Africa

Sudan’s RSF Seizes Key Oil Field at Southern Border

An engineer at Sudan's largest oil field said that the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces had seized the facility along the country's southern border, forcing the evacuation of its staff.

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Nigerian Presidency Confirms Military Intervention in Benin

Nigeria's military intervened in neighboring Benin after a group of soldiers announced a coup bid on state television, the Nigerian president's office confirmed.

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At Least 20 Burundian Soldiers Killed in DR Congo

At least 20 Burundian soldiers have been killed in ongoing fighting in eastern DR Congo, military sources told AFP on Saturday, only days after a peace deal was signed in Washington.

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Drone Strikes on Sudan Kindergarten, Hospital Kill Dozens: Local Official

A recent paramilitary drone attack on the army-held town of Kalogi in Sudan's South Kordofan state hit a kindergarten and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians including children, a local official told AFP on Sunday.

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Burkina Faso Releases 8 NGO Members Arrested for ‘Spying’

An international NGO in Burkina Faso said Friday that eight of its members had been released, months after the country's military rulers arrested them on accusations of spying.

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Fighting Erupts in DR Congo a Day After Peace Deal Signed

Fresh fighting in eastern DR Congo on Friday forced hundreds to flee across the border into Rwanda, a day after a peace deal was signed in Washington.

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EU Envoy Warns Sahel Jihadist Surge Threatens Europe

European security is increasingly at risk from spiralling jihadist violence in the Sahel, the EU's envoy to the region said Thursday.

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Trump, Rwanda and DR Congo Leaders Sign Deal Despite Fresh Violence

US President Donald Trump and the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace deal Thursday, even as fresh violence raised questions about the accord to end one of Africa's longest wars.

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Russia-Linked Oil Tanker Hit by ‘External Explosions’ Off Dakar

An oil tanker was struck off the coast of Dakar by four external explosions last week after it left Russia, AFP learned from the Turkish shipowner and Senegalese port authorities, as experts questioned whether geopolitics were involved.

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White House Says DRCongo, Rwanda to Sign Deal

US President Donald Trump will bring together the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Washington on Thursday to sign a peace agreement, months after an earlier US-brokered deal failed to stop violence.

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