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Investment tops agenda as Nigerian president visits China

Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday on a visit focused on boosting trade between Asia's powerhou...

Three Mozambique soldiers arrested for highway robbery

Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)

Mozambique security forces detained three soldiers for ambushing and robbing foreign travellers on a main highway, the defence ministry said Monday. "The three ...

Mozambique army attacks former rebel camp

Jul 07, 2013 (AFP)

Mozambique's armed forces have attacked a camp of former rebels in the centre of the country where "bandits" terrorised civilians on the road last month, state ...

Beijing finances new Guinea-Bissau presidential palace

Jul 06, 2013 (AFP)

Guinea-Bissau opened a new presidential palace Saturday, paid for by China to the tune of $8 million. The former palace, which dated to the Portuguese colonial ...

Grenade strike kills aid worker in Sudan's Darfur: UN

Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)

A grenade strike in Sudan's Darfur has killed one aid worker and critically wounded two others as violence worsens in the region , the United Nations said. Offi...

UN intervention force raises hopes in DR Congo

Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)

A heavily armed brigade of UN troops with more power to fight renegade forces than ever before has received a cautious welcome in eastern Democratic Republic of...

Blue Helmets hurt in Darfur ambush: top peacekeeper

Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)

Attackers shot up an ambulance and wounded three Blue Helmets during an ambush in Sudan's Darfur region, the UN's peacekeeping chief said on Thursday. Herve Lad...

Military claims 100 attackers killed in central Nigeria

Jul 03, 2013 (AFP)

A military commander claimed on Wednesday that soldiers had since last week killed more than 100 attackers responsible for a deadly raid in ethnically divided c...

UN peacekeepers take over ahead of Mali polls

Jul 01, 2013 (AFP)

United Nations peacekeepers prepared Monday to take over from African troops in Mali with a mission to ensure stability in the conflict-scarred nation just four...

Nigerian troops deadly rampage in April incident: report

Jun 30, 2013 (AFP)

Nigerian soldiers fired wildly "at anybody in sight" during a deadly April incident in the northeast of the country, a police report cited Sunday by the country...

Obama: no Cold War for Africa

Jun 28, 2013 (AFP)

US President Barack Obama on Friday played down talk of great power rivalry in Africa, welcoming investment by the likes of China and rejecting the idea of Cold...

Mali coup leader says sorry: military source

Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)

Former junta chief Amadou Sanogo asked for the forgiveness of the Malian people on Wednesday for a coup which destabilised the west African nation, an army spok...

New Sudan armed forces chief after rebel attacks

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

A new general took command of the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) on Tuesday after what analysts called humiliating attacks by anti-government rebels. In a ceremony at...

Uganda president's son denies plan to succeed father

Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)

The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he has no current plan to succeed his father, refuting weeks of opposition accusations he was preparing to...

Africa juggles East and West, as Obama comes to visit

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

World leaders visit Africa relatively little, but Tanzania is preparing to host US President Barack Obama just three months since a state visit by Chinese leade...

In Ghana's gold country, Chinese miners flee crackdown

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

When he saw the trucks full of police and soldiers rumbling across the muddy field where he mines gold, Emmanuel Quainn ran. But they weren't coming for him. Th...

Botswana Bushmen call for recognition of their land

Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)

Hundreds of Botswana Bushmen who have won a temporary reprive against eviction from their land are now calling on the government to recognise their settlement, ...

DEA boosts fight against West African narco-terrorists

Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)

U.S. authorities are stepping up counter-narcotics operations in West Africa, a key route for Latin American cocaine bound for Europe and allegedly a major sour...

Mozambique government blames opposition for deadly raid

Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)

Mozambique's government on Tuesday blamed opposition party Renamo for a deadly attack a day earlier on a military arms depot but said it would maintain dialogue...

Six soldiers killed in attack on Mozambique armoury: reports

Jun 17, 2013 (AFP)

Armed men on Monday killed six soldiers in a pre-dawn attack on a military weapons depot in central Mozambique, independent television reported. Socio Televisio...