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Category: Africa
Uganda issues license for construction of controversial oil pipeline
Uganda has issued a license for the construction of a pipeline across the country and Tanzania to transport hydrocarbons from East Africa to international markets, ... Read More
US Treasury Secretary continues African charm offensive with visits to Senegal, Zambia
The United States continues the African charm offensive with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen having visited Senegal and Zambia as part of a 10-day trip ... Read More
Somalia: scores killed in al-Shabab bomb attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office
Somali government forces have ended an al-Shabab siege of the Mogadishu mayor’s office and other local government facilities after the al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed the compound ... Read More
Burkina Faso gives French troops one month to leave
Burkina Faso has ordered French troops stationed in the country to leave within one month amid ongoing anti-France sentiment at home. Local media, including National ... Read More
Dozens of al-Shabab militants killed as UN study warns of Somalis being “highly traumatized”
Years of political instability, prolonged violence and humanitarian crisis have left people in Somalia highly traumatized, a new health study said, as the country’s military ... Read More
Congo: dozens of bodies found in mass graves after militia attacks in country’s east
United Nations peacekeepers made ‘gruesome discoveries’ of mass graves containing the bodies of 49 civilians in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Read More
South Africa, China, Russia to hold joint naval drills in February
South Africa, China and Russia will jointly stage naval drills in February to strengthen the already flourishing relations between the three countries. The African country ... Read More
Cameroon sends troop to border with Nigeria after confrontation between separatists & Nigerian herders
The Cameroonian armed forces have deployed soldiers at the border with Nigeria after the borderline was theater of bout between Nigerian sharpers and Cameroonian separatists. ... Read More
Mali takes delivery of military hardware from Russia
Mali acquired Thursday military equipment including fighter jets and helicopters from Russia to beef up the army in the fight against terrorists. The delivery included ... Read More
AFRICOM poised to bolster ties with Gabon
General Michael Langley, the commander of the United States Africa Command has indicated his force is keen to deepen ties with Gabon and expand bilateral ... Read More