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Boko Haram fighters disguised as herders killed at least 20 Cameroonian troops in a Tuesday morning raid on the Nigerian border town of Wulgo, local security sources and residents told AFP.Cameroonian troops are commonly stationed across the border in Nigeria as part of anti-jihadist operations around Wulgo, which is near the volatile Lake Chad — …

Boko Haram fighters kill 20 Cameroonian troops: sourcesTue, 25 Mar 2025 18:01:07 GMT Read More »

Burkina Faso’s military rulers said Tuesday that they had dissolved a journalists’ association after it reported that two of its leaders who criticised the junta were taken away by police.Interior Minister Emile Zerbo accused the Burkina Journalists’ Association (AJB) of breaching a 2015 administrative regulation.”In the eyes of the law, there is no (such) association,” …

Burkina junta shuts down journalists’ associationTue, 25 Mar 2025 17:35:11 GMT Read More »

Mozambicans voiced hope Tuesday after opposition leader Venancio Mondlane said he and President Daniel Chapo had agreed to “end all violence” following months of deadly clashes over election results.  Mondlane met Chapo on Sunday and declared the following evening that the pair had started a “dialogue” and reached a consensus to end “all types of …

Mozambicans hopeful after opposition, government talksTue, 25 Mar 2025 17:20:56 GMT Read More »

The waters of Senegal’s Lake Retba are back to their famous pink hues three years after floods washed away their rosy tinge — and businessfolk and tourists are thrilled.No sooner had the news hit social media when Julie Barrilliot, 20, bought a plane ticket to fly over from France.Widely known as the “Pink Lake,” Retba …

Back in the pink: Senegal salt lake gets its colour backTue, 25 Mar 2025 16:47:28 GMT Read More »

Lesotho will suffer from Donald Trump’s aid cuts and stands to lose up to 40,000 jobs if the US president also cancels a trade pact granting duty-free access to the American market, the monarch of the tiny southern African kingdom warned ahead of a trip to Europe on Wednesday.  Entirely surrounded by South Africa, Lesotho …

Lesotho’s king warns nation will reel from Trump cutsTue, 25 Mar 2025 16:09:06 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s opposition said Tuesday that several key political figures had been arrested, a day after one of its army bases was bombed as international concern mounts over the risk of a return to civil war.Clashes between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, have threatened a …

South Sudan opposition decries arrests, strike as US urges talksTue, 25 Mar 2025 13:07:57 GMT Read More »

South Sudan’s opposition said one of its army bases near the capital Juba was bombed late Monday as Washington warned it was “deeply concerned” by escalating violence between rival factions.Clashes between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, have left their 2018 power-sharing agreement increasingly fragile and …

South Sudan opposition decries strike as US warns of rise in violenceTue, 25 Mar 2025 11:39:41 GMT Read More »

The South Sudan opposition said one of its army bases near the capital Juba was bombarded late Monday as Washington warned it was “deeply concerned” by escalating violence between the rival factions.Clashes between forces allied to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, First Vice President Riek Machar, have left their 2018 power-sharing agreement increasingly …

South Sudan opposition decries strike as US warns of rise in violenceTue, 25 Mar 2025 05:52:28 GMT Read More »

Authorities detained two journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday after the media body to which they belong denounced attacks on freedom of expression under the country’s military rulers, the association said.The Journalists’ Association of Burkina Faso (AJB) said on Facebook that its president Guezouma Sanogo and deputy president Boukari Ouoba were detained at a national …

Burkina journalists held after defending freedom of speech: media bodyMon, 24 Mar 2025 21:30:01 GMT Read More »

South Sudan is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since it became an independent nation in 2011, the United Nations warned Monday, reporting almost 700 deaths in six months, including many children.The organisation’s children’s fund UNICEF said 40,000 cholera cases were reported from the end of September to March 18, “including 694 deaths country-wide, its worst …

South Sudan suffers worst cholera outbreak in 20 years: UNICEFMon, 24 Mar 2025 16:17:12 GMT Read More »