Security
Benin presidential candidate vows new police forces to fight terrorists
The ruling party candidate in Benin's upcoming presidential election has vowed to create municipal police forces in northern border towns...
Read moreDetailsKenyan court charges two men including Chinese citizen with smuggling live ants
A court in Kenya on Tuesday charged two men with transporting wildlife illegally after one of them, a Chinese national,...
Read moreDetailsNigeria’s president vows tougher action after deadly Maiduguri attacks
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has pledged to step up security operations following a wave of deadly attacks in the northeastern city of Maiduguri....
Read moreDetailsSomalia warns against Israeli military base plans in Somaliland
Somalia has warned against alleged Israeli plans to build a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, whose independence...
Read moreDetailsKenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine, minister says
Kenya said on Monday that it had agreed with Russia that Kenyans would no longer be eligible for signing up...
Read moreDetailsRwanda warns it may withdraw troops from Mozambique’s insurgency-hit Cabo Delgado
Rwanda warned on Saturday that it was ready to withdraw its troops from Mozambique's Cabo Delgado province, where they are...
Read moreDetailsFrance renews ties with CAR in first Ministerial visit in eight years
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot arrived in Bangui on Friday for the first high-level French visit in eight years, declaring...
Read moreDetailsDrones hit east Congo’s biggest city, killing French aid worker, rebels and UN say
Drone strikes hit Goma in eastern Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people, including a French aid worker, the...
Read moreDetailsM23 rebel group accuses DRC government of targeting civilians after drone strike
In Goma, eastern DR Congo, a drone strike around 4 a.m. on Wednesday caused panic among residents. The armed group...
Read moreDetailsDRC: armed forces find secret weapons stash in Ituri province
The Congolese armed forces made an unexpected discovery this week: buried in a mining site in Noro, a secret weapons...
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