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Tuesday, March 10, 2015 - 07:20
Tunisian security forces on Monday uncovered a second arms cache in three days near the border with Libya, the interior ministry said. The cache included 20 rocket-propelled grenade launchers and various types of rockets, 40 anti-tank mines, detonators, grenades and 23,000 rounds of assault rifle ammunition.
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:31
Burundi’s national assembly has approved a draft media law, backtracking from contentious 2013 legislation that was denounced by reporters and rights groups as an assault on press freedoms.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 - 07:02
Niger's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the Diffa region along the border with Nigeria, which has been attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram in recent days.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015 - 06:58
Rights activists have demanded the release of a former government minister and a top army officer they say are being held without charge by Gambian secret police. Supporters say the detention of ex-finance minister Mamboury Njie and presidential guard commander Solo Bojang is part of a wider pattern of dissidents being arbitrarily re-arrested after being acquitted by the courts.
Friday, February 6, 2015 - 07:09
US Secretary of State John Kerry is pressing for a United Nations vote creating an arms embargo on South Sudan in an effort to end the civil war there, a US official said Thursday.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 06:09
French military aircraft are carrying out surveillance missions to help countries bordering Nigeria tackle Boko Haram militants, officials said on Tuesday, amid efforts by African countries to coordinate a response to the threat posed by the group.
Monday, January 26, 2015 - 06:30
Spain said Friday it was starting negotiations with Washington to host a permanent US Marines intervention force for deployment on missions to Africa.
Friday, January 16, 2015 - 07:16
Police in Mauritania used tear gas to disperse protestors, after three anti-slavery activists were sentenced to two years in prison on Thursday.
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 07:02
Chad's government on Wednesday pledged "active support" for neighbouring Cameroon in fighting Boko Haram, after another cross-border raid this week by the Nigerian-based Islamist group.
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 06:25
President Barack Obama's National Security Council (NSC) has voiced concern over Gambia's moves to block access to top United Nations human rights investigators and enact tough new legislation against homosexuality.