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53 members of Burkina security forces killed in suspected jihadist attack: army
Sep 05, 2023 (AFP)
Seventeen soldiers and 36 civilian volunteers for the army died on Monday while repelling an "attack," the army general staff said in a statement. The unit had ...
DR Congo arrests officers after deadly crackdown on anti-UN rally
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Congolese soldiers last Wednesday stopped a religious sect from holding a demonstration against United Nations peacekeepers in the city of Goma. An internal arm...
Niger's post-coup PM hopes for 'agreement' with W.Africa bloc
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
He also said that "contacts" were underway over a "very swift" pullout of French forces from Niger after ties with France spiralled downwards following the mili...
Africa seeking to tap investment on climate action
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi comes ahead of a flurry of diplomatic meetings leading to the November COP28 climate summit in the oil-rich Unite...
At least 25 civilians killed in 48 hours in Sudan: activists, medic
Sep 03, 2023 (AFP)
Residents of the war-torn capital reported the city was again pummelled by artillery and rocket fire Sunday, in the fifth month of war between the army and para...
Five killed in 'terrorist' attack in in Burkina Faso
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
"Following an attack on Friday against a VDP position (Volunteers for the Defence of the Homeland, civilian auxiliaries to the army) in the vicinity of Silmioug...
Two Chinese among 4 killed in attack on DRC gold convoy
Sep 02, 2023 (AFP)
Friday's ambush targeted a four-vehicle convoy belonging to TSM Mining which was carrying gold from a site near the Kimbi river in the Fizi region of South Kivu...
African children 'least able to cope' with climate risks: UN
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
Africa -- a continent of 1.2 billion people -- is home to some of the countries least responsible for carbon emissions but is hit disproportionately hard by dro...
African climate summit seeks to showcase green power potential
Sep 01, 2023 (AFP)
With the world far adrift of its goal of slashing carbon emissions and communities battered by extreme weather events, the November climate summit in oil-rich U...
Statement read by Gabon officer announcing 'end of regime'
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
Here is a translation from French of the statement, which was read out by one of the officers on Gabon 24 television channel: "Our beautiful country, Gabon, has...
Army officers say toppled Gabon govt; China calls for Bongo safety to be guaranteed
Aug 30, 2023 (AFP)
The status of Ali Bongo, whose family has ruled the oil-rich African country for over 55 years, was not immediately clear but the area around his residence appe...
Mali ex-rebels accuse army of more air strikes
Aug 29, 2023 (AFP)
A spokesman for the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) told an AFP reporter that the armed forces carried out air strikes on the group at Anefis, in the Kid...
Sudan army chief makes defiant speech, demanding end of 'rebellion'
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces led by Burhan's deputy turned rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo had besieged the army chief inside military headquarters in Khart...
African media urges Niger to respect press freedom; French ambassador 48 hours to leave
Aug 25, 2023 (AFP)
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) organised the appeal of some 80 people, including media owners in francophone Africa. "We ask the junta to respect the right to ...
Taiwan president to visit sole African ally Eswatini
Aug 25, 2023 (AFP)
Tsai will head to Eswatini on September 5, and attend celebrations marking the African nation's independence day and King Mswati III's birthday during the visit...
Over four million displaced in Ethiopia: IOM
Aug 24, 2023 (AFP)
The International Organization for Migration's National Displacement Report, which covered the period from November 2022 to June 2023, said a total of 4.38 mill...
Sudan army chief makes first foray outside HQ in months of war
Aug 24, 2023 (AFP)
Some of the footage filmed before dawn and posted on the army's Facebook page showed Burhan speaking to soldiers, with the caption indicating that he was at the...
African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in new attack
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
National guards carrying out an anti-jihadist operation in the southwestern region of Tillaberi were ambushed on Sunday night, Tele Sahel said, adding that the ...
Five Burkina Faso police officers, 40 'terrorists' die in clashes
Aug 20, 2023 (AFP)
The attack occurred on Saturday afternoon when members of a police mobile intervention force were targeted near Diougo-Yourga, in Koulpelogo province near the T...
China says Xi to pay state visit to S. Africa, attend BRICS summit next week
Aug 18, 2023 (AFP)
Africa has emerged as a renewed diplomatic battleground, with the West, Russia and China vying for influence amid heightened competition for minerals and intern...
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