News About Africa
July 09, 2025
France returns military base to Senegal; Jihadists wage string of attacks across Mali

Dakar (AFP) July 1, 2025
France handed over to Senegal a military base used by its army on Tuesday, as part of a broader withdrawal of French troops from the west African country. Senegal's President Bassirou Dioumaye Faye annouced late last year that former colonial power France would have to close its military bases in Senegal by 2025 - a process that began in March with the first handovers to Senegalese authorities. France returned on Tuesday a military communications centre located in Rufisque, near Dakar, the Fren ... read more
Anxious residents re-emerge after Mali jihadist attacks
Bamako (AFP) July 2, 2025
People in towns in western Mali where jihadists attacked army sites a day earlier were afraid but went about their business Wednesday following the major assault which killed a civilian. ... more
Nigerian hikers blaze trails despite insecurity
Abuja (AFP) July 4, 2025
A caravan of 100 or so cars snaked onto an unfinished highway and parked in a construction zone. ... more
US sanctions on Sudan over alleged chemical weapons use take effect
Washington (AFP) June 28, 2025
US sanctions on Sudan's government - imposed over what Washington says was the use by Khartoum's military of chemical weapons in the country's bloody civil war last year - have taken effect. ... more
Green bonds offer hope, and risk, in Africa's climate fight
Lagos (AFP) June 27, 2025
It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds - part of a funding drive for climate and environmental projects in a nation still hooked on oil. ... more
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Tunisia U-turn on phosphate plant sparks anger in blighted city
Gabes, Tunisia (AFP) June 26, 2025
The bedroom of 74-year-old Cherifa Attia smells like burnt rubber. The vast phosphate processing plant beside her home has been belching out toxic fumes into the atmosphere, blighting this Tunisian city. ... more
Africa must pivot from aid to trade: WTO
Sun City, South Africa (AFP) June 26, 2025
Africa must take charge of its development through trade and investment, a senior World Trade Organization official said Thursday, warning that rising defence budgets in donor countries will further squeeze aid. ... more
Bots pushed anti-China narrative ahead of Ghana mining ban
Abuja (AFP) June 25, 2025
Before Ghana banned foreigners from its gold trade earlier this year, an online bot campaign pushed anti-Chinese sentiment, blaming Chinese nationals for exploiting the country and stealing its resources. ... more
Russia steps out from shadows in Africa with state paramilitary
Paris (AFP) June 19, 2025
With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers. ... more
34 Niger soldiers killed in attack near Mali border: defence ministry
Niamey, Niger (AFP) June 19, 2025
Several hundred armed men killed 34 Nigerien soldiers in an attack Thursday in western Niger, close to the border with Mali, the defence ministry said. ... more
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DR Congo, Rwanda to sign peace accord on June 27
Washington (AFP) June 18, 2025
Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have initialed a peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern DRC - a document to be formally signed on June 27, a joint statement said Wednesday. ... more
Nine killed in Niger jihadist attack: local sources
Niamey, Niger (AFP) June 15, 2025
Suspected jihadists have killed nine travellers, including a teacher, in an attack in southwestern Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, local sources said Sunday. ... more
Nairobi startup's bid to be 'operating system for global South'
Paris (AFP) June 12, 2025
Away from the heady rush to build ultra-capable, sci-fi style artificial intelligence in Silicon Valley, ambitious Nairobi-based startup Amini AI is betting on the technology addressing emerging countries' prosaic problems in the here and now. ... more
E.Guinea leader pardons 37 a year after their arrest
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AFP) June 10, 2025
Equatorial Guinea's president has pardoned dozens of people accused of being separatists and arrested at an environmental protest a year ago on the tiny island of Annobon. ... more
Russia says aims to boost military ties in Africa after Wagner exits Mali
Moscow (AFP) June 9, 2025
Moscow wants to enhance its military ties in Africa, the Kremlin said Monday, after reports that the Russian paramilitary group Wagner was leaving Mali. ... more
Missiles fired over Port Sudan; Mali forces withdraw from base; Jihadist attack in Benin kills soldiers, police

Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) June 5, 2025
Anti-aircraft missiles were fired on Thursday over Port Sudan in war-torn eastern Sudan, while drones flew over the city, witnesses said. "I saw a drone heading north towards the Flamingo military base, then I heard the sound of anti-aircraft defences," said one resident from the north of the city. Port Sudan was long spared from the fighting between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which has devastated the country since April 2023. But it was targeted fo ... read more
Hundreds killed in South Sudan cattle raids: UN
Juba (AFP) June 3, 2025
Hundreds have died since December in escalating intercommunal conflict in South Sudan linked to cattle rustling and revenge attacks, the UN said on Tuesday. ... more

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Uganda army kills 2 after explosion reported in capital
Kampala (AFP) June 3, 2025
Uganda's army said it killed two "armed terrorists" in the capital Kampala on Tuesday after reports of a bomb explosion ahead of the country's annual Martyr's Day celebrations. ... more
Nigerian military air strike kills at least 20 civilians: residents
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) June 2, 2025
A Nigerian military air strike in the country's embattled northwest has killed at least 20 civilians, three residents told AFP on Monday. ... more
Dozens dead in twin attacks on Mali army bases, Timbuktu airport targeted
Bamako (AFP) June 2, 2025
Twin attacks on a Malian army base in the northern city of Timbuktu and in the centre of the country left dozens of soldiers dead, as well as at least a dozen assailants, security sources and local officials said on Monday. ... more
Nigeria detains troops, police for alleged sale of weapons to armed groups
Lagos (AFP) May 30, 2025
The Nigerian military has detained more than 30 soldiers and police officers for allegedly stealing weapons from its stockpiles and selling them to armed groups including jihadists in the country. ... more
Anti-aircraft missiles fire as drones fly over Port Sudan; Nigerian military says 60 jihadists killed in raids
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) May 31, 2025
Anti-aircraft missiles fired over Sudan's wartime capital Port Sudan on Saturday, eyewitnesses reported, as drones flew over the once-safe haven city. ... more
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