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DR Congo rebel crackdown should not endanger hostages: charity

Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)

Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday urged the forces conducting raids against rebels in northeastern DR Congo to ensure the safety of hostages believed to be hel...

Top Nigerian Islamic body accuses military over Muslim deaths

Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)

A leading Nigerian Islamic group has accused the country's military of summarily executing Muslims in the name of counter-terrorism, prompting a swift and stron...

French forces move east in new phase of C. Africa operation

Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)

French forces deployed in the strife-torn Central African Republic began moving into the east of the country this week, the head of the operation General Franci...

Nigerian military hits back at Boko Haram abuse claims

Mar 31, 2014 (AFP)

Nigeria's military on Monday denied claims from Amnesty International that its troops may have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in the fight aga...

Cameroon arrests three for trafficking arms to Boko Haram

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Cameroon said on Thursday it had arrested three suspected arms dealers believed to be linked to Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram. The men were caugh...

Underfunded S.Africa military in 'critical decline': review

Mar 26, 2014 (AFP)

South Africa's military is in a "critical state of decline" due to chronic underfunding, threatening the country's defence capacity and its ability to take part...

France calls for more European troops for C.Africa mission

Mar 21, 2014 (AFP)

French President Francois Hollande appealed on Friday for European countries to quickly provide enough troops for the delayed peacekeeping mission to the Centra...

Tanzania jails Chinese ivory smuggler for 20 years

Mar 19, 2014 (AFP)

A court in Tanzania jailed on Wednesday a Chinese ivory smuggler for 20 years amid a crackdown to stem a surge in poaching. Yu Bo, 45, pleaded guilty to unlawfu...

Talks still an option, Nigeria's military tells Boko Haram

Mar 19, 2014 (AFP)

Nigeria's military on Wednesday told Boko Haram militants that talks remained an option, as top brass visited troops in the group's traditional stronghold. "To ...

France bemoans troop shortage for EU force in C.Africa

Mar 19, 2014 (AFP)

The French commander of a European Union peacekeeping force which had been due to deploy in the Central African Republic this week said Wednesday he did not hav...

Chinese nationals held in Nigeria for illegal fishing

Mar 18, 2014 (AFP)

The Nigerian navy said on Tuesday that it had arrested 22 Chinese nationals for fishing in its territorial waters without permits and travel passports. Four for...

Peacekeepers seize large weapons cache in C. Africa

Mar 17, 2014 (AFP)

African peacekeepers on Monday announced the seizure of a large weapons cache near Bangui airport in the capital of the strife-torn Central African Republic. "T...

French kill jihadist commander in Mali

Mar 14, 2014 (AFP)

A notorious Islamist militia leader known as "Red Beard" has been killed in French missile strikes in north-eastern Mali, a senior Malian army officer told AFP....

What sculpted Africa's margin?

Mar 10, 2014 (SPX)

Break-up of the supercontinent Gondwana about 130 Million years ago could have lead to a completely different shape of the African and South American continent ...

South Sudan intercepts 'mislabelled' UN weapons shipment

Mar 07, 2014 (AFP)

South Sudan's army has intercepted weapons from a UN peacekeeping mission, a military spokesman said Friday, raising tensions between the government and interna...

Up to 12 'terrorists' in Mali killed by French forces

Mar 06, 2014 (AFP)

As many as 12 fighters from the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) group have been killed in a counter-terrorism operation by French forces in Mali who used...

UN extends easing of Somalia weapons embargo

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

The UN Security Council Wednesday extended an easing of a weapons ban in Somalia, but tightened some restrictions to ensure the arms don't end up in the hands o...

Fighting breaks out in South Sudan army barracks

Mar 05, 2014 (AFP)

Five soldiers died when heavy fighting broke out in the main military barracks in war-torn South Sudan's capital Juba on Wednesday, underscoring serious tension...

Nigerian military claim killing 13 Islamists in camp raid

Feb 28, 2014 (AFP)

Nigerian troops killed 13 suspected Islamists and arrested 15 others following a raid on their camp after they massacred at least 37 people, a defence spokesman...

Little hope for C.Africa Muslims ahead of French president visit

Feb 27, 2014 (AFP)

Reeling from savage attacks, Central African Republic's Muslim minority have little faith that Friday's visit by President Francois Hollande will change their f...