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French Defence Minister stresses support for Mali troops
Nov 02, 2020 (AFP)
Parly's visit follows that of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian last week, the first visit by a French politician since young army officers toppled pre...
DR Congo begins disarmament of rebels in troubled Ituri
Nov 01, 2020 (AFP)
The accord between the government and the Front for Patriotic Resistance in Ituri (FRPI), signed in the presence of the United Nations, provided for a ceasefire...
US hostage freed in Niger: defence minister
Oct 31, 2020 (AFP)
The hostage, Philip Walton, was abducted Monday night on the outskirts of Massalata, a village about 10 kilometres (six miles) from the border with Nigeria. "I ...
Tanzania's Magufuli wins election by a landslide
Oct 30, 2020 (AFP)
Magufuli's main challenger, the Chadema party candidate Tundu Lissu, 52, won only 13 percent of the vote, after denouncing widespread fraud, intimidation and op...
Tanzania ruling party heads for landslide win in contested poll
Oct 30, 2020 (AFP)
Magufuli had the majority of votes with results from 60 percent of 264 constituencies so far in the presidential election, while his ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi ...
Mozambique army advances on key militia base: govt
Oct 29, 2020 (AFP)
A shadowy insurgency has wreaked havoc in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province over the past three years, targeting villages and towns in a bid to establish an Is...
Zambia clinches deal to defer Chinese debt
Oct 28, 2020 (AFP)
Africa's second largest copper producer is one of China's prominent debtors, owing billions of dollars. Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba said payments du...
Two soldiers, 21 militia killed in DR Congo clashes
Oct 26, 2020 (AFP)
The armed forces, known as FARDC, said it launched an offensive which began Friday after several attacks by a dissident wing of the Cooperation for the Developm...
Six Chad soldiers killed by Boko Haram fighters: army
Oct 20, 2020 (AFP)
Security experts say Boko Haram, which originated in Nigeria in 2009, has established bases on islets dotting Lake Chad, a vast swampy expanse in the border reg...
More than 10 Somali soldiers killed in Shabaab ambush
Oct 15, 2020 (AFP)
The attack took place late Wednesday in a village near Afgoye town, some 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the capital Mogadishu. "The soldiers were travelling with...
12 Mali soldiers killed in raids on base
Oct 13, 2020 (AFP)
In a statement, Mali's military said an army outpost in the central Mopti region was attacked overnight, leaving nine soldiers dead and an unidentified number o...
Nigeria dissolves special police unit after protests: presidency
Oct 11, 2020 (AFP)
The president's office and the Nigeria Police Force announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) with immediate effect. The police stateme...
USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams conducts exercises with Nigerian navy
Oct 07, 2020 (UPI)
The 784-foot long USS Hershel "Woody" Williams performed maneuvering exercises with the Nigerian frigate NNS Okpabana and three other vessels in the Gulf of Gui...
After Sudan's peace deal, the hard task begins of gathering the guns
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
Collecting weapons in a country left awash with guns after years of conflict in which hundreds of thousands died is one of most delicate parts of the October 3 ...
3 Mali national guardsmen killed in overnight attack
Oct 07, 2020 (AFP)
Unidentified gunmen ambushed the guardsmen at around 11 p.m in the village of Birga-Peul near the town of Koro, by the border with Burkina Faso, the security of...
U.S., Morocco renew military ties to 2030
Oct 05, 2020 (UPI)
U.S. Defense Secretary Dr. Mark Esper and Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita signed the cooperation plan in Rabat, Morocco, on Friday as Esper...
Sudan, rebel groups ink landmark peace deal
Oct 03, 2020 (AFP)
Ululations and cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks be...
Sudan since the ouster of Bashir
Oct 03, 2020 (AFP)
The removal of Bashir paved the way for a peace deal with the rebels who had fought his iron-fisted rule for decades. Here is a recap of events since Bashir was...
DR Congo soldier shoots three dead at point-blank range
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
The shootings were carried out "at point-blank range", the army said in a statement, adding that the suspected killer "has been arrested and handed to military ...
US defence chief visits Morocco to boost security ties
Oct 02, 2020 (AFP)
The Pentagon chief was to sign a military cooperation deal with the kingdom, which along with Tunisia is seen by Washington as a major ally in the region destab...
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