Africa

Mozambique rebel leader extends ceasefire

Jan 04, 2017 02:57

Mozambique's Renamo opposition party has extended a ceasefire by two months to allow talks with President Filipe Nyusi's government, raising the prospects for future peace in the African country.
France hints at plan for ‘long’ military stay in Chad

Dec 30, 2016 04:47

Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says French troopers stationed in Chad should “prepare for a long war” against regional militants, in a remark that reveals France’s plans for prolonged military presence in its former African colony.
ECOWAS will deploy troops to Gambia if Jammeh does not step down

Dec 23, 2016 15:20

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will deploy troops to the Gambia if longtime President Yahya Jammeh does not leave office at the end of his mandate in January.
US Africa command ends operation in Daesh bastion in Libya

Dec 21, 2016 02:00

The US military has formally announced the end of operations in the Libyan city of Sirte following the recent capturing of the coastal city from the clutches of the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group (ISIL).
UN, African Union urge Gambian rule to respect vote results

Dec 11, 2016 03:39

The United Nations and the African Union have urged the Gambian president to pave the way for a peaceful transfer of power to his successor a day after he rejected results from recent presidential elections in the country.
Bomb explosions kill at least 10 in northeast Nigeria

Dec 09, 2016 11:41

At least 10 people have been killed in two bomb blasts that ripped through a bustling market in Nigeria's northeastern town of Madagali, a survivor says.
UN names 41 peacekeepers in sex abuse in Central African Republic

Dec 06, 2016 09:41

The UN has named and referred for punishment 41 of its peacekeepers accused of a slew of “abhorrent” sexual abuse of refugees in the Central African Republic (CAR).
Clashes in central DR Congo leave 23 dead: Official

Dec 05, 2016 16:58

Tribal clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have claimed the lives of nearly two dozen people over the past three days, a government official says.
About 16 dead, thousands displaced in CAR clashes: UN

Nov 24, 2016 11:17

At least 16 people have lost their lives and thousands of civilians have been displaced in the Central African Republic (CAR) during recent clashes between rival armed groups in the country, the United Nations (UN) says.
Morocco quits Africa-Arab summit in Equatorial Guinea

Nov 23, 2016 11:03

Morocco has quit the fourth Africa-Arab World Summit in Equatorial Guinea in protest against the presence of a delegation from the Polisario Front, a group seeking the independence of Western Sahara.