Countries Uganda, DRC claim 35 rebels held in fighting Beni – The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Ugandan allies said on Sunday they had destroyed rebel “strongholds”... Read more 19 Dec, 2021
Countries Morocco arrests 25 ‘terrorism’ suspects, security source says Rabat – Moroccan security forces arrested 25 people this month on suspicion of supporting the Islamic State group and planning... Read more 19 Dec, 2021
Countries Jacob Zuma ruling: Police, army ‘on alert’ for possible unrest, says Bheki Cele Cape Town – South African Police Minister Bheki Cele has reportedly said that police and law enforcement agencies are... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Central African Republic ‘No food at home’: Central African Republic mothers desperate in restive NW Paoua – A two-year-old boy bawls as his mother gently lays him on scales at a health centre in northwestern... Read more 18 Dec, 2021
Countries Death toll in Sudan’s Darfur tribal clashes reaches 199, medics say Khartoum – At least 199 people have been killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur in tribal clashes over the past two... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries Part of Sudan 2020 peace deal suspended after eastern protests Khartoum – Sudan’s ruling Sovereign Council on Thursday suspended a section of a 2020 peace deal with rebel groups dealing... Read more 17 Dec, 2021
Countries French soldiers lower flag after years in Mali’s Timbuktu Timbuktu – French troops were preparing to leave the Malian city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, in a symbolic departure... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries Gunmen kill eight at Nigeria village market, residents say Jos – Suspected criminal gang members in central Nigeria’s Plateau state attacked a village during market day killing at least... Read more 14 Dec, 2021
Countries French forces pack up in Mali for Sahel pullout Gao – After nine years deployed in Mali, France is organising a drawdown, with troops preparing to leave the... Read more 13 Dec, 2021
Countries Uganda army’s stay in DRC ‘strictly’ limited, president vows Kinshasa – Ugandan troops will spend no more time in the Democratic Republic of Congo helping to fight rebels than... Read more 13 Dec, 2021