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Africa
Burkina jihadist attacks on army leave at least 10 dead
A series of jihadist attacks on army detachments in Burkina Faso's north and east this week left at least 10 people dead, security sources told AFP on Sunday.
By AFP
23h ago
"We have been very actively engaged, with the African Union, with the Arab League, with the Quad and with other key actors, in order to put effective pressure for an immediate ceasefire."
By AFP
1d ago
By AFP
1d ago
By Ronald Kipruto
3d ago
President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ahead of the 39th African Union (AU) Assembly.
By Ronald Kipruto
3d ago
The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNRGC) said it had recorded 38 deaths, while six people remained missing and at least 374 were injured.
By AFP
3d ago
Angola has called on the warring sides in eastern DR Congo to respect a ceasefire from next week, as a UN team landed Thursday in a city under the M23 armed group's control for a year.
By AFP
3d ago
The National Office for Risk and Disaster Management (BNRGC) said it had recorded 38 deaths, while six people remained missing and at least 374 were injured.
By AFP
3d ago
Carol Koech is helping shape decisions that could bring electricity to millions across the continent.
By Maryann Muganda
4d ago
At least 21 people die by drowning after a boat carrying 30 people sank in the Nile River in northern Sudan; all bodies retrieved from accident scene.
By AFP
4d ago
Young Kenyans lured by fake job offers were trafficked to Russia and forcibly conscripted to fight in Ukraine, leaving many traumatised and scarred by a war not their own.
By AFP
4d ago
Sweeping changes to the constitution accepted by the cabinet Tuesday include extending the presidential term to seven years .
By AFP
4d ago
The Kordofan region, where deadly drone strikes have intensified, is currently the fiercest battlefield in the war raging since April 2023 between Sudan's regular army and RSF.
By AFP
4d ago
In Africa, conflict-driven fatalities, displacement and economic destruction have reached staggering levels and are surging.
By James Wanzala
5d ago
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