Au Sénégal, Youssou N’Dour, le célèbre chanteur et patron du groupe de presse Futur Médias (GFM), a démissionné de son poste de ministre-conseiller du président de la République, Macky Sall, et a quitté la coalition
Ethiopian troops accused of mass killings of civilians in Amhara region
Exclusive: Witnesses say federal forces have been looting villages and shooting farmers in their hunt for defiant Fano militiamen Ethiopian soldiers killed more than 70 civilians and looted properties in a town in Amhara, multiple
US Military Repositions Some Troops in Niger, Pulls Non-Essential Personnel
The Pentagon is repositioning some troops and equipment within Niger and will withdraw a small number of non-essential personnel “out of an abundance of caution,” U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, the first major American
Sudan’s army chief travels to Qatar for talks with emir as fighting rages in his country
Sudan’s army chief traveled to Qatar on Thursday for talks with the country’s emir, making his third international trip since fighting broke out between the military and a rival paramilitary force in mid-April, media reports
Gabon’s junta frees deposed president on health grounds and appoints a new prime minister
Gabon’s ousted President Ali Bongo Ondimba, who has been under house arrest since he was deposed last week, is free and can travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s junta said as it appointed a
Separatists Kill 3 For Disobeying ‘Ghost Town’ Order In Cameroon
Muea residents, as well as other villages in Fako division of the South West region, have not supported the boycotts imposed by separatist fighters between Sept. 4 to 14. At least three people were killed
From garrison town to goldrush city: life in Africa’s youngest capital
Kettles steam on charcoal stoves in the cool morning breeze. It’s a rainy day in Juba, South Sudan’s capital. There are few customers at the tea stall where Kiden Mary, 19, works on the corner
Coups surge in Africa, but military rulers have poor record
Euphoric crowds in the streets of Gabon and Niger have been celebrating military coups in recent weeks. The same scenes of postcoup jubilation erupted in Burkina Faso last year, and in Mali the year before.
Senior Al-Shabaab leaders killed in Somalia
An operation waged by the Somali National Army [SNA] has left three Al-Shabaab militants dead in Somalia, state media confirmed, following the commencement of the follow-up military exercises in central regions where President Hassan Sheikh
The Horn Of Africa States: Somalia To Lose Its Sovereignty – OpEd
The vision of the EAC is “To be a prosperous, competitive, secure, stable and politically united East Africa”. The EAC represents seven countries at present from East and Central Africa. Yet the name remains the