September 27, 2023
West Africa: French Ambassador Leaves Niamey
The French ambassador to Niger Sylvain Itte, left the country, barely a month after the military government had ordered his expulsion, Reuters reports. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Kenya: U.S., Kenya Sign Deal Ahead of Haiti Security Mission
The United States and Kenya have struck a defense pact that will provide Kenya with funding and support for security deployments following Kenya's voluntary offer to lead an… Read more »
September 21, 2023
West Africa: Burkina Faso's Parliament Approves Sending Troops to Niger
The Burkinabe parliament gave the go-ahead for Captain Ibrahim Traore to send troops to neighboring Niger in response to a potential foreign military intervention to reinstate… Read more »
Gabon: Son of Deposed Gabon Leader Bongo Charged With Treason, Corruption
The son of former Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba, as well as some of his associates, were charged with high treason and corruption, and are being held in detention, AFP… Read more »
Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Asks UN Peacekeepers to Leave DR Congo Before 2024
The Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi requested that his government move quickly to evacuate the United Nations peacekeeping mission to ensure it begins… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's First Woman Officer to Navigate a Submarine Dies in Accident
Africa's first woman to qualify as a submarine navigator, Lieutenant Gillian Hector (née Malouw), was among the three people who died in the SA Navy submarine disaster just… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Sudan: First Clashes Reported in Port Sudan Since Conflict Began
For the first time, the two opposing factions of the Sudanese military are now fighting in Port Sudan on the Red Sea, BBC reports. Read more »
September 18, 2023
West Africa: Sahel Alliance Unites Against 'Internal Uprising or Foreign Assault'
Three West African Sahel countries - Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso - ruled by military juntas pledged to support one another in the event of internal uprising or foreign assault,… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Mali: Independence Day Festivities Cancelled As Rebels Claim Control of Northern Town
Tuareg rebels in northern Mali said they have taken over a military camp and checkpoints in the town of Bourem, endangering a 2015 peace agreement. Read more »
September 14, 2023
West Africa: U.S. Resumes Drone Operations in Niger
The U.S. resumed flying drones and other aircraft out of Niger's air bases, according to the commander of the Air Forces in Europe and Africa, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
September 12, 2023
West Africa: Putin Discusses Niger Crisis With Malian Leader Goita
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Mali's acting president, Assimi Goita, on the telephone, discussing issues like counter-terrorism measures and the situation in Niger,… Read more »
September 10, 2023
Niger: Military Govt Accuses France of Preparing Forces for 'Intervention'
The military government in Niger, which seized control in July, accused France of stationing troops in various West African countries in preparation for "military intervention,"… Read more »
September 07, 2023
Sudan: Burhan Orders Sudan Paramilitary Group RSF to Disband
Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and chairman of the Transitional Sovereign Council of Sudan, issued a constitutional proclamation… Read more »
August 31, 2023
Mali: Russia Blocks Renewal of UN Sanctions in Mali
Russia blocked efforts to keep in Mali a team of UN experts who accused foreign fighters of taking part in numerous violations in the military-run West African nation, Al Jazeera… Read more »
Rwanda: Kagame Promotes General Sanctioned by U.S. for Alleged Role in Eastern DR Congo Instability
Rwandan President Paul Kagame promoted a General recently sanctioned by the U.S. for involvement in the conflict in neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo, in what could be… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Africa: Saudi Arabia Denies Border Guards Killed Hundreds of Ethiopian Migrants, Asylum Seekers
Saudi Arabia has denounced a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing the kingdom's border guards of killing hundreds of Ethiopian migrants since 2022. Read more »
Niger: Junta Leader Signs Order to Allow Help from Burkina Faso, Mali Military
Niger junta leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani announced that his country will allow the military governments of Mali and Burkina Faso to send their soldiers into Niger to defend… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Africa: Russian Mercenary Boss Posts Video, Location Hints at Africa
Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, made a rare video appearance released on Telegram channels linked to the private military company, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
August 17, 2023
Niger: New U.S. Ambassador to Arrive in Niger Despite Coup
Kathleen FitzGibbon, the new U.S. Ambassador to Niger, is heading to take up her new position in Niamey this week, the U.S. Department of State announced. Read more »
August 16, 2023
West Africa: Mali, Russia Discuss Coup in Niger
Colonel Assimi Goita, the head of Mali's military, spoke by phone with Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, about the situation in Niger, where Mohamed Bazoum was deposed on July… Read more »
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Drops Transitional Council for Role in Mali Junta's Govt
The musician known as The Golden Voice of Africa, Salif Keita, is now a special advisor to the military junta's leader in Mali, AFP reports. Read more »
August 14, 2023
Mali: UN Speeds Up Troop Withdrawal From Mali
The deteriorating security situation in the City of Ber in Mali has led to the UN peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) speeding up its withdrawal from the city in the north of country,… Read more »
August 10, 2023
Kenya: U.S. Won't Pay Compensation for Nairobi Embassy Blast Survivors
Survivors of the terrorist assault in Nairobi on August 7, 1998, are unlikely to get any compensation from the U.S. government after it maintained it had already paid them and put… Read more »
Niger: Junta Accuses France of Attack on Presidential Guard
Colonel Mohamadou Abdramabne, the spokesperson for the Niger junta, accused the French of trying to destabilise the country with an attack to free what he called terrorists. In… Read more »
South Africa: Zuma Must Repay Diamond Dealer's Millions, Insolvency Inquiry Says - South African News Briefs - August 10, 2023
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