Burundi: AU to dispatches 5,000 troops to avert looming war
The African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council has proposed sending 5,000 peacekeepers to Burundi, invoking a rule which allows it to deploy a force […]
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Al Shabaab seizes towns in Somalia, continues onslaught
The Islamist militant group Al Shabaab took control of a sizeable town in central Somalia on Sunday after African Union forces left the area. It […]
Africa loses $ 11 billion annually from fraud and tax avoidance, Oxfam
Multinational companies deprive African governments of 11 billion dollars in taxes each year, and the G7 world leaders should set up a new global body […]
South Sudan: Rebel group accuses China of destabilization with weapon supply
Peter Mabior Riiny, deputy head of the youth wing of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-in-Opposition (SPLM-IO), a rebel group, has claimed that China is supplying […]
South Sudan peace talks extended, AU excludes both leaders
Peace talks between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy president cum rebel leader Riek Machar will continue until Friday 0700 GMT after the deadline […]
DR CONGO to fight FDLR alone, AU not happy
The African Union (AU) is urging the Democratic Republic of Congo to reconsider its position and agree to cooperate with United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission […]
Gabon: Opposition leaders interrogated after demonstrations
Opposition figures that organized the Saturday demonstration against the government have been summoned for questioning under allegations that they are trying to disturb the peace […]
Burkina Faso: Draft Transition Charter Finalized
After tough negotiations and extensive debates, leaders of opposition political parties, civil society, religious bodies and traditional rulers approved on Sunday the final version of […]
Egypt forgoes Ethiopia’s dam, accepts diminished influential African role
Despite the ongoing differences between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, a main tributary on the […]
Moroccan Contingent Deployed in CAF amidst Escalating Sectarian Violence
The Central African Republic is facing one of the most serious internal crises in its history. The toll of sectarian violence in the country is […]