Countries At least 20 killed in second day of Somaliland clashes Mogadishu – Heavy fighting in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland continued into a second day on Tuesday, leaving at... Read more 8 Feb, 2023
Countries More than 10 killed in clashes in contested Somaliland town Mogadishu – More than 10 people were killed as heavy fighting erupted between government forces and armed militias in... Read more 7 Feb, 2023
Cameroon Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basin Niamey – Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin... Read more 1 Feb, 2023
Countries Guinea dictator Moussa Dadis Camara says he was ousted by ‘international plot’ Conakry – Guinean ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara told a Conakry court on Tuesday he was ousted by an “international... Read more 25 Jan, 2023
Burkina Faso Niger holds activist in air strike case Niamey – The head of a leading campaign group in Niger has been detained in a case involving an... Read more 25 Jan, 2023
Countries UN’s Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ without troop surge, says draft report United Nations – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN... Read more 21 Jan, 2023
Countries Mali gets more warplanes, helicopters from Russia Bamako – Mali’s military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia on Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the... Read more 20 Jan, 2023
Countries South Africa to stage joint naval drills with Russia, China Johannesburg – South Africa, which has resisted taking sides following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced Thursday it will stage 10-day... Read more 19 Jan, 2023
Countries Senegalese soldier killed in clash with Casamance rebels, says army Dakar – A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the... Read more 18 Jan, 2023
Countries Al-Shabaab storms Somali military base in deadly attack Nairobi – Al-Shabaab launched a deadly attack on a Somali military base on Tuesday, just a day after the... Read more 17 Jan, 2023