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Uganda army kills 2 after explosion reported in capital
Jun 03, 2025 (AFP)
The authorities did not immediately confirm reports by NBS Television and other local media of an explosion near the Munyonyo Martyrs Shrine. But army spokesman...
Dozens dead in twin attacks on Mali army bases, Timbuktu airport targeted
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
Timbuktu came under attack and shells were also fired at the airport where heavy gunfire was heard, the army, local officials and residents said. The army's gen...
Nigerian military air strike kills at least 20 civilians: residents
Jun 02, 2025 (AFP)
A group of local vigilantes were struck over the weekend as they were pursuing a criminal gang in Zamfara state, the residents said. The Nigerian military did n...
Anti-aircraft missiles fire as drones fly over Port Sudan: witnesses
May 31, 2025 (AFP)
Since April 2023, war has raged between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Port Sudan, seat of the army-backed government, came und...
Nigerian military says 60 jihadists killed in raids
May 30, 2025 (AFP)
Early on Friday, troops carried out two separate attacks on Boko Haram and rival Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) camps, killing dozens of militants, ...
Nigeria detains troops, police for alleged sale of weapons to armed groups
May 30, 2025 (AFP)
The country is battling a more than 15-year jihadist insurgency in the northeast, as well as a farmer-herder conflict in the north-central region, violent seces...
Jihadists ambush Mozambique army outpost, killing soldiers: military sources
May 28, 2025 (AFP)
The region has been hit by a number of strikes this month as energy giant TotalEnergies readies to resume its liquefied natural gas project in the insurgency ho...
Women in Sudan's Darfur at 'near-constant risk' of sexual violence: MSF
May 28, 2025 (AFP)
Since war began in April 2023 between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the reported attacks in Darfur have been "heinous and crue...
Along Ghana's vanishing coast, climate change swallows history, homes
May 27, 2025 (AFP)
Now, only a shell remains -- a crumbling monument teetering at the edge of the sea. For centuries, Ghana's coastline has borne the brunt of history. Today, it i...
IS-claimed attack in Niger kills soldiers; Jihadists ambush Mozambique army outpost
May 27, 2025 (AFP)
The border area between Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso has long been a hideout for jihadists linked to the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda, who have waged a bloo...
Germany brands allegations against ambassador in Uganda 'absurd'
May 26, 2025 (AFP)
In a social media post on Sunday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's son, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is head of the army, said there were "some issues" with the ...
On patrol for jihadists with Mauritania's camel cavalry
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
They are the Meharists, heirs to the camel-riding army units founded back in the time when imperialist France ruled the west African nation, whom AFP accompanie...
S.Africa moves to ease black empowerment law under Starlink pressure
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
The directive came days after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met his US counterpart Donald Trump for tense talks on deteriorating ties between the two ...
Sudan denies using chemical weapons after US imposes sanctions
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
The reaction by the government spokesman comes after the United States said on Thursday it had determined that Sudan's military used chemical weapons in the cou...
US says Sudan used chemical weapons, imposes sanctions
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
"The United States calls on the Government of Sudan to cease all chemical weapons use and uphold its obligations" under the Chemical Weapons Convention, an inte...
Somalia climate shocks and aid cuts create perfect storm
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The Horn of Africa nation is among the most vulnerable to climate change, according to the United Nations, and in the last five years has experienced both the w...
Six dead in ICoast landslide after heavy rain
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Heavy rainfall is typical in Ivory Coast from May through to late July and landslides and flooding are common with dozens of fatalities annually. "We learned mi...
Mali army accused of killing 20 civilians: rights group
May 17, 2025 (AFP)
The Malian armed forces arrested 22 people in Diafarabe during the weekly market last Monday before taking them across the Niger river to the village of Mamba, ...
Sudan accuses UAE of deporting consular staff
May 17, 2025 (AFP)
Tensions between the two sides have soared since early May when drone strikes hit several positions across Port Sudan, the seat of the army-led government, for ...
Uganda army chief threatens voters who don't choose his father
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The east African country is due to hold a general election in January, and there has been a mounting crackdown on the opposition in recent months. General Muhoo...
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