups operating in the regio...
Nine killed, 23 injured in Nigerian air strike
Sep 17, 2021 (AFP)
The Nigerian air force confirmed that earlier in the week it sent an aircraft to the area where Boko Haram and Islamic-state affiliates operate, and that it was...
French forces kill Islamic State's boss in Sahel
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi formed the ISGS in 2015 after splitting with jihadist linked to Al-Qaeda and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, whi...
French forces kill IS Sahel jihadist leader wanted by US
Sep 16, 2021 (AFP)
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi formed ISGS in 2015 after splitting with Al-Qaeda linked jihadists and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group, which at ...
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