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Mali government signs peace deal, Tuareg rebels delayAlgiers (AFP) March 1, 2015 The Malian government signed a peace agreement with some northern armed groups on Sunday in Algiers but the main Tuareg rebel alliance asked for more time to consult its grassroots. The deal, hammered out in eight months of tough negotiations in neighbouring Algeria, provides for the transfer of a raft of powers from Bamako to the north, an area the size of Texas that the rebels refer to as "Azawad". Al-Qaeda-linked militants seized control of northern Mali for more than nine months until a Fren ... read more |
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 The hidden burden of dengue fever in West Africa Origins of AIDS virus strains traced to gorillas Predicting human crowds with statistical physics Parasite provides clues to evolution of plant diseases Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells | .. |
 Offensive against Islamists progresses: Nigeria military Nigeria's military said Sunday that the offensive against Boko Haram was progressing, claiming soldiers had recovered stocks of arms abandoned by insurgents fleeing the recaptured town of Baga. ... more | .. |
 Tech-savvy 'barefoot law' opens doors of Ugandan justice When revealing photographs of a Ugandan student were leaked online in a case of revenge porn, it left her terrified she herself might face criminal charges under tough new laws. ... more | .. |
 Nigerian military claims success, civilians killed in air strike Nigeria on Wednesday claimed to have killed more than 300 Boko Haram militants in a counter-offensive, as Chad pushed into rebel-held areas but an air strike left at least 20 civilians dead. ... more | .. |
 Pygmy attacks on Bantu rivals in DR Congo leave 27 dead: UN Pygmy militia attacks against Bantu villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo last week claimed the lives of 27 people, the United Nations said on Wednesday. ... more |
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 Warring forces in South Sudan 'recruiting children': rights group South Sudan government and rebel forces are both recruiting children as young as 13 to fight in the country's civil war, a rights group said Monday in a report rejected by the government. ... more | .. |
 UN to formally end support for DR Congo operation The United Nations is pulling its support for a Democratic Republic of Congo military operation against rebels after Kinshasa missed a deadline to sack two generals, a UN official said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Nigerian president calls for US help as Boko Haram invade city Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan appealed for more US help in fighting Boko Haram, as the Islamists struck again on Saturday and called for a boycott of upcoming general elections. ... more | .. |
 UN pulls support to DR Congo operation The United Nations is temporarily pulling support to the Democratic Republic of Congo's planned military operation to drive out rebels after Kinshasa refused to sack two tainted generals leading the offensive, a UN official said Tuesday. ... more |
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Niger parliament votes to send troops to Nigeria to fight Boko Haram Niger's parliament voted unanimously on Monday to send troops to Nigeria to join a regional fight against Islamist extremist group Boko Haram, lawmakers said. ... more | .. |
 Senegal hosts US, African army chiefs Peace and security will be the focus of a conference bringing together top American military brass and the heads of 35 African armies which opened in Senegal on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria presidency hopeful Buhari expects 'landslide victory' Nigeria's main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari on Friday told AFP he was expecting to win next week's presidential election by a wide margin, despite talk of a close race. ... more | .. |
 Burkina presidential guard calls for PM to step down: security sources Burkina Faso's elite presidential guard is calling for interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida to step down, security sources said Wednesday. ... more |
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Burkina presidential guard calls for PM to step down: security sources Burkina Faso's elite presidential guard is calling for interim Prime Minister Isaac Zida to step down, security sources said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria claims Gamboru, four other towns recaptured from Boko Haram Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four other towns held by Boko Haram following a joint weekend offensive by its military, civilian vigilantes and forces from Chad and Cameroon. ... more | .. |
 Lesotho army rejects blame for shootout with PM's bodyguards Lesotho's military on Monday rejected government claims it was to blame for a shootout that killed a bystander and injured two of the prime minister's bodyguards, as tensions in the tiny African kingdom remain high following a failed putsch. ... more | .. |
 Refugees from Boko Haram pose headache for authorities on Lake Chad Thousands of Nigerian civilians who fled the armed Islamists of Boko Haram have become a headache for Chadian authorities after seeking safety on a multitude of scattered islands in Lake Chad. ... more |
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 China's moon rover Yutu functioning but stationary OSIRIS catches glimpse of Rosetta's shadow NASA-Funded Study Finds Two Solar Wind Jets in the Heliosphere Industry backs US government's spaceport plans UK Space Agency's second CubeSat mission is taking shape Old-economy sectors are now tech, too: US study | .. |
 Chadian jets bomb Nigerian town in anti-Boko Haram raid: sources Chadian aircraft on Saturday bombed the Nigerian town of Gamboru in a raid targeting extremist group Boko Haram, security sources said, as regional efforts to combat the Islamists intensified. ... more | .. |
UN chief backs regional African force to fight Boko Haram UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday backed an African Union proposal to send a regional force to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria, as warplanes from Chad carried out airstrikes against the Islamists. ... more | .. |
 China defends aid role in Africa China on Wednesday offered a spirited defence of its aid to Africa, rejecting charges of "concrete diplomacy" following a major infrastructure deal with the continent. ... more | .. |
 Chinese become targets in DR Congo anti-government riots Clashes between Democratic Republic of Congo police and political protestors that left some 40 people dead last week also revealed the level of hostility towards the Chinese in the capital Kinshasa. ... more |
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 African Union agrees 'substantive' transport deal with China China and the African Union agreed Tuesday an ambitious plan to develop road, rail and air transport routes to link capitals across the continent. ... more | .. |
 Defence Minister Lungu wins Zambia's disputed presidential race Zambia's defence minister Edgar Lungu, of the ruling Patriotic Front, has narrowly won the country's presidential race, the electoral commission announced Saturday after an election marred by delays. ... more | .. |
 Spain negotiates permanent US Marines Africa force Spain said Friday it was starting negotiations with Washington to host a permanent US Marines intervention force for deployment on missions to Africa. ... more | .. |
Chad strongman wins control of regional fight against Boko Haram Chad's President Idriss Deby has secured control of regional operations against deadly Boko Haram Islamists, riding roughshod over his supposed allies in a week-long diplomatic and military offensive. ... more |
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