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The fall of Russian ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria has disrupted the Kremlin’s strategy not only for the Mediterranean but also for Africa, pushing it to focus on Libya as a potential foothold, experts say.Russia runs a military port and an air base on the Syrian coast, designed to facilitate its operations in the Mediterranean, …

Russia eyes Libya to replace Syria as Africa launchpadSat, 11 Jan 2025 02:56:39 GMT Read More »

France threatened on Friday to “retaliate” if Algeria escalates a diplomatic row that has flared up over the arrests of Algerian social media influencers accused of inciting violence.Tensions between France and its former colony mounted after Algeria on Thursday sent back a suspect who had been arrested and expelled for a video posted on TikTok.They …

France warns Algeria against escalation of influencers showdownFri, 10 Jan 2025 20:39:16 GMT Read More »

Algeria is trying to humiliate France, France’s interior minister said on Friday, after several Algerian influencers were arrested for inciting violence in a growing crisis between Paris and its former colony.Four influencers supportive of Algerian authorities have been arrested in recent days over videos that are suspected of calling for violent acts in France.Algeria meanwhile …

Paris says Algeria ‘seeking to humiliate France’Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:10:25 GMT Read More »

Authorities in northern Nigeria’s largest city have begun evacuating more than 5,000 street children seen as a “security threat” and a growing concern as an economic crisis forces more to fend for themselves.Sharia police, the Hisbah, have carried out midnight raids on motor parks, markets and street corners in the regional capital, Kano, since the …

Nigerian state launches mass evacuation of street childrenFri, 10 Jan 2025 13:26:48 GMT Read More »

An estimated 3.2 million children under the age of five are expected to face acute malnutrition this year in war-torn Sudan, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).”Of this number, around 772,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition,” Eva Hinds, UNICEF Sudan’s Head of Advocacy and Communication, told AFP late on …

UN says 3 million Sudan children facing acute malnutritionFri, 10 Jan 2025 12:47:46 GMT Read More »

Algeria is trying to humiliate France, France’s interior minister said on Friday, after several Algerian influencers were arrested for inciting violence in a growing crisis between Paris and its former colony.Four Algerian influencers supportive of Algerian authorities have been arrested in recent days over videos that are suspected of calling for violent acts in France.Meanwhile, …

Paris says Algeria ‘seeking to humiliate France’Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:06:02 GMT Read More »

Armed men tried to storm Chad’s presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national prosecutor said Thursday.Deby denounced what he called an attempt to “crush” him as national television showed images of more than 10 armed men at the …

Chad says 20 killed in bid to storm presidential palaceThu, 09 Jan 2025 23:26:20 GMT Read More »

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing’s full support and military aid for the world’s poorest continent as he wrapped up his Africa tour in Nigeria.Wang began an Africa tour on January 6, visiting Namibia, the Republic of Congo and Chad before winding up his tour in Nigeria, where he held talks with …

Chinese foreign minister pledges military aid for AfricaThu, 09 Jan 2025 18:11:13 GMT Read More »

Two dozen armed men tried to storm into Chad’s presidential palace but 18 of the attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national prosecutor said Thursday.Heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential complex just before 8:00 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Wednesday in the centre of N’Djamena, the capital of the …

Chad says bid to storm into presidential palace foiled, 20 deadThu, 09 Jan 2025 16:36:54 GMT Read More »

Mozambique’s main opposition leader returned from weeks of exile Thursday, insisting he won October’s presidential elections and welcomed by thousands of jubilant supporters, although  one person was killed as police tried to disperse the crowds.Several people were also wounded as police barred supporters from going to the international airport to meet Venancio Mondlane, who knelt …

Clashes as crowds welcome Mozambique opposition leader home from exileThu, 09 Jan 2025 16:05:23 GMT Read More »