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Niamey – Niger is “in the process of winning the war” against Boko Haram jihadists who have staged attacks from neighbouring Nigeria since February last year, the army chief, General Seini Garba, said on Tuesday. Boko Haram, which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in March, has stepped up …
Read More »UN eyes further troop cut to DRC mission
New York – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is recommending that 1 700 troops be cut from the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the second drawdown in two years. Ban said in a report to the Security Council released on Tuesday that a further cut …
Read More »Boko Haram kill seven in suicide attack, raid
Kano – Boko Haram gunmen have mounted their first attacks since Nigeria’s government declared them “technically” defeated, killing seven people in a raid and suicide bombing, residents told AFP on Wednesday. The attacks happened on Tuesday in the northeastern state of Borno, near the Islamists’ Sambisa Forest hideout, where the …
Read More »At least 50 killed in Boko Haram attacks
Maiduguri – Boko Haram Islamic extremists struck the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri for the first time in months on Monday with rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers, witnesses said and at least 50 people were killed and the death toll could increase. At least 30 were killed and more …
Read More »Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign new deal on Nile dam
Cairo – Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have signed an agreement finalising the two firms tasked with carrying out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said. Cairo and Addis Ababa had previously been locked in a …
Read More »African Union threatens Burundi sanctions
Addis Ababa – The African Union on Wednesday threatened to sanction Burundi’s rival factions if they failed to attend peace talks next month, as it pushes the government to accept a peacekeeping force. Burundi’s government and opposition, who met in Uganda on Monday, are due to meet again in January …
Read More »Mali extends state of emergency until March 31
Bamako – Mali has extended by three months a nationwide state of emergency initially imposed following a deadly jihadist attack on a hotel in the capital in November, officials said on Wednesday. The government on Monday submitted a bill authorising the fresh extension to March 31 “because of serious threats …
Read More »UN chief calls for peaceful Central Africa vote
New York – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for peaceful and credible elections in the Central African Republic. The presidential and parliamentary vote on Wednesday will test the country’s progress toward stability after a coup in 2013 unleashed a wave of violence. Ban urged “all national stakeholders …
Read More »Clashes between rebels and army in Congo leave eight dead
Beni – At least eight people are dead after fighting between rebels and the Congolese military, an army spokesperson told dpa on Saturday. Seven Mai Mai militants and one civilian are reported to have died during clashes in the city of Bunyakiri. The Mai Mai armed group, made up of …
Read More »Burkina Faso soldiers arrested over coup
Ouagadougou – A Burkina Faso military official says about 20 soldiers have been arrested since last week for planning to break the leader of a short-lived coup out of prison. Military spokesperson Guy Herve Ye said more than 10 soldiers were arrested on December 23 while in a meeting in …
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