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  Dakar (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye said that 2025 would see an end to all foreign military presence in the west African country, in a speech on Tuesday to mark the new year. Faye's statement came a month after he announced that former colonial master France would have to close its military bases in Senegal. "I have instructed the minister for the armed forces to propose a new doctrine for cooperation in defence and security, involving, among other consequences, the end of all foreign mil ... read more |
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Pentagon repatriates Guantanamo Bay detainee to TunisiaWashington DC (UPI) Dec 31, 2024 Guantanamo Bay detainee Ridah bin Salah al-Yazidi was repatriated to Tunisia, leaving 26 remaining at the Cuba-based U.S. military facility, the Pentagon said on Monday. ... more 
Ivory Coast president says French forces to withdraw in JanuaryAbidjan (AFP) Jan 1, 2025 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said in an end-of-year speech that French forces will withdraw from the West African nation in January, making it the latest country to weaken military ties with the former colonial power. ... more
US repatriates Guantanamo detainee to TunisiaWashington (AFP) Dec 31, 2024 The US Defense Department said Monday it had repatriated to Tunisia one of the remaining detainees from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. ... more 
Digital Earth Africa launches coastal monitoring tool for informed decision makingSydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 26, 2024 Africa's coastlines are undergoing significant transformations due to rising sea levels, climate-induced extreme weather, urbanization, and growing coastal populations. These changes pose major chal ... more |
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10 civilians killed in 'accidential' Nigerian army strikeKano, Nigeria (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 Airstrikes by Nigerian military forces targeting suspected jihadists in the northwest Sokoto state killed 10 civilians and injured six others, local officials said Thursday. ... more |
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France hands over first base in Chad amid withdrawalN'Djamena (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 France has handed over its first military base as part of the withdrawal of its military forces from Chad, the French and Chadian militaries said Thursday. ... more 
US says kills two Al-Shabaab fighters in airstrike; Gabon jails eight officers over tortureWashington (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 The US military said Thursday it had killed two members of the jihadist Al-Shabaab group in southern Somalia in an airstrike. ... more  
Hamas, Israel trade blame over Gaza truce delayGaza Strip, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 Hamas and Israel traded accusation on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest round of Gaza truce talks. ... more 
Netanyahu tells Israel parliament 'some progress' on Gaza hostage dealJerusalem (AFP) Dec 23, 2024 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war. ... more |
 
Tunisia women herb harvesters struggle with drought and heatAin Draham, Tunisia (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
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Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspotDizangue, Cameroon (AFP) Dec 24, 2024 Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk aquatic mammals. ... more  
Iraq PM says Mosul airport to open in JuneBaghdad (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Sunday ordered for the inauguration of the airport in second city Mosul to be held in June, marking 11 years since jihadists took over the city. ... more  
US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to EgyptWashington (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 The United States government on Friday authorized the sale of more than $5 billion in military equipment to Egypt, which has become an increasingly close partner in mediating the Gaza crisis despite serious human rights concerns. ... more
France withdraws first contingent of soldiers from Chad: N'DjamenaN'Djamena (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 France began withdrawing soldiers from Chad on Friday, the country's defence ministry said, after N'Djamena last month abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power. ... more |
DR Congo president makes changes at top of armed forcesKinshasa (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the army chief as part of a reshuffle within the armed forces who are battling a rebel advance in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... more 
UAE says will not arm Sudan paramilitary RSF: White HouseWashington (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it will not arm paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war, US lawmakers long critical of the Gulf power's role quoted the White House as saying on Thursday. ... more  
Macron stresses Djibouti base as France loses Africa footholdsDjibouti (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday stressed the importance of France's military base in Djibouti as his country loses strategic footholds in Africa. ... more  
Death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 76 in MozambiqueMaputo (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 Cyclone Chido, which ravaged the French archipelago of Mayotte, has claimed 76 lives in Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management said Saturday. ... more |
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Official says Liberia to begin war crimes trials in next five yearsMonrovia (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 The lawyer responsible for setting up Liberia's long-awaited war crimes court told AFP that the first trials will take place in the next five years, more than two decades after the brutal civil wars that left around 250,000 people dead. ... more  
Sierra Leone student tackles toxic air pollutionFreetown (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone's polluting public transport system. ... more
Macron sees new role for French military base in DjiboutiDjibouti (AFP) Dec 20, 2024 French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday its military base in Djibouti could assume a greater role, speaking after Paris was forced to pull troops out of several other African countries. ... more  
NASA honours Algerian parks with Martian namesakesAlgiers (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 NASA's mapping of Mars now bears the names of three iconic Algerian national parks, Algerian physicist Noureddine Melikechi, a member of the US space agency's largest Mars probe mission, has told AFP. ... more |
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Cyclone Chido death toll in Mozambique rises to 73Maputo (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 Cyclone Chido has killed at least 73 people in Mozambique, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management said Thursday, raising the death toll from the figure of 45 it announced the day before. ... more |
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Cyclone death toll in Mozambique rises to 45 Maputo (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 The death toll from Cyclone Chido in Mozambique has risen by 11 to 45, the National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management announced Wednesday. ... more 
Somalia struggles to rid itself of plastic despite banMogadishu (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Somalia took the ambitious step of banning single-use plastic bags this year, but in a country with many economic challenges, it has proved hard to implement. ... more 
Mali junta renames colonial French street namesBamako (AFP) Dec 18, 2024 Mali followed fellow junta-ruled Burkina Faso and Niger on Wednesday in renaming streets and squares in its capital to get rid of their French colonial names. ... more  
DR Congo sues Apple over alleged illegal mineral exploitationParis (AFP) Dec 17, 2024 DR Congo on Tuesday filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using "blood minerals" in its supply chain. ... more |
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