August 09, 2023
Mali: Musician Salif Keïta Resigns From Transitional Parliament
Salif Keita, a well-known musician from Mali, has left the assembly that the military, which has been in charge since 2020, established to serve as a legislative body, APA News… Read more »
August 08, 2023
West Africa: UAE Deploys Military Vehicles to Chad
The United Arab Emirates dispatched military vehicles and other security equipment to Chad, the oil-rich Gulf nation announced, saying it was in order to help with border… Read more »
August 04, 2023
Mali: Activist Jailed For Criticising Mali's Military Govt
A Malian activist was sentenced to a year in prison after she said the country's military government failed to address inflation and insecurity, according to AFP. Read more »
August 01, 2023
Niger: Military Intervention in Niger 'A Declaration of War' - Mali, Burkina Faso Govts Warn
The military administrations of Burkina Faso and Mali issued warnings that any military action against the leaders of last week's illegal detention of the Niger president will be… Read more »
July 28, 2023
South Africa: Singer Kelly Khumalo Received Calls from Meyiwa Murder Accused, Court Hears - South African News Briefs - July 28, 2023
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July 27, 2023
Mali: Mali Drops French As Official Language
Mali dropped French as its official language, more than 60 years after Bamako declared independence. The decision was made under the new constitution, which was approved on… Read more »
July 26, 2023
Niger: President Being Held Inside Palace in What Appears to be a Coup Attempt
President Mohamed Bazoum is being held by presidential guards in the capital's presidential palace, which has been surrounded by military vehicles since Wednesday morning, Reuters… Read more »
July 25, 2023
Mali: U.S. Sanctions Officials in Mali Over Wagner Ties
The U.S. has sanctioned Mali's defense minister and two military officers, accusing them of facilitating the expansion of the Russian mercenary company Wagner in the West African… Read more »
July 24, 2023
Africa: Museveni, Kabila Blame Game Over Instability Continues
Uganda will ask the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) for permission to increase the operational area of the two nations' combined hunt for the Allied Defence Forces… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Sudan: Wagner-Linked Officials in Mali, Sudan, CAR Targeted in New Wave of UK Sanctions
The British government imposed sanctions on 13 people and organizations in the Central African Republic (CAR), Mali, and Sudan with ties to the Wagner paramilitary group in Russia,… Read more »
Sudan: Yet Again, Sudan Governor Calls for Darfur to Take Up Arms
Minni Arko Minnawi, the governor of Darfur and a former rebel commander, reiterated his appeal for residents in the area to arm themselves in self-defense, saying that the "current… Read more »
July 18, 2023
Sudan: Rapid Support Forces' Militia Takes Control of South Darfur Town
A town in South Darfur has been taken over by the paramilitary group fighting the Sudanese army, sparking violence, looting, and yet another wave of displacement, Reuters reports. Read more »
Sudan: Ruto Talks With Sudan Leader Burhan After Army Chief Rejects Kenya's Mediation Role
Kenya's President William Ruto talked with Sudan junta head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on July 16 - in what is being seen as the first step since the Sudanese army chief explicitly… Read more »
July 13, 2023
Sudan: Bodies of at Least 87 People, Including Children Found in Darfur - UN
The United Nations (UN) human rights office has said that a mass grave containing at least 87 persons, including members of the ethnic Masalit group,was discovered in West… Read more »
July 11, 2023
East Africa: Regional Bloc IGAD Calls for Deployment of Troops in Sudan
After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an eastern African grouping asked a regional conference to consider sending… Read more »
June 05, 2023
South Africa: Arms to Russian Ship? Ramaphosa Won't Release Report on Alleged Transfer
The Democratic Alliance will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to classify the findings of a probe that determined whether arms and ammunition supplied from South Africa were… Read more »
May 14, 2023
South Africa: Diplomatic Spat Over 'Russian Weapons Transfer' Rises to Cabinet Level
The South African and United States Cabinet officials responsible for foreign affairs have stepped into the diplomatic row over the alleged transfer in South Africa of weapons to a… Read more »
April 17, 2023
Burkina Faso: Soldiers, Civilian Volunteers Killed In Ambush In Northern Burkina Faso
Unidentified assailants have killed 40 people and wounded 33 others in an attack on the army and volunteer defence forces in northern Burkina Faso, the government said in a… Read more »
April 06, 2023
Ethiopia: Tigray Leader Getachew Reda Names New Cabinet as Peace With Ethiopia Holds
The newly-appointed president of Tigray's interim administration Getachew Reda unveiled a new cabinet on April 5, 2023 which will lead the political transition in the region. Read more »
April 05, 2023
East Africa: How Militarisation Impacts Rural Women in the Horn Of Africa
From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the military coup in Sudan, one thing is clear… Read more »
April 03, 2023
South Africa: Iranian Warships Dock in Cape Town, Raise More Questions Over South Africa's Allegiances
The docking of two Iranian warships in Cape Town has sparked more discussion about South Africa's relationships with countries with poor human rights records, Times Live reports. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Burkina Faso: Troops Accused of Killing, Filming Bloodied Bodies of Young Boys at Military Base
Burkinabe troops have been accused of killing a group of boys and filming them in an 83-second video that surfaced in mid-February 2023. The army denied responsibility for the… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Uganda: Uganda Will Send Troops to Defend Russia If Need Be - President Museveni's Son
Ugandan Army General who is President Yoweri Museveni's son Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said his country is prepared to send troops to defend Moscow if it becomes necessary. He said… Read more »
March 24, 2023
Mozambique: Two Years After Palma Attack, MSF Offers Glimmer of Hope for Cabo Delgado
In March 2021, rebels carried out an assault on the town of Palma in northern Mozambique that left scores of people dead, drove thousands from their homes, and postponed a… Read more »
Africa: U.S. Turns Spotlight on Russian Paramilitary Group Wagner's Africa Activities
The activities in Africa of Russia's Wagner Group, the private paramilitary group which deploys mercenaries to support the Kremlin's foreign policy objectives, are coming under… Read more »