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Russia says no talks with Mali on military ties
Sep 15, 2021 (AFP)
French sources told AFP this week that the Malian government was nearing a deal with the secretive Russian firm Wagner to hire nearly 1,000 mercenaries, an agre...
France warns Mali against Russian Wagner mercenary deal
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
Two French sources told AFP on Tuesday that the Malian government was nearing a deal with the controversial Russian firm, which would underline Moscow's growing...
African post-Covid plans must prioritise climate: study
Sep 14, 2021 (AFP)
Countries across the continent are particularly exposed to the effects of a changing climate, including from increases in extreme weather disasters like floods ...
Gunmen kill 12 in attack on Nigeria military base in northwest: security sources
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
It was not immediately clear who carried out the Saturday raid in Mutumji, but the army is engaged in operations in Zamfara against armed criminal gangs known a...
Sudan's military 'dominant' despite power-sharing deal
Sep 13, 2021 (AFP)
Sudan's military ousted and detained long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir in April 2019 after months of mass protests against his rule. The country's powerful gene...
Jihadists kill five soldiers in central Mali
Sep 12, 2021 (AFP)
A military patrol "vigorously reacted to an ambush by an as yet unidentified armed terrorist group" at midday in the Macina Circle, the army said in a statement...
DRCongo leader seeks review of mining deals with China
Sep 11, 2021 (AFP)
The central African nation is seeking what it says is a fairer share of its vast mineral wealth, much of which is plundered by rebel groups, militias and corrup...
Nigeria extends northern telecoms blackout as military hits bandits
Sep 10, 2021 (AFP)
Nigerian security forces in Zamfara last week began one of their largest recent operations against the armed gangs, known locally as bandits, in an attempt to h...
Nigeria gunmen snatch dozens in two mass abductions
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
Northwest and central Nigeria have seen a surge in attacks by heavily-armed groups known as bandits who carry out mass abductions for ransom and raids on villag...
Guinea putchists release first batch of 'political detainees'
Sep 08, 2021 (AFP)
Special forces led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya staged a coup in the mineral-rich but impoverished country on Sunday and arrested the president, spark...
Burkina Faso, Mali agree joint force against jihadists
Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)
On a visit to the Burkinabe capital Ouagadougou, Camara met with Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore to discuss the security situation in the region ...
Impunity rules as juntas take over in Mali, Chad, Guinea
Sep 07, 2021 (AFP)
"What's the use of constitutions, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and international diplomacy if after all anything goes?" asked Ahmed Sa...
Trash inspires Kinshasa performance artists
Sep 06, 2021 (AFP)
The catwalk performers sashay through dusty, rubbish-strewn streets clogged with traffic in the working-class neighbourhood of Makala in the sprawling mega city...
Army seizes power in Guinea, holds president
Sep 06, 2021 (AFP)
"We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution," said a uniformed officer flanked by soldiers toting assault rifles in a video...
Nigeria troops raid bandit camps in northwest
Sep 06, 2021 (AFP)
The military operation and communications blackout in Zamfara state came after gunmen kidnapped more than 73 school students in the latest mass abduction by hea...
Nigeria's troubled exit path for repentant jihadists
Aug 30, 2021 (AFP)
It's a typical scene in the sprawling camps set up for over two million people who have fled jihadists waging war in northeast Nigeria -- and where Aliyu, Abuba...
South Sudan VP says no deal agreed on uniting troops
Aug 29, 2021 (AFP)
The world's newest nation has struggled with chronic instability since independence in 2011, with Kiir and Machar locked in an uneasy coalition following the en...
South Sudan leaders agree deal to pave way for united army: minister
Aug 28, 2021 (AFP)
The world's newest nation has struggled with chronic instability since independence in 2011, with Kiir and Vice President Machar locked in an uneasy coalition f...
Mali ex-interim president and PM freed from house arrest
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
In a statement, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said it "welcomes" the move by Mali to lift "all restrictive measures" on the former lead...
Uganda says foils attack on funeral of 'Lion of Mogadishu'
Aug 27, 2021 (AFP)
Security forces said they had arrested a man on Thursday in the northern town of Pader on the eve of the funeral for Major General Paul Lokech, nicknamed the "L...
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