Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
Antananarivo – An elite Madagascar military unit said Tuesday it had taken power in the Indian Ocean nation after... Read more
15 Oct
Mozambique insurgents kill four in town near military base
Maputo – Insurgents linked to the Islamic State group in northern Mozambique killed four civilians in an attack on... Read more
30 Sep
Mali files ICJ complaint accusing Algeria of downing drone
Bamako – Mali said Thursday it had filed an application to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Algeria,... Read more
5 Sep
UN ‘gravely alarmed’ by military mobilisation in Libya’s capital
Tripoli – The UN Support Mission in Libya said Tuesday that it was “gravely alarmed” over new military mobilisations... Read more
3 Sep
China ‘unstoppable’, says Xi with Kim, Putin at his side
Beijing – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin flanked Xi Jinping at a massive parade... Read more
3 Sep
Putin tells Xi China-Russia ties are at ‘unprecedented level’
Beijing – Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart on Tuesday that their countries’ ties were at an... Read more
2 Sep
North Korea’s Kim to attend military parade in China next week
Beijing – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will attend a huge military parade in China next week to... Read more
28 Aug
Nigeria military rescues 76 held captive in ‘bandit’ camp
Lagos – Nigeria’s military rescued 76 people kidnapped by criminal gangs known as “bandits” in northwestern Katsina state, though... Read more
25 Aug
Sudan says army destroys Emirati aircraft, killing 40 mercenaries
Port Sudan – Sudan’s air force has destroyed an Emirati aircraft carrying Colombian mercenaries as it landed at a... Read more
7 Aug
SA, Lesotho police chiefs in crisis talks over alleged military land-grab plot
Cape Town – South Africa sent a high-level delegation of senior police and government officials to Lesotho on Monday... Read more
5 Aug
