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In a new ambush in eastern DRC, ADF rebels kill at least 23 people.

At least 23 civilians were killed on Sunday night (Jan. 22) in an attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east (DRC), local sources said. "Twenty-four people, including six women,...

Burkina Faso declares it wants the French troops to leave.

The Burkina Faso government clarified on Monday that it has asked ex-colonial ruler France to pull its troops out of the insurgency-hit country within a month. France deploys about 400 special forces soldiers in junta-ruled Burkina, but relations have deteriorated...

Morocco’s legislators will examine their relationship with the European Parliament.

Moroccan lawmakers on Monday (Jan. 23) voted unanimously to review ties with the European Parliament, accusing it of meddling after a resolution that urged the kingdom to respect press freedom. Members of both houses of Morocco's parliament met in the...

Pope Francis is scheduled to visit South Sudan.

Ahead of the visit of Pope Francis, the Vatican 'Technical Advanced Team' have been welcomed in Juba, South Sudan. They are there to assess the preparation for the Papal visit which will take place from February 3 to 5. Stephen Ameyu...

Kenya will raise tax collections and reduce borrowing.

Kenya is planning to monitor its flourishing mobile money industry in a bid to catch tax cheats and also limit its borrowing to boost its finances and collections by 17%. President William Ruto’s government has been trapped by an indebted...

Egypt: lawyers go on strike to oppose the detention of six colleagues

The Egyptian Bar Association announced Thursday an "indefinite" strike to protest the imprisonment of six colleagues for a brawl with clerks earlier this month. "We immediately suspend all our activities, we will stop appearing in court and participating in the...

Senegalese truckers are striking in protest of road safety regulations.

this Wednesday. A number of unions joined forces to denounce the measures taken on  January 9 to combat road insecurity. A plan announced in the wake of the deadly accident in the department of Kaffrine. But some transporters protest against...

Vice President of Gambia Badara Alieu Joof dies in India.

Gambia’s Vice-President Badara Alieu Joof has died of illness in India, President Adama Barrow said on Tuesday. Barrow said on Twitter that Joof had died “after a short illness” without providing further detail. Joof, 65, was appointed vice president of the...

Concerned about the plight of victims targeted by jihadists in Burkina Faso, Traoré

The president of the transition in Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, estimated on Tuesday that a new "phase" had been "triggered by the terrorists", against civilians, a few days after the kidnapping of around fifty women in the north...

Army: Senegalese soldier dies in battle with Casamance rebels

A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the southern region of Casamance, an army official said Tuesday (Jan. 17). The soldier died Monday (Jan.16) in the locality of Bignona where the...
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