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Gunmen kill Nigeria's ex-defence chief: official
Dec 19, 2018 (AFP)
"It is with a heavy heart that I regretfully announce the unfortunate demise of former Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Sabundu Badeh", air force ...
Nigerian soldier killed in latest Boko Haram attack
Dec 18, 2018 (AFP)
Jihadists in four trucks fitted with anti-aircraft guns stormed the base in Mairari village close to the garrison town of Monguno on Monday briefly seizing it, ...
In southern Madagascar, voters struggle for food before ballot
Dec 18, 2018 (AFP)
In the village of Ifotaka, at the southern tip of Madagascar, the noise and excitement of the country's election campaign seems far away as locals confront more...
Air strikes kill 62 Shabaab militants in Somalia: US military
Dec 17, 2018 (AFP)
Four strikes on Saturday killed 34 militants and another two on Sunday killed 28, the US Africa Command said in a statement. The air attacks, in a coastal regio...
Ethiopia jails soldiers who protested for better pay
Dec 15, 2018 (AFP)
The Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) reported that the soldiers would be jailed from five to 14 years each. In October, hundreds of elite soldiers staged...
Bolton outlines shift in Africa strategy for military, civilian aid
Dec 14, 2018 (UPI)
"ISIS, al-Qaida, and their affiliates all operate and recruit on the African continent, plotting attacks against American citizens and targets. Any sound U.S. s...
US lashes out at 'predatory' China, Russia in Africa
Dec 13, 2018 (AFP)
In a speech billed as unveiling a new US strategy on Africa, national security advisor John Bolton echoed Trump's "America First" philosophy, showing a distrust...
Russian influence on show in C. African beauty contest
Dec 12, 2018 (AFP)
In a country mired in conflict and poverty, the flash of cameras capturing the moment a young woman was crowned the nation's glamour queen was a moment to savou...
France ships 1,400 assault rifles to C.Africa army
Dec 11, 2018 (AFP)
French Defence Minister Florence Parly oversaw the handover at a ceremony at M'Polo military base in the capital Bangui. The military aid was announced in Paris...
Mukwege saviour to dozens of 'little sisters' raped in DRC village
Dec 09, 2018 (AFP)
"The militants entered the family home during the night," said her mother Adeline, recalling the day that her family was touched by the terror that gripped thei...
E.Guinea army chief-of-staff fired: presidency
Dec 07, 2018 (AFP)
President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who has ruled the oil-rich country with an iron fist for 39 years, fired Colonel Ruslan Hermes Nguema Oyana for "irregularities...
Boko Haram raids kill soldier in NE Nigeria as attacks intensify
Dec 05, 2018 (AFP)
Riding in trucks fitted with anti-aircraft guns, fighters from the self-styled Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram launched a raid ...
Nigeria confirms eight soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack
Dec 04, 2018 (AFP)
Gunmen from the self-styled Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) faction of Boko Haram attacked the base in Buni Gari village, in Yobe state, on Saturday....
Head of US Army in Africa not worried by potential cuts
Dec 04, 2018 (AFP)
The Pentagon last month announced it would trim about 10 percent of the 7,200 US troops in Africa as part of a broader shift in focus towards "Great Power" comp...
11 S.African peacekeepers convicted of abusing boy in DRC
Dec 04, 2018 (AFP)
The men, who were convicted of common law assault by a military court, dragged the 17-year-old into their base in southern Kasai province after he was caught al...
Boko Haram raid kills two soldiers in NE Nigeria
Dec 02, 2018 (AFP)
Gunmen from Boko Haram faction the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacked a remote base in Buni Gari village, in Yobe state, 60 kilometres (37 mile...
Zimbabwe starts building new parliament, paid by China
Nov 30, 2018 (AFP)
The imposing circular complex will be built over 32 months by the Shanghai Construction group at Mount Hampden, 18 kilometres (11 miles) north-west of Harare, t...
Boko Haram kills three soldiers, overrun Nigerian army base
Nov 29, 2018 (AFP)
Fighters from Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) driving in several trucks attacked the base in Cross-Kauwa village on Tuesday and engaged troops in an ...
French judges reject bid to reopen Rwanda genocide case
Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)
A source close to the case said Wednesday that three war crimes judges had on November 22 dismissed the bid to reopen an investigation that symbolises deep woun...
Regional SADC force ends Lesotho mission
Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)
The Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, deployed a force after Khoantle Motsomotso was shot dead in barracks by officers from a perc...
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