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Southern Africa leaders back Western Sahara at 'historic' talks

Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)

President Cyril Ramaphosa, leader of the continental powerhouse South Africa, described the gathering in the South African capital Pretoria as a "historic act o...

In Mali, jihadists losing grip but peace will take time: French military chief

Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)

Speaking to AFP and French radio station RFI, General Francois Lecointre said recent attacks by jihadists in Mali should be seen as the sign of a beleaguered en...

Indebted cutting-edge hospital in Comoros faces collapse

Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)

Just two years later, the hospital is deep in debt and shunned by potential patients who find it too costly. "A poisoned chalice", "a colossus with feet of clay...

SAfrica's Naspers to list internet assets in Europe

Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)

The subsidiary, called NewCo, will group all of Naspers' internet investments outside of its home market, including stakes in Chinese giant Tencent, mail.ru, OL...

Dozens dead in Islamist attack in Burkina Faso: HRW

Mar 22, 2019 (AFP)

"Atrocities by Islamist armed groups in Burkina Faso's northern Sahel region and by security forces during counterterrorism operations have left scores dead and...

UN hosts new round of Western Sahara talks

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

Foreign ministers from Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania along with the chief negotiator from the Polisario Front liberation movement joined United Nations envoy ...

21 soldiers dead as gunmen storm Mali army camp

Mar 17, 2019 (AFP)

Driving cars and motorbikes, the attackers stormed Dioura army camp in the Mopti region, in the latest assault on the military as the country grapples with the ...

Boost Africa investment to win climate fight: World Bank head

Mar 13, 2019 (AFP)

Kristalina Georgieva said it was vital that nations least responsible for global warming are assisted in adapting to the extreme weather and food insecurity the...

Sudan, Ethiopia to deploy joint forces to secure border

Mar 12, 2019 (AFP)

The setting up of a joint border protection force comes after a series of high level talks between officials from the neighbouring countries over several months...

At least six Mali troops killed by landmines: army

Mar 12, 2019 (AFP)

Two army escort vehicles hit improvised explosive devices (IEDs) "leaving two dead in Dialloube and four dead in the Hombori area," in the central Mopti region,...

Macron visits E.Africa in effort to counter China expansion

Mar 12, 2019 (AFP)

Looking to strengthen economic, military and cultural ties in East Africa, Macron announced a new defence deal with Ethiopia and is expected to seal a major tra...

UN environment talks open under shadow of Ethiopian plane crash

Mar 11, 2019 (AFP)

Delegates arrived at the sprawling compound to see the UN flag flying at half-mast and the usually colourful display of national flags removed. As they wondered...

Outcry in Nigeria over election 'militarisation' ahead of next ballot

Mar 07, 2019 (AFP)

With elections due on Saturday for governors in 29 states and local assemblies, campaigners say the military cast a dark shadow over last month's vote for the p...

Former foes Ethiopia and Eritrea seek to boost S.Sudan peace deal

Mar 04, 2019 (AFP)

South Sudan's influential Catholic Church last month warned that the deal agreed in September to quell the country's war was falling apart and all sides were ge...

C.Africa armed group says govt failing to honour peace commitments

Mar 03, 2019 (AFP)

The authorities had shown "bad faith, amateurism and incompetence", Noureddine Adam, head of the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republ...

US strike kills 26 Shabaab fighters in Somalia

Mar 01, 2019 (AFP)

The latest air strike, which occurred in the Hiran region of central Somalia on Thursday, came as violence in the capital Mogadishu flared. According to US Afri...

Denmark plans to back anti-jihadist force in Sahel

Feb 28, 2019 (AFP)

The government's plans, which must be approved by parliament, include sending two transport helicopters and 70 soldiers for a one-year period to the region star...

Zimbabwe court refuses to drop charges against 7 Chinese caught with rhino horns

Feb 28, 2019 (AFP)

They were arrested on December 23 with more than 20 kilograms (44 lbs) of rhino horn pieces worth nearly a million US dollars. A magistrate in the northern reso...

Mozambique president, Renamo leader resume peace talks

Feb 27, 2019 (AFP)

It was the first meeting in eight months between President Filipe Nyusi and Ossufo Momade, who was named the group's leader in January after the death of the pa...

Nigeria army arrests dozens for electoral offences

Feb 26, 2019 (AFP)

Colonel Aminu Iliyasu said the suspects "include an army major and four policemen, a serving commissioner and a local lawmaker in the state". All were arrested ...