Malian forces and Russians accused of abuses against civilians
Human Rights Watch said in a report released on December 12th that Mali's armed forces and Russian Wagner fighters have...
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Sudan tops global humanitarian watchlist for second year
Sudan has topped a global humanitarian watchlist for the second year in a row in “crushing” report, with the crisis...
French army says it has begun withdrawal from Chad
France has begun withdrawing its military from Chad after warplanes based in the capital N'Djamena headed home on December 10th,...
North Darfur airstrike kills over 100, says Sudan lawyers
More than 100 people were killed in a Sudanese military airstrike in North Darfur on December 9th, a pro-democracy lawyers'...
South Sudanese president fires army, police, banking figures
South Sudanese president Salva Kirr has fired the country's military and police chief and central bank governor, according to an...
Burkina Faso: Junta names new PM after dissolving government
Burkina Faso’s new prime minister was announced on December 7th by the country’s ruling military junta, just one day after...
Burkina Faso junta fires PM and dissolves government
The military junta ruling Burkina Faso has dismissed interim PM and dissolved the government, a decree issued by the office...
UN condemns shelling of Sudan camp
The UN on December 3rd denounced the shelling of a displacement camp in North Darfur by the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid...
Mali: Government drone strikes kill eight Tuareg rebel leaders
Drone strikes in northern Mali have killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders said a rebel spokesperson on November 1st. According to...
Sudanese army recaptures town from militia
The Sudanese army recaptured a town in central Sudan on December 2nd, according to Anadolu Ajensi and agencies Defence minister...
Food aid scaled up in Sudan to prevent famine
Over 700 trucks are making their way to famine-stricken areas of Sudan after clearance came through from the military government,...
Chad ends French troop presence, Senegal to follow
Chad said on November 28th that it had ended its defence co-operation pact with France, a move that could see...
Macron acknowledges 1944 West Africa killings as massacre
French president Macron for the first time recognised the killing of West African soldiers by the French army in 1944...
South Sudan’s president commits to 2026 election at Juba forum
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir Mayardit affirmed his commitment to a general election in December 2026, according to Africa News...
4 executives from Canadian mining company arrested in Mali
Four executives from a Canadian mining company have been arrested in Mali, according to Africa News and agencies on November...
