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Togo nationals captured with Russian forces on Ukraine front: govt![]() ![]() Lome (AFP) May 2, 2025 People from the small west African nation Togo have been "captured and detained" by Ukrainian armed forces after taking part "in military operations alongside Russian armed forces", Togolese authorities said Friday. In a statement seen by AFP, Togo's foreign ministry said that the "majority of compatriots, in particular young students, had left Togo under alleged scholarships offered by structures claiming to be based in Russia". The ministry called on citizens, "particularly young people who ... read more |
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![]() Taipei (AFP) April 30, 2025 Somalia began blocking entry to Taiwan passport holders on Wednesday, the island said, alleging China had pressured the East African country to curb travel by Taiwanese people to the region. ... more ![]() ![]() Abidjan (AFP) April 30, 2025 Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso's junta Wednesday, days after the military rulers said they had uncovered a "plot" to overthrow the government. ... more ![]() ![]() Tunis (AFP) May 2, 2025 Tunisian environmentalist Semia Labidi Gharbi, awarded a global prize for her role exposing a major waste scandal, has a message for wealthy nations: developing countries are "no dumping ground". ... more ![]() ![]() Nairobi (AFP) May 2, 2025 More than 45,000 people have been affected by flash floods in Somalia since mid-April, the United Nations said, with at least four people killed in the rapidly rising waters. ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Goma, Dr Congo (AFP) April 30, 2025 An evacuation of hundreds of Democratic Republic of Congo troops and police trapped for months in UN bases in Goma after the city was taken by M23 rebels began on Wednesday, the ICRC said. ... more |
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![]() Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) April 30, 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 165 civilians over the past 10 days in attacks on a besieged city in the war-torn country's western Darfur region, activists said on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Geneva (AFP) April 30, 2025 UN experts on Wednesday demanded investigations into the alleged summary executions of dozens of people in Mali and the enforced disappearance of others, warning of possible war crimes and crimes against humanity. ... more ![]() ![]() Lagos (AFP) April 25, 2025 Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anti-graft agency said Friday that a court has ordered the seizure of dozens of Lagos properties linked to Chinese nationals suspected of internet fraud. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2025 China and Kenya agreed on Thursday to boost ties to a new level and oppose trade barriers, following talks between President Xi Jinping and his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto in Beijing. ... more |
![]() Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) April 28, 2025 Paramilitary forces shelled a famine-hit displacement camp in western Sudan for three straight days, killing more than 20 civilians and wounding 40 others, rescuers said on Monday. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Algiers (AFP) April 27, 2025 Four people have died and 13 others injured in a landslide in Algeria's western coastal city of Oran, authorities said on Sunday. ... more ![]() ![]() Niamey, Niger (AFP) April 26, 2025 Niger's army said Saturday jihadists killed 12 of its soldiers in the west of the country near the Malian border. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Apr 26, 2025 The Palestinian militant group Hamas announced Saturday a proposal to end the 2 1/2-year-old war that includes full Israeli withdrawal and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. ... more ![]() ![]() Libreville (AFP) April 25, 2025 Gabon's Brice Oligui Nguema won 94.85 percent of the vote, according to final results released on Friday, confirming the junta chief's landslide election as the central African country's president. ... more |
![]() Washington (AFP) April 24, 2025 Donald Trump called Thursday on Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukraine, in a rare rebuke of the Russian leader after Moscow fired missiles and drones at Kyiv in the deadliest attack on the capital in months. ... more ![]() ![]() Nairobi (AFP) April 25, 2025 The African peacekeeping mission in Somalia requires an additional 8,000 troops, even as Burundi is expected to withdraw its contingent, a statement from military heads from troop-contributing countries said on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Windhoek (AFP) April 24, 2025 Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it seeks to exploit its rich natural wealth to transform its economy, the president said on Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Kampala (AFP) April 22, 2025 Uganda's army chief met Tuesday near Kampala with leaders of a militia from northeastern DR Congo following deadly clashes last month, the military said. ... more |
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![]() Abidjan (AFP) April 22, 2025 Burkina Faso's military junta claimed Monday to have foiled a "major plot in the making" aimed at "sowing total chaos", saying it believed the masterminds were in neighbouring Ivory Coast. ... more ![]() ![]() M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco (AFP) April 22, 2025 It may be the gateway to the vast Sahara desert, but that doesn't mean it's free of that modern scourge of the environment - the rubbish humanity discards. ... more ![]() ![]() Baghdad (AFP) April 20, 2025 Several powerful pro-Iran Iraqi politicians have in recent days voiced opposition to a potential visit by Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa to Iraq for the upcoming Arab League summit. ... more ![]() ![]() Bissau (AFP) April 20, 2025 Women protesters in Guinea-Bissau on Sunday attacked a Chinese-run site in the northwest of the country mining zircon, setting fire to equipment, the interior minister and witnesses told AFP. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) April 19, 2025 Equatorial Guinea's vice president on Saturday denied the central African country was sending troops to fight alongside Russian soldiers in Ukraine, contrary to an AFP report published earlier this week. ... more |
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![]() Niamey, Niger (AFP) April 17, 2025 Niger beefed up its troops presence on the border with neighbouring Burkina Faso to counter a perceived "terror threat" liable to force local people from their homes, an security source told AFP on Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Mogadishu (AFP) April 17, 2025 Joint US-Somalia air strikes and combat killed dozens of Al-Shabaab jihadists attacking a key town and a military base and also destroyed a shipment of weapons, the Somali government said on Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Mogadishu (AFP) April 17, 2025 Somali and US forces carried out an air strike on an area under attack from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group and killed 12 militants, the Somali government said on Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) April 15, 2025 The United States on Tuesday announced the approval of an $825 million sale of up to 600 Stinger anti-air missiles and related equipment to Morocco. ... more |
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