Sudanese army condemns ethnic killings in El-Gezira
The Sudanese army on condemned on January 14th what it called "individual violations" in Sudan's El-Gezira state in recent days...
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Mali government seizes gold, Barrick operations suspended
The Mali government has seized gold from Canadian mining company Barrick Gold at the Loulo-Gounkoto complex, following disputes over revenue...
Memo shows Mali enforcing gold seizure at Barrick site
A note to staff by mining company Barrick Gold reveals that the government of Mali have begun enforcing an order...
Sources say Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
An Austrian woman was kidnapped in Agadez in central Niger on January 11th, according to two Nigerien security sources via...
Sudanese army recaptures Wad Madani from RSF
The Sudanese army recaptured Wad Madani and pushed RSF paramilitary troops out of the city on 11th January, confirmed by...
Currency upheaval in Sudan draws criticism from civilians and RSF
The army backed government has moved to introduce new bank notes in a venture to boost Sudan's currency, despite criticism...
Provisional results show victory for Chad’s ruling party
Provisional results showed on January 12th that Chad's ruling party won two-thirds of the seats in the legislative election which...
Sudanese army retakes Wad Madani from RSF militia
Sudan's army said on January 11th that it was pushing out the rival the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia from...
French military withdrawal from Chad continues
The withdrawal of French forces has continued in Chad, with a French military base in Abéché set to be handed...
Libya deports 600 people back to Niger
Over 600 people have been forcibly deported from Libya to Niger on a “dangerous and traumatising” journey across the Sahara,...
Chad: 19 dead as the presidential complex is attacked
19 people were left dead following an attack on the presidential complex in the capital of Chad - N'Djamena -...
Mali accuses Algeria of funding Tuareg militia groups
A statement by the military junta ruling Mali this week accused neighbour Algeria of "interference" and supporting "terrorist groups," specifically...
Chinese diplomat heads to Africa to build strategic ties
The Chinese Foreign Minister has travelled to Africa to build deeper ties with the continent. China has a 35-year long...
US says militia committing genocide in Sudan, sanctions leader
The US has imposed sanctions on January 7th on Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo,...
US sanctions Sudanese militia leader it accuses of genocide
The US imposed sanctions on January 7th on a Sudanese militia leader that it determined had committed genocide, report Reuters....
