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Three killed by French fire on 'suspect vehicle' in north Mali
Jun 12, 2019 (AFP)
The incident took place on Saturday west of Timbuktu, one of three northern Malian towns that were recaptured from jihadists by French and Malian forces in 2013...
Zimbabwe demands right to sell $300 mn of ivory to fund game reserves
Jun 11, 2019 (AFP)
Wildlife authorities in the cash-strapped nation estimate the country's decades-old hoard of ivory is worth around $300 million, which they say would help plug ...
W.African farm 'bootcamp' gets green entrepreneurs into shape
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
"Cut at the base," says Oluwafemi Kochoni, an organic farming teacher, who runs the agricultural workshop to prepare young people for a future sustainably worki...
Huawei turns to Africa to offset US blacklist
Jun 09, 2019 (AFP)
Huawei has taken a leading role in developing next-generation 5G mobile phone networks around the world. But it has been in turmoil since Washington charged its...
Boko Haram attacks military bases in Nigeria, steal arms: sources
Jun 03, 2019 (AFP)
Fighters believed to be from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), the IS-linked faction of Boko Haram, stormed four bases from Friday through Sunday ...
Nigerian army moves thousands away from Boko Haram
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
The area around has seen heavy fighting and ambush attacks against soldiers as they escorted civilians from villages into larger towns. "As of 27 May 2019, a to...
Crisis Group urges 'dialogue' between Mali government, jihadists
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
The idea of talking to jihadists may seem ludicrous to some, said the ICG, but insisted all avenues should be explored to protect civilians reeling from inter-c...
Algeria students protest against army chief
May 28, 2019 (AFP)
Protesters are keeping up the pressure on the ruling elite with demands for more sweeping changes in the North African state nearly two months after veteran pre...
Fierce divide as Botswana lifts hunting ban
May 23, 2019 (AFP)
Botswana fended off criticism of its decision to end the five-year ban, saying the move would not threaten the elephant population. A government statement said ...
African start-ups aim high, harsh realities temper hopes
May 16, 2019 (AFP)
Like other African entrepreneurs out in force at the Vivatech trade fair in Paris this week, Boupda acknowledged the challenges of entrenched poverty, corruptio...
Sudan army, protesters agree 3 year transition: general
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
"We agreed on a transitional period of three years," Lieutenant General Yasser al-Atta, a member of the military council that took power after the ouster of lon...
Benin mourns slain tour guide, 'one of the best'
May 14, 2019 (AFP)
Gbedji's widow sat on a mat, legs stretched out and a lost look on her face, with a crucifix around her neck. Her mother-in-law sat beside her, eyes red from we...
French special forces free 4 hostages in Burkina Faso
May 10, 2019 (AFP)
The operation was launched to free two French tourists who had disappeared while on holiday in the remote Pendjari National Park in neighbouring Benin on May 1....
Nigerian police free 27 hostages, including five Chinese
May 09, 2019 (AFP)
Kidnapping for ransom is common in Nigeria. For many years, kidnappings were concentrated on workers in the oil-rich south, but attacks are now common across la...
Six months too few to form S.Sudan unity government: president
May 08, 2019 (AFP)
Warring parties in a civil conflict that is now in its sixth year, agreed Friday to delay the formation of a power-sharing government from May 12 for six months...
Five Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: army
May 05, 2019 (AFP)
A column of fighters from the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in trucks and on motorcycles stormed into the base in the town of Magumer...
Boko Haram seizes military base in NE Nigeria: sources
May 04, 2019 (AFP)
A column of fighters from the IS-affiliated Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in trucks and on motorcycles stormed into the base in the town of Magumer...
Benin troops use force to clear protestors, casualties reported
May 02, 2019 (AFP)
"They made a brutal incursion," said the witness, a close relative of former president Thomas Boni Yayi, who had led calls for a boycott of the ballot and whose...
Idjwi, a haven of peace in DR Congo's conflict-ridden east
May 02, 2019 (AFP)
Now the Belgian former UN human rights official dreams of turning the Lake Kivu island of Idjwi into a magnet for ecotourists. He and his Congolese wife Esperan...
Two Chinese hostages freed in Nigeria: police
Apr 29, 2019 (AFP)
Masked gunmen seized the men on Thursday in the Ohaozara area of Ebonyi state in Nigeria's troubled southeast region. But after being chased by police, the kidn...
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