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U.S. military teams with troops in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal for exercise
Jun 08, 2021 (UPI)
The exercise, meant to prepare U.S. and partner nation forces, kicked off Monday in the three African countries, according to a statement from the command. AFRI...
Rivals say Boko Haram chief dead as jihadists battle for control
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
Over the weekend, it was an audio from a rival jihadist group finally claiming Shekau had died, detonating explosives to kill himself rather than surrender afte...
Two Chinese mining employees kidnapped in western Niger
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
"Two Chinese nationals were kidnapped... by armed men in Mbanga" on Sunday night, the governor of the Tillaberi region Tidjani Ibrahim Katiella told AFP. The "t...
New Malian PM is veteran of political jungle
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
Some describe him as a political chameleon -- although this could also be a handy quality in the challenges that lie ahead. Maiga, 63, was appointed following i...
France freezes military aid to CAR over 'disinformation campaign'
Jun 07, 2021 (AFP)
"On several occasions, the Central African authorities have made commitments they haven't respected, as much in the political area towards the opposition as wit...
Central African leaders urge political transition in Chad
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
Chad's military junta took charge on April 20 after President Idriss Deby Itno, Chad's 30-year leader, died fighting rebels. Deby's son Mahamat, a four-star gen...
Chinese-funded harbour in Sierra Leone stirs environmental fears
Jun 04, 2021 (AFP)
A tourist attraction 35 kilometres (22 miles) south of the capital Freetown, Black Johnson village is nestled between stunning black-and-gold beaches and virgin...
France halts joint military operations with Mali over coup
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
The decision comes after Mali's military strongman Assimi Goita, who led last year's coup, ousted the country's civilian transitional president and prime minist...
Chad sends more troops to CAR border
Jun 03, 2021 (AFP)
"I've come from the area and we have reinforced our positions with men and material," army general Moussa Haroun Tirgo, governor of southern Chad's Eastern Logo...
Chad and CAR agree to joint investigation of border attack
Jun 02, 2021 (AFP)
Chad has blamed the CAR army for the attack, and says five of the soldiers were abducted then executed in the incident on Sunday, which it labelled a "war crime...
US denies military exercises in Morocco will extend to W.Sahara
Jun 01, 2021 (AFP)
Prime Minister Saad-Eddine El Othmani said last week on Twitter that the training "marks the consecration of American recognition of the Moroccan Sahara". His t...
Chad, C. Africa at loggerheads after troops killed at border
May 31, 2021 (AFP)
Hours after the accusation, the CAR said there had been "exchanges of fire... at the border", with fatalities on both sides. Expressing regret for the deaths, i...
France says Mali elections must remain 'absolute priority'
May 31, 2021 (AFP)
The warning comes after Mali was suspended from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at an emergency summit meeting on Sunday. But the group h...
France threatens to pull troops out of Mali
May 29, 2021 (AFP)
France has around 5,100 troops in the region under its so-called Barkhane operation which spans five countries in the Sahel -- Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Maurita...
UN extends South Sudan arms embargo for another year
May 28, 2021 (AFP)
Written by the United States, the draft resolution extending the embargo until May 31, 2022 was adopted by 13 votes in favor on the 15-member panel, according t...
Russia insists CAfrica 'instructors' are unarmed
May 28, 2021 (AFP)
"They are not armed because they are not supposed to be armed. They are instructors," Dmitry Polyanskiy told reporters, adding that he did not know if the soldi...
Mali's latest crisis: What do we know?
May 28, 2021 (AFP)
It marked the second apparent military coup in Mali within one year. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane had led a caretaker government installed...
Nigeria appoints new army chief
May 27, 2021 (AFP)
It was the third air disaster this year for the military, which is fighting a decade-long jihadist insurgency in the northeast, kidnap gangs in the northwest an...
Talks resume between Sudan, holdout rebel faction
May 26, 2021 (AFP)
The authorities in power since longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir was ousted in a pro-democracy uprising have made ending the country's myriad internal conflicts ...
South Sudan to draft new constitution; Security Council to meet over Mali meeting
May 25, 2021 (AFP)
President Salva Kiir presided over a ceremony that launched the process, part of a peace deal reached with rival Riek Machar in 2018. The world's youngest count...
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