Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital
Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday. It’s the first time […]
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud elected President of Somalia
Five years later, he returns to power: Somalia elected Sunday for the second time Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud as its president, after a vote under high […]
Somalia: New deadline for Parliamentary elections
Somalia’s electoral authorities have extended the deadline for completing parliamentary elections to March 31, giving yet another delay in the process that should lead to […]
Mozambique: The army says it has killed ten Islamist insurgents
The Mozambican army, backed by soldiers from allied African forces, attacked a rebel base and killed 10 insurgents in northern Mozambique, the Defense Ministry said. […]
Mozambique: The World Bank grants 100 million dollars for the north of the country
Two days after the announcement of the suspension of the gas project of the French group Total in the northeast of Mozambique, the World Bank […]
Nigeria: two officials jailed for diverting food aid
A court in Nigeria on Thursday sentenced two Nigerian officials to two years in jail for taking and selling about 300 bags of rice donated […]
Annual world Failed State Index: Six African countries in top 10
Six African countries are listed in the top ten of the 2012 annual world “Failed State Index” published Monday by The Washington-based Fund for Peace. […]