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Nigeria lacking resources for jihadist fight: top general
Abuja (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Nigeria's top general Wednesday said the military did not have enough resources to win its war against jihadist groups and called on the country to strengthen its police force. Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, tapped by President Bola Tinubu as the next chief of defence staff, was addressing the National Assembly in the capital Abuja as part of the Senate's screening process before his expected swearing-in Thursday. "We all know that resources are not enough," Oluyede told the Senate, saying ... read more |
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Mali ruler fires commanders after battlefield setbacksBamako (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Mali's military ruler fired three senior commanders in the armed forces, a cabinet meeting report showed Wednesday, with a source blaming battlefield failings in the campaign against jihadists. ... more 
Axelspace forms partnerships in Africa to tackle social challenges with satellite dataLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Axelspace Corporation has entered into memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) of the Republic of Ghana and the Regional Centre for Mapping of ... more 
Axelspace initiates partnerships with African agencies for satellite data-driven solutionsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Axelspace Corporation has signed memorandums of understanding with the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute (GSSTI) and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) i ... more
Sudanese army cedes Darfur to paramilitary group amid fears of mass killingsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 28, 2025 More than two years after the start of Sudan's civil war, the nation's military has ceded nearly all of Darfur to a paramilitary group in an effort to prevent more death and destruction there. ... more |
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Top Nigerian environmentalist sees little coming out of COP30Lagos (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 Nnimmo Bassey, a prominent figure in the decades-long environmental struggles in Africa's largest oil-producing country, will next month attend yet another UN climate summit, this time in Brazil. ... more
Two Burkinabe press editors freed a week after abductionAbidjan (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Senior Burkinabe journalists Lamine Traore and Abdou Zoure have been released a week after their abduction by intelligence agents, one of their outlets and an associate told AFP Tuesday. ... more 
Army colonel set to be sworn in as Madagascar presidentAntananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 17, 2025 Madagascar was set Friday to swear in an army colonel as president, just days after a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing and raised international alarm about a new coup on the island. ... more 
Nigeria denies officers arrested over coup plotAbuja (AFP) Oct 18, 2025 Nigerian authorities on Saturday denied that more than a dozen officers had been arrested over a coup plot, pushing back on local media reports. ... more
Crowds flock for an audience with Madagascar's new military leaderAntananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 A disparate crowd of politicians, businessmen, activists and citizens gathered at a Madagascar military barracks Thursday in hopes of an audience with the island's new strongman, Colonel Michael Randrianirina. ... more |
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African Data Drive launches to guide sustainable development across the continent
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 The Future Ecosystems for Africa Programme (FEFA) at Wits University, working with Oppenheimer Generations Research and Conservation, has launched the African Data Drive (ADD) - an interactive mapping and analytics tool that integrates spatial data to support sustainable development decisions across Africa. As industrial, agricultural, and mining activities expand rapidly, the continent faces growing pressure to balance economic development with biodiversity protection. The African Data Drive dire ... read more 
Burkina frees three journalists, two others heldAbidjan (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 Three Burkinabe journalists arrested earlier this week were released Wednesday, while intelligence agents still hold two others, their media outlets told AFP. ... more |
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Murdered Kenyan's niece calls for UK ex-soldier's extradition London (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 The niece of a young Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by a British soldier more than a decade ago urged the UK government Tuesday to extradite the suspect as soon as possible. ... more
Madagascar military unit seizes power after president impeachedAntananarivo, Madagascar (AFP) Oct 14, 2025 An elite military unit told AFP Tuesday it had taken power in Madagascar after the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina for desertion of duty. ... more
Madagascar installs armed forces chief chosen by mutinying unitAntananarivo (AFP) Oct 12, 2025 Madagascar's armed forces minister on Sunday recognised as new head of the army an officer chosen by a military contingent siding with protesters demanding the departure of President Andry Rajoelina. ... more
Madagascar's president leaves country amid Gen Z protestsWashington DC (UPI) Oct 13, 2025 Madagascar's president has fled the country, according to reports, after thousands of protesters converged on the capital Monday to demand his resignation. ... more 
Burkina magistrates, journalists kidnapped, missing; Former jihadist fighters join Niger armyAbidjan (AFP) Oct 13, 2025 Three appeals' court magistrates in Burkina Faso and two senior journalists from leading private daily newspapers have been kidnapped or reported missing, a media organisation, a friend and a legal source said Monday. ... more |
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