Sudan generals agree civilians will appoint top leaders
Khartoum – Sudan’s generals have agreed to leave the choice of future heads of state and prime ministers to... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Air strikes, floods displace Nigeria jihadists
Kano – Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Chad junta lifts opposition party siege, releases activists
N’Djamena – The military junta in Chad on Sunday lifted its siege on an opposition party boycotting a national... Read more
5 Sep, 2022
South Sudan’s ex-rebels set to join unified army
Juba – More than 50 000 fighters, including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan’s civil war, were... Read more
30 Aug, 2022
Controversial Ugandan guerrilla leader turned general dies
Kampala – A Ugandan general who justified the use of deadly fire against opposition protesters in the run-up to... Read more
26 Aug, 2022
Burkina junta says army to win back areas lost to rebels
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army will deploy a new strategy to push back jihadist insurgents and recapture lost territory,... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Jihadist-hit Mali receives six more warplanes from Russia
Bamako – Mali on Tuesday received five military jets and a combat helicopter from Russia, which has become a... Read more
10 Aug, 2022
Burundi secretly sent troops to DRC, rights group says
Nairobi – Burundi has secretly sent hundreds of troops and members of a youth militia into neighbouring Democratic Republic... Read more
27 Jul, 2022
Israeli army chief makes first Morocco visit
Rabat – Israel’s army chief arrived in Morocco on Monday for meetings with senior defence officials, military sources said,... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
French army interventions in Africa
Abidjan – France is in the final phase of a pullout from Mali, where it sent troops in 2013... Read more
16 Jul, 2022
