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Under President Donald Trump the United States has reset relations with west Africa’s military leaders on a mutual back-scratching basis, bartering help fighting jihadists for the Sahel region’s mining riches, experts say. While Joe Biden was in office the US suspended most of the development and military aid it sent to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger …

Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntasMon, 25 Aug 2025 04:20:13 GMT Read More »

South Africa are back in contention to defend their Rugby Championship title, coach Rassie Erasmus said after the Springboks beat Australia 30-22 at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.But he admitted they faced a huge challenge in their next two matches, against New Zealand away in Auckland on September 6 and Wellington a week later.”We …

Springboks back in contention after win – ErasmusSat, 23 Aug 2025 20:45:39 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s airforce said it had killed more than 35 jihadists in raids Saturday on militant fighters that had gathered near the Nigeria–Cameroon border following an attempted attack on ground troops.The air strike was the latest by the Nigerian military, which is battling a resurgence of attacks in the country’s embattled northeast.The region faces frequent attacks …

Nigeria says killed over 35 jihadists near Cameroon borderSat, 23 Aug 2025 20:26:29 GMT Read More »

South Africa bounced back from defeat a week ago with fly-half Handre Pollard producing a masterly kicking performance in a 30-22 win over Australia in their Rugby Championship match at the Cape Town Stadium on Saturday. Both teams scored three tries as the Springboks avenged their shock 38-22 defeat by the same opponents in Johannesburg the …

Pollard steers Springboks to victory over WallabiesSat, 23 Aug 2025 18:10:11 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.The move came as the west African nation readied for protests called by the main parties …

Guinea’s junta suspends three main political partiesSat, 23 Aug 2025 10:46:11 GMT Read More »

Guinea’s junta has suspended three main political parties — including that of former president Alpha Conde — for three months, ahead of an electoral campaign for a rewrite of the constitution, according to an order seen by AFP on Saturday.The move came as the main parties and civil society groups in the west African nation …

Guinea’s junta suspends three main political partiesSat, 23 Aug 2025 09:09:53 GMT Read More »

A Gambian man convicted of torturing opponents of the African country’s former president was sentenced to more than 67 years in a US prison on Friday.Michael Sang Correa, 46, served in an armed unit known as the “Junglers,” which answered to The Gambia’s then-president, Yahya Jammeh.Correa was convicted by a jury in Denver, Colorado, in …

Gambian ‘death squad’ member sentenced to 67 years in US prisonFri, 22 Aug 2025 21:42:06 GMT Read More »

A military prosecutor on Friday demanded the death penalty for DR Congo’s former president Joseph Kabila who is on trial in absentia on treason charges.Kabila’s party called the proceedings “a political trial”.General Lucien Rene Likulia called on judges to condemn Kabila to death for war crimes, treason and organising an insurrection.The former president, 53, went …

Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Kabila in treason trialFri, 22 Aug 2025 19:15:38 GMT Read More »

Niger’s army has claimed to have killed Boko Haram leader Ibrahim Mahamadu, alias “Bakura”, without providing evidence, prompting caution from experts and a denial from the jihadist group.After its founding in neighbouring Nigeria in the early 2000s, Boko Haram achieved worldwide notoriety by kidnapping more than 300 schoolgirls in Chibok, in the country’s northeast.Much remains …

What we know about Boko Haram leader Niger claims to have killedFri, 22 Aug 2025 16:16:59 GMT Read More »

Niger’s army said its soldiers killed a leader of the jihadist group Boko Haram in the Lake Chad basin, but experts cast doubt over the unverified claim.Since Boko Haram’s insurgency to establish an Islamic caliphate in neighbouring northeast Nigeria began in 2009, the conflict has left 40,000 people dead and forced more than two million …

Doubts over Niger claim that a Boko Haram leader killedFri, 22 Aug 2025 12:22:02 GMT Read More »