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Sudan army confirms it attacked near S. Sudan border
Nov 21, 2012 (AFP)
Sudan's army on Wednesday confirmed it attacked an area near the South Sudanese border where Darfur rebels had set up a compound, but South Sudan accused Kharto...
Nigeria to send 600 troops to Mali: defence minister
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
Nigeria, west Africa regional powerhouse, said Tuesday that it would send about 600 troops to Mali as part of a west African military force to wrest control of ...
Ivory Coast admits possible army 'slip-ups'
Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)
Ivory Coast on Monday admitted to possible military "slip-ups" following a wave of attacks by armed groups and promised to launch a probe, after a Human Rights ...
Nigerian military offensive kills 'murderer of ex-general'
Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)
Nigeria's military on Thursday claimed to have killed a Boko Haram commander behind the recent high-profile assassination of a retired general in a "major offen...
Dialogue 'preferred option' for Mali crisis: UN envoy
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
Dialogue is the "preferred option" to resolve the crisis in Mali, a UN envoy said Tuesday, even though West African nations have agreed to send troops to wrest ...
Kenya to deploy army after massacre of police
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki on Tuesday ordered the army to be deployed to a restive northern area where gunmen massacred 42 police officers in a weekend ambush...
Protected areas in East Africa may not be conserving iconic plants
Nov 12, 2012 (SPX)
A new study led by researchers from the University of York suggests protected areas in East Africa are not conserving plants such as the iconic Acacia tree. Aca...
Mauritania warns of fallout from Mali crisis
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Mauritania warned Monday that the fallout from a military strike against the Islamist extremists controlling northern Mali could be devastating and affect the t...
Algeria urges talks on Mali after military accord
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Algeria Monday renewed its call for a political solution to the Mali crisis after West African leaders agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of the oc...
West Africa agrees on 3,300-strong force for Mali
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali from Islamist extremists as fears grow ov...
Belgium halts military partnership with Rwanda
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
Belgium has suspended military cooperation with Rwanda after UN experts accused Kigali of backing rebels active in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium...
W.African leaders meet on military plan for north Mali
Nov 11, 2012 (AFP)
West African leaders meet at an emergency summit Sunday to firm up military plans to win back Islamist-held northern Mali, as fears grow over the risks the extr...
China gives $12 million towards AU peace, security efforts
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
China and the African Union Council have signed an agreement aimed at boosting the AU's peace and security efforts on the continent. "Under the agreements, the ...
Sudan rebels 'shoot down' air force bomber
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
Rebels in Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan state claimed on Thursday to have shot down an air force Antonov bomber, which they said crashed in flames along the u...
W.African leaders prepare for Mali military intervention
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
Preparations are accelerating for an intervention in Islamist-occupied northern Mali as West African leaders prepare to adopt a military blueprint this weekend ...
N. American Internet traffic doubles: report
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
The amount of data sent online in North America has more than doubled over the past year, with Netflix shows accounting for a big chunk of Internet traffic, a r...
West Africa army chiefs adopt Mali intervention strategy
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
West African army chiefs have adopted a military plan to expel Islamist rebels controlling northern Mali, as one extremist group pushes for a negotiated solutio...
Mali Islamist rebels urge dialogue, halt to hostilities
Nov 06, 2012 (AFP)
Ansar Dine, an Islamist group occupying northern Mali, called Tuesday for other fighters to join them in political dialogue, as military chiefs plot strategies ...
Uganda threat to quit Somalia poses danger
Nov 06, 2012 (UPI)
Uganda's threat to pull its troops out of Somalia in retaliation for allegations it backs rebel forces in war-ravaged Congo could dangerously weaken Somalia's f...
Outside View: Mounting tension in Mali
Nov 06, 2012 (UPI)
The beating drums of war seem to be growing louder in Mali especially after the realization that al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and its allies in the Sahel reg...
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