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February 18, 2025
U.N. calls for $6B to fight famine in war-torn Sudan

Washington DC (UPI) Feb 17, 2025
The United Nations called for global action Monday and $6 billion to fight famine and sexual violence in war-torn Sudan where "civilians are paying the highest price" following nearly two years of conflict. "Sudan is a humanitarian emergency of shocking proportions," Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher said Monday during a speech in Geneva. "Civilians are paying the highest price, shelling, airstrikes are continuing unabated, killing and injuring civilians, damaging and destroying critica ... read more
Nigeria airforce kills 6 civilians in northeast by mistake
Kano, Nigeria (AFP) Feb 16, 2025
An army jet killed at least six civilians after mistakenly attacking them while pursuing gangs in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, residents told AFP on Sunday. ... more
France set to hand over sole military base in Ivory Coast
Abidjan (AFP) Feb 12, 2025
In a few days, France will hand over its only military base in Ivory Coast, its former star colony in west Africa, and both sides say the run up is proceeding seamlessly without any rancour. ... more
Sudan releases post-war roadmap, calls on int'l community to support it
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 10, 2025
Sudan's foreign ministry has unveiled a post-war roadmap toward establishing democratic elections in a country ravaged by nearly two years of civil war, while calling on the international community to support its transition plans. ... more
Mali army vows to pursue 'terrorists' behind deadly convoy attack
Bamako (AFP) Feb 9, 2025
Mali's army vowed Saturday to track down the "terrorists" responsible for a deadly attack on a large convoy en route to a gold mine. ... more
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Sudan's army chief plans transitional govt amid advances; 80 dead in southern Sudan
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 8, 2025
Sudan's army chief said Saturday that a transitional government would be formed soon, as the military makes major gains against rival paramilitaries in the capital and central parts of the war-torn country. ... more
France to pull troops from I.Coast in February;Kenya urges DRC 'immediate ceasefire'
Abidjan (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
France will hand back to Ivory Coast its only military base in the west African country in a ceremony on February 20, sources with knowledge of the talks told AFP on Thursday. ... more
Malawi prepares to withdraw troops from DR Congo
Lilongwe, Malawi (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
Malawi has ordered its military to prepare to withdraw from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group has launched a new offensive, the president's office said. ... more
80 dead in southern Sudan violence: UN
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 6, 2025
The United Nations warned Thursday that two southern Sudan states were "on the brink of catastrophe" after a recent eruption of violence reportedly killed at least 80 people in one city. ... more
Niger orders Red Cross to leave country
Abidjan (AFP) Feb 5, 2025
Niger's ruling military junta has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to leave the country immediately, a source told AFP Wednesday. ... more
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US conducted air strikes on IS targets in Somalia, Trump says
Palm Beach, United States (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced. ... more
Italy PM named in complaint over freed Libya police head
Rome (AFP) Feb 3, 2025
A migrant who claimed he was tortured by a Libyan war crimes suspect said on Monday that he had filed a complaint with prosecutors claiming Italy's prime minister enabled the suspect to go free. ... more
At least 56 killed as fighting grips Sudan's capital
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 1, 2025
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and activists, the latest bloodshed in Sudan's devastating war. ... more
DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 31, 2025
The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, after the M23 rebel group captured the eastern Congolese city of Goma. ... more
Chad leader welcomes 'complete' departure of French forces
N'Djamena (AFP) Jan 31, 2025
President Mahamat Idriss Deby on Friday welcomed the "definitive and complete departure" of French forces from Chad which marks the end of France's last foothold in the wider jihadist-hit Sahel region. ... more
France hands over last base in Chad amid withdrawal

N'Djamena (AFP) Jan 30, 2025
The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, the general staffs of both countries announced Thursday. The central African country in late November abruptly ended military cooperation with its former colonial ruler, and French troops began leaving the country in late December. Thursday's handover of the Kossei base marks the end of France's military presence in the African country "according to the wishes of the high authorities" in N'Djam ... read more
Sudan army says retakes key southern city from paramilitaries
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 30, 2025
The Sudanese army said Thursday that it had retaken a key city in the southern state of North Kordofan from rival paramilitaries, who had held it since May 2023. ... more

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A Dream Deferred Why Is Traveling Across Africa So Hard for Africans
Johannesburg, South Africa (SPX) Jan 30, 2025
Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, carries his frustration as visibly as he carries his passport. To travel across the continent he calls home, he needs 35 visas - each a bureaucratic hurdle ... more
UN warns of ethnic attacks in eastern DR Congo
United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 28, 2025
The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as conditions deteriorate in the region, haunted by the legacy of the 1994 Rwanda genocide and its aftermath. ... more
Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 26, 2025
Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023. ... more
U.N. chief warns of rebel advances in Democratic Republic of Congo
Washington DC (UPI) Jan 24, 2025
Advances being made by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are "heightening the threat of a regional war," according to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. ... more
Sudan army breaks paramilitary siege on Khartoum HQ, reclaims oil refinery
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Jan 24, 2025
The Sudanese army said Friday it broke a siege of its headquarters in Khartoum by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, which had encircled it since war broke out in April 2023. ... more
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