Europe builds up Mali force as France draws down troops
Ménaka – France’s military camps in Mali are going quiet as Paris winds down its security presence in the... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Armed groups deploy around key sites in Libyan capital
Tripoli – Armed groups deployed in the streets of Libya’s capital Tripoli overnight into Thursday, in an apparent show of... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia arrests Associated Press freelance journalist
Nairobi – Police in war-hit Ethiopia have arrested a freelance video journalist working for The Associated Press, the US news... Read more
16 Dec, 2021
Armed groups clash in south Libya
Tripoli – Gunmen linked to eastern Libya-based military chief Khalifa Haftar exchanged artillery and small arms fire overnight with forces... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
Libyans fear election could spark return of violence
Tripoli – With only days to go until scheduled elections meant to cap Libya’s long political transition and unify... Read more
14 Dec, 2021
Tigray rebels retake Lalibela in Ethiopia, residents say
Nairobi – Tigray rebels on Sunday recaptured the north Ethiopian town of Lalibela, home to a Unesco world heritage... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Burkina Faso president picks ex-nuclear monitor as PM
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Friday picked Lassina Zerbo, the former head of a top... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
South Sudan violence could amounts to ‘war crimes’, says Amnesty International
Juba – Fighting between armed groups aligned with government and opposition forces in South Sudan this year subjected civilians to... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
Ethiopia’s Abiy announces return to Addis Ababa from war front
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Wednesday that he was returning to Addis Ababa from... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
US vows to boost military presence if Russia attacks Ukraine
Washington – The United States will impose “severe economic harm” on Russia and boost its military presence in Eastern... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
