Burkina Faso president arrested by mutinous soldiers: security sources
Mutinous troops in restive Burkina Faso arrested President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Monday and detained him in army barracks ...
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Armed with drones, Turkey explores African arms sales
Armed with battle-tested drones, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been deepening defence ties with African countries ahead of a ...
South Sudan violence could amount to ‘war crimes’: Amnesty
Fighting between armed groups aligned with government and opposition forces in South Sudan this year subjected civilians to "unimaginable violence" ...
Morocco navy rescues more than 400 Europe-bound migrants
The Moroccan navy has rescued more than 400 migrants since Thursday, after their makeshift boats ran into trouble on the ...
US-led war games underway in Morocco near disputed W.Sahara
US-led forces are carrying out war games near the disputed region of Western Sahara, in exercises jointly organized with Morocco ...
France admits ‘torture and murder’ of Algerian freedom fighter
French forces "tortured and murdered" Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel during his country's war for independence, President Emmanuel Macron admitted ...
US, Russia warships dock in strategic Sudan port
A US warship docked in Sudan Monday a day after a Russian frigate arrived in the same key Red Sea ...
Russia plans naval base in Sudan
Russia plans to build a naval base on Sudan's Red Sea coast to resupply its fleet, according to a draft ...
More than 10 Somali soldiers killed in Shabaab ambush
At least 10 Somali soldiers were killed and an unknown number wounded when Al-Shabaab Islamist fighters ambushed them near a ...
After Sudan’s peace deal, the hard task begins of gathering the guns
Sudan is celebrating a landmark agreement to end decades of war, but the first step to turn promises on paper ...
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