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Tanzanian miner becomes overnight millionaire after finding gemstones worth…
Minerals Minister Doto Biteko said on state television Wednesday the government is buying the rare minerals for…
Al-Qaeda’s leader in Mali killed by French forces
“Many close associates” of Droukdel -- who commanded several affiliate jihadist groups across the lawless region -- were also…
South Africa under military enforced lock down for three weeks
Donning camouflage uniform complete with a cap, President Cyril Ramaphosa saw off soldiers before they deployed from a military…
Niger : 25 soldiers and 63 terrorist killed in attack on army base
"The response with the combined air support of the Niger air force and partners made it possible to strike and rout the enemy…
80 terrorist and 35 civilians killed in attack on town in Burkina Faso
Seven members of the security forces who responded also were killed.Jihadist attacks are frequent in the area but the provisional…
Zimbabwe : Vice president’s wife accused of trying to kill him
arry Chiwenga, a former model and wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court Monday…
Sudan’s former president Omar al-Bashir sentenced to prison on…
He also ordered the confiscation of millions of euros and Sudanese pounds found in Bashir's residence when he was toppled. The…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on military camp in Niger
Jihadists with links to Islamic State and al Qaeda have mounted increasingly lethal attacks across West Africa's Sahel region this…
Niger : At least 70 killed in attack on military camp
A tweet sent from President Mahamadou Issoufou's account late Wednesday said that he was returning early from an overseas trip in…
Somalia : Jihadist group Al Shabaab gunmen attack hotel in Mogadishu
Al Shabaab's military spokesman Abdiaziz Abu Musab said the group's fighters were inside the hotel compound near the presidential…