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US launches air strike targeting Al-Shabaab in Somalia
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
The US military command for Africa (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Somali government, "conducted one airstrike in the vicinity of Galkayo, Somalia today aga...
Mali's Assimi Goita: special ops commander turned strongman
Jul 20, 2021 (AFP)
He grabbed headlines in May when he ousted Mali's former president in the country's second coup in less than a year. He was in the news again on Tuesday when tw...
Nigerian fighter jet shot down by criminals, pilot survives
Jul 19, 2021 (AFP)
The region has for years been terrorised by gunmen known locally as bandits, who maintain camps in forested areas and launch attacks on villages to loot, kidnap...
Three Chinese, two Mauritanians kidnapped in Mali
Jul 18, 2021 (AFP)
Armed men attacked a construction site 55 kilometres (34 miles) from the town of Kwala, making off with five pick-up trucks and the hostages, Mali's army said o...
Mozambique formally seeks help from neighbours to stem insurgency
Jul 15, 2021 (AFP)
Southern African countries agreed late last month to deploy forces to Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where insurgents have been wreaking havoc since 2017. ...
Norway joins anti-jihadist taskforce in Mali
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
"Norway will for the first time provide soldiers to Takuba in Mali," the defence ministry said in a statement late Tuesday. "In the following months, a small nu...
Sahel forces get top billing in France's Bastille Day parade
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
The traditional parade on France's national day will return to the Champs-Elysees after a one-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Around 80 French and Eur...
France's Sahel military force will end in early 2022: Macron
Jul 14, 2021 (AFP)
Last week Macron announced a gradual drawdown of France's military presence in the Sahel and the end of the existing Barkhane operation. Now he has put a timeli...
France to start closing military bases in Mali by year-end: Macron
Jul 09, 2021 (AFP)
"The shutdowns of these sections will start in the second half of 2021 and be completed by early 2022," Macron told a press conference following summit talks wi...
Marines deploy team to U.S. Embassy in Eswatini amid turmoil
Jul 08, 2021 (UPI)
Thirteen Marines were deployed from Virginia amid pro-Democracy protests in Eswatini. Their deployment was part of the Marine Security Augmentation Unit, which ...
10 killed, hundreds displaced in Gambia storm
Jul 08, 2021 (AFP)
National Disaster Management Agency Chief Executive Officer Sana Dahaba told AFP that the government had housed 1,531 people displaced by the severe weather in ...
Ethiopia slams Arab League 'meddling' on Nile mega-dam
Jul 06, 2021 (AFP)
The statement from the foreign ministry came as Egypt slammed renewed filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), and as the UN Security Council prep...
Four Mali soldiers die in attack; France resumes joint ops
Jul 04, 2021 (AFP)
An administrative mission of the army, known by its initials FAMa, was hit around 1035 GMT and local time, by an "armed terrorist group" that has not yet been i...
DR Congo army denies accusations it shot dead five civilians
Jul 01, 2021 (AFP)
Gadi Mukiza, the mayor of Minembwe in South Kivu province, said "FARDC (Congolese army) soldiers shot at civilians. We do not know what is happening. It was in ...
EU agrees military training mission for Mozambique
Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)
A deadly insurgency by militants linked to the Islamic State group has ravaged the gas-rich Cabo Delgado province since late 2017, claiming some 3,000 lives and...
Tigray rebels gain more ground, vow to drive out 'enemies'
Jun 29, 2021 (AFP)
The rebels' gains and militant rhetoric cast doubt on whether a unilateral ceasefire declared Monday by the federal government would actually lead to a pause in...
Half of protected areas in central Africa under threat: study
Jun 29, 2021 (AFP)
If mining is included, it swells to 60 percent -- or some 800,000 square kilometres (300,000 square miles) -- said Georges Belmond Tchoumba, regional coordinato...
Sudan's transition faces hurdle of merging paramilitary into army
Jun 28, 2021 (AFP)
A civilian-military administration has led Sudan since August 2019 under a power-sharing deal that was due to expire next year but was extended after a peace ag...
4 Nigerian soldiers killed in botched attack; 6 villagers killed in central Mali
Jun 28, 2021 (AFP)
Fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) group attacked the base in the town of Banki in Borno state late Sunday, leading to an intense gun ...
Burkina Faso protesters demand end to attacks as army touts success
Jun 26, 2021 (AFP)
The protesters gathered in Kaya, the capital of Burkina Faso's Centre-North region, waving placards reading "No to growing insecurity" and "We want to cultivate...
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