JOHANNESBURG/MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A website created for Africa's proposed continental defence force proclaims a lofty mission "to support and keep peace for Africa's ...

Coup leaders in Niger announced a closure of its airspace, causing flights to reroute around the country. It comes as the Sunday deadline set by other West African countries for the military junta to ...

What does Africa owe Palestine? The answer is not money. Nor is it diplomatic theatre, slogans or the recycling of historical grievances. Africa owes Palestine something more demanding: the ...

The East African Community's armed force, led by Kenya, has vowed to protect the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 rebels advance toward the city, which is home to one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to deteriorate. The region ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The mandate of an East African force set up to curb militia violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to December, the regional bloc that formed it said. The ...

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ADDIS ABABA , Aug 13 (AFP) — The first half of a 300-strong African Union (AU) protection force was to be airlifted into Sudan’s devastated western Darfur region, to help observe a ceasefire between ...

African Union member states have agreed to fully operationalize the African Standby Force (ASF) to strengthen the fight against terrorism in the continent and end Africa’s dependence on foreign forces ...