French forces in Mali say they have captured Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater ... Read more »

In addition to being the poorest province in one of the poorest countries in the world, Mozambique's Cabo Delgado has been ravaged by conflict since 2017. Hundreds of thousands of ... Read more »

Mali's newly appointed government met on Sunday for the first time with Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga to discuss their reform plans. In a speech to his cabinet, ... Read more »

More than 7,000 people have fled a village in Burkina Faso that was attacked over the weekend, adding to tens of thousands already displaced by a militant insurgency in the ... Read more »

President João Lourenço has sacked the security minister and head of security and intelligence service over a financial scandal. This comes after Angola announced the ... Read more »

France has suspended its joint military operations with forces in Mali, after the second coup d'etat in its former colony in nine months. The French Defence Ministry said the ... Read more »

Chad's Defense Ministry has said that Central African Republic (CAR) soldiers attacked a Chadian military post, killing one soldier, and kidnapping and executing five others. ... Read more »

President Uhuru Kenyatta has reportedly reopened the refurbished Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) factory in Athi River, Machakos County, despite a high court ruling in February 2021 ... Read more »

Authorities have raised the alarm over the frequency of military plane crashes, advocating for the need for thorough investigations and proper maintenance of craft, to improve ... Read more »

Nigeria's top soldier, Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru, died during an official trip to the country's Kaduna State when his plane crashed on May 21, 2021, Air Force spokesman ... Read more »