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DJ set to be first black African in space killed in bike crash

Jul 07, 2019 (AFP)

Mandla Maseko, a part-time DJ and candidate officer with the South African Air Force, was nicknamed "Afronaut" after landing a coveted seat to fly 103-kilometre...

13 Nigeria civilians killed in air raid targeting jihadists: sources

Jul 07, 2019 (AFP)

Multiple inhabitants of Gajiganna village, 50 kilometres (30 miles) from state capital Maiduguri, told AFP a military jet on Tuesday targeted jihadists from the...

Environmental destruction linked to African population raises questions about family sizes

Jul 01, 2019 (SPX)

Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Helsinki have examined the environmental impacts of population density, variation in the distribution...

In Senegal, old clothes get a new life for profit

Jul 01, 2019 (AFP)

Piles of designer stone-washed jeans and jackets and shirts vie with skirts and T-shirts -- all of them pre-worn. Second-hand clothing, "feugue-diaye" in the Wo...

DRC targets militia in 'large-scale' army operation

Jun 30, 2019 (AFP)

"I've ordered our armed forces to carry out large-scale operations in the territories of Djugu and Mahagi" in the volatile Ituri province, President Felix Tshis...

Ethiopia on edge in ethnic heartland of accused coup leader

Jun 28, 2019 (AFP)

Down on the ground floor, his fighters detained rattled employees, confiscating their cell phones and refusing to tell them what was happening, eyewitnesses tol...

Suspected mastermind of Ethiopia attacks shot dead

Jun 24, 2019 (AFP)

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office had named Amhara security chief Asaminew Tsige as the chief suspect in an "attempted coup" in the region that left its presid...

Cameroon to prosecute 7 soldiers over 'atrocity' video

Jun 24, 2019 (AFP)

"Seven soldiers arrested on suspicion of extrajudicial executions in the Far North region will be brought before a military court in Yaounde... where they will ...

Jihadist-hit Burkina adopts tough law on covering military ops

Jun 21, 2019 (AFP)

The amendment bans the "publication of images of attacks against defence and security forces and the victims of terrorist crimes", as well as "attacks on the mo...

Rival groups and strategies overshadow jihadist conflict in Nigeria

Jun 20, 2019 (AFP)

How these insurgencies evolve will greatly shape the course of the country's decade-old crisis, say security experts. The twin threats facing security forces ca...

Fearful of elephant attacks, some in Botswana cheer hunting's return

Jun 20, 2019 (AFP)

Ishmael Simasiku, 71, indignantly recounts how he was guarding his field as he does every night when an elephant broke through the perimeter fence and helped it...

Sudan army ruler seeks to resume talks with protest leaders

Jun 19, 2019 (AFP)

Dozens of protesters were killed and hundreds wounded on June 3 when a weeks-long protest camp was violently dispersed by gunmen in military fatigues, who storm...

In his remit: African fintech entrepreneur helps migrants move money

Jun 19, 2019 (AFP)

Today, Ahmed leads WorldRemit, one of a handful of fintech firms that is upending the remittances business that has long been dominated by three US firms -- Wes...

Senegal shines in showcase for female tech innovation

Jun 19, 2019 (AFP)

The Senegalese capital Dakar this month hosted the first African edition of "Digital Women's Day", which for the previous seven years had taken place in Paris. ...

Those who oppose military are 'enemies of Algeria': army head

Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)

Those with "grudges and animosity towards the army and its command... are undoubtedly enemies of Algeria", said Gaid Salah, the country's strongman since longti...

Gunmen kill soldier, three others in central Nigeria: police

Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)

State Commissioner of Police, Isaac Akinmoyete, said the attack took place in the early hours of Tuesday in the village of Tumburok, about 30 kilometers (20 mil...

DR Congo's army moves in to dislodge illegal miners

Jun 18, 2019 (AFP)

One of the largest cobalt and copper producers in the DRC, Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) has frequently protested at incursions into its holdings by subsistence ...

Two gendarmes, soldier killed in Mali violence: armed forces

Jun 17, 2019 (AFP)

Since French troops helped force out jihadists in 2013, parts of northern Mali remain out of control of security forces and violence has spread to other areas o...

China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan

Jun 14, 2019 (AFP)

Britain, France, Germany and the African countries on the Security Council told the group that the decision on closing the joint UN-African Union mission should...

African space industry now generating over 7B USD annually

Jun 12, 2019 (SPX)

Regional and national space programs and policies in Africa are becoming quite extensive.Already, 19 African countries have national space programmes and there ...