EU To Give 50m Euros To New African Fighting Force
The European Union has agreed to give more than 50m euros to fund a new African joint military force in ...
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Cameroon Soldiers Arrested After Demanding Bonuses
Around 30 Cameroonian soldiers fighting the Nigerian jihadist group Boko Haram were arrested after a demonstration to demand the payment ...
EU To Give 50 Million Euros For African Force In Sahel
The EU is giving 50 million euros to set up a joint African military force in the Sahel region to ...
French Forces Battle Militants In Northern Mali
French forces operating in northern Mali said Friday that they had taken "out of action" around 20 militants in operations ...
Chad Blasts UN Report On Troop Abuses In C. Africa
Chad has strongly objected to a UN report accusing its soldiers of abuses in Central African Republic in an official ...
[Opinion] The Frustrations of Travelling On Ghanaian Passport Within Africa
I sent e-mails to two prominent journalists to do a story about the frustrations of the Ghanaian passport holder in ...
From the Death Penalty To Gay Marriage
Same-sex marriage, which Taiwan could become the first Asian nation to authorise, is currently legal in around 20 countries around ...
New French President Reaffirms Commitment To Fight Terrorism In Sahel
During his election campaign, France’s new president Emmanuel Macron promised he would visit French troops in Mali. Just days into ...
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali
Two UN peacekeepers were killed and a third wounded on Tuesday in an ambush in restive northern Mali, the nation's ...
Italy Inks Deal With Libya Neighbours To Block Migrants
Italy has signed a deal with Libya, Chad and Niger to try to stem the flow of migrants across the ...
The State of Ghanaian Libraries
The State of Ghanaian Libraries: How can we improve on it? Many schools in Ghana do not have libraries and ...
141 People Killed In Brak Al-Shat Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed at least 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to renegade General's ...
141 Killed In South Libya Airbase Attack
An attack on an airbase in south Libya has killed 141 people, mostly soldiers loyal to military strongman Khalifa Haftar, ...
Macron Visits French Troops In Mali’s Restive North
President Emmanuel Macron arrived Friday in conflict-torn Mali to visit French troops fighting jihadists on his first official trip outside ...
Sudan’s Bashir To Skip Trump-Muslim Summit
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, will not join an Islamic summit in Saudi ...
Macron In Mali’s Restive North For Morale-Boosting Visit
President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for four years, in his ...
Boko Haram Traps Starving People In Nigeria, UN Warns
Two million people are teetering on the brink of famine in northeastern Nigeria but efforts to reach some are being ...
Boko Haram Video Confirms Some Chibok Girls Against Release
Some Boko Haram girls are said to have refused to be released by their abductors A recent Boko Haram video ...
Gambia’s ‘broken’ Justice System Struggles With Victims’ Ire
Gambians want swift justice for the crimes of fallen dictator Yahya Jammeh's regime but the new government faces an uphill ...
More Than 7,000 Migrants Detained In Libya
Between 7,000 and 8,000 migrants mostly from sub-Saharan Africa are being held in Libyan detention centres after entering the country ...