Guinea-Bissau president sacks navy chief, army general
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president has sacked the commander of navy and the army’s vice chief of staff, according to a... Read more
27 Feb, 2022
US-led anti-jihadist military drills begin in Ivory Coast
Abidjan – US-led anti-jihadist military drills began in Ivory Coast on Sunday, maintaining the West’s counter-terror commitment in West Africa... Read more
21 Feb, 2022
Nigeria ‘investigating’ deadly air strike in Niger
Abuja – Nigeria’s military said on Monday that it was probing reports from neighbouring Niger that it accidentally killed children... Read more
21 Feb, 2022
Algerian troops kill seven ‘terrorists’ in ongoing operation
Algiers – Algerian troops killed seven suspected militants Saturday in an ongoing operation in the northeastern province of Skikda, the... Read more
20 Feb, 2022
Mali army says 8 soldiers killed, nearly 60 ‘terrorists neutralised’
Bamako – An air raid on a rebel base “neutralised” 57 “terrorists” in northern Mali where eight soldiers were also... Read more
20 Feb, 2022
Mali asks France to pull out troops ‘without delay’
Bamako – Mali’s army-led government asked France on Friday to withdraw its troops from the Sahel state “without delay”, calling... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
DRC leader warns army officers to remain ‘apolitical’
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo president Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday lashed out at “cases of indiscipline” at all levels... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Mali orders graft probe into social housing scandal
Bamako – Mali’s strongman leader Colonel Assimi Goita has ordered a probe into social housing that was allegedly awarded to... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Rebels promise to free seven Senegalese soldiers
Dakar – Separatist rebels in Casamance, a region of southern Senegal afflicted by a longstanding separatist conflict, are to free... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
