A female brigade to fight violence against Mozambican women
In Mozambique, nearly half of all women are married before they reach the age of majority, according to the United Nations. 22% are victims of […]
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Eight soldiers killed in “terrorist” attack in northern Togo
At least eight Togolese soldiers were killed and thirteen wounded on Tuesday night in a “terrorist” attack in northern Togo, a first in the country […]
Russian gold mine in Faso closed for security reasons
Russian gold producer Nordgold has announced the shutdown for “security reasons” of the Taparko mine, Burkina Faso’s main private mine, located in the north of […]
A dozen civilians killed in an attack on a gold mine in Burkina
At least 11 people were killed Saturday in an attack on an artisanal gold mine in northern Burkina Faso, two days after a similar attack […]
Twitter allowed again in Nigeria after seven months of suspension
Twitter is back up and running in Nigeria after a seven-month suspension in Africa’s most populous country, where the U.S. social network had become a […]
Zambia: President Lungu deploys army in the country before the coming elections
With less than two weeks to go before the August 12 presidential and legislative elections, Edgar Lungu announced on Sunday that he was using the […]
Sudan: A former rebel leader appointed governor of Darfur
Minni Minnawi, a former rebel leader of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA), was appointed governor of Darfur on Sunday, May 2, by the Sudanese Prime […]
Ethiopia: Inter-ethnic violence puts pressure on Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
Dozens of people have been shot dead since Friday in a zone in the north-east of the country, according to local sources quoted by AFP. […]
Guinea: A joint UN-AU-ECOWAS mission in Conakry to find a way out of the crisis
A joint UN-AU-Ecowas mission has been in Conakry since Sunday to try to find a way out of the crisis. After meeting on Monday, October […]
Nigeria : Eruption of violence throughout the country
Nigeria is waking up in shock, the day after a “black Tuesday”, a “bloody Tuesday”, as the newspapers headlined, marked by an eruption of violence […]