Africa

South Sudan army readies camps for pullout from capital

The army of South Sudan said on Friday it was preparing bases outside the capital Juba before a withdrawal under a peace agreement to end a civil war 21 months. “Databases are being prepared outside of Juba, according to the peace agreement before the army, moving in the coming days,” …

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Burkina Faso freezes the assets of the failed coup leader

Burkina Faso Saturday froze the assets of General Diendéré Gilbert, who led a failed coup last week in which his men took the president and prime minister hostage a few weeks before the elections were due. The prosecutor said in a statement, he also froze the assets of 13 more …

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Doubts grow over the AU mission in Somalia as Shabaab mounts attacks

Doubts are growing about the capacity of the African Union forces to defeat al Shabaab radical group in Somalia. Despite battlefield successes of the Union, the Islamists have maintained their military capacity and has recently conducted large-scale attacks on trade union grounds. According to analysts, the Union troops lack the …

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Burkina rebels refuse to disarm

A presidential elite guard who organized a coup a week in Burkina Faso refuses to disarm in line with a West African peace agreement, the army said Monday. The peace agreement brokered by the regional bloc ECOWAS is “in a bind” the Chief of Staff of the Army said, denouncing …

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Capital of the Central African Republic rocked by clashes overnight

Witnesses said gunfire erupted overnight in the capital of the Central African Republic. Violent clashes come early Monday after days of sectarian fighting that has killed at least 36 people. The UN humanitarian agency said dozens of houses were looted and torched and thousands of people have fled the affected …

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Tuareg chief sent to the ICC for crimes Timbuktu

Alleged al-Qaida suspect responsible for the destruction of historical monuments in 2012 rebel recovery. A suspected leader of al-Qaeda was handed over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to face charges of aiding the destruction of the city of Mali Timbuktu, in the first case before the court.

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Nigeria: nine people dead in an attack suspected Boko Haram fighters

Gunmen suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram radical Islamist group killed in the night from Saturday to Sunday nine villagers and wounded 10 others in north-eastern Nigeria, do we learned from police sources. “Today (Sunday), at 2:00 am (0100 GMT), suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the village of Mailari, …

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Central African Republic: Bangui, high tension, paralyzed by barricades

Bangui was paralyzed all day Monday through barricades erected in its main roads, in a climate of extreme tension after a weekend of deadly violence accompanied by looting. Three protesters were killed and seven injured in mid-day by peacekeepers firing of the United Nations Mission in CAR (minusca), responsible for …

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Burkina: the coup ended, the army remains divided

With the failed putsch of September 17 in Burkina Faso, the army was a huge earthquake that led to the dissolution of the elite unit coup and the emergence of a young guard who forced the hand to Staff for keeping the army on the side of the people. An …

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Burkina: the former putschists "refuse" to pursue disarmament

The former Presidential Security Regiment (RSP), the elite unit of the Burkinabe army and author of a failed coup against the transitional government, “refuses” to continue the disarmament, announced Monday the General Staff of the army. The side of the RSP, it ensures that the loyalist army commitments are not …

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