Uganda: Army deployed after deadly school attack/in /by
Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) deploys its troops at the scene of an attack on a school in Mpondwe after militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in the country's worst such attack in over a decade.
Mali’s military junta wants peacekeeping force to leave “without delay”/in /by
Ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum, Mali's military junta wants UN's peacekeeping force MINUSMA to leave "without delay".
Malians participate in rallies ahead of Sunday’s referendum/in /by
Tens of thousands of Malians gathered in the capital, Bamako, on Friday to participate in rallies ahead of Sunday's constitutional referendum
Families of victims of violence in Senegal demand justice/in /by
The families of victims of pro-Sonko protests in Senegal demand justice after the violence on June 1st resulted in at least 23 deaths
Ukrainian president appeals for the release of political prisoners in Crimea/in /by
Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appealed to African leaders visiting Kiev to ask Russia to release political prisoners in Crimea and elsewhere.
Nigeria: Military, Asari Dokubo On Warpath Over Allegations of Oil Theft/in /by
[Leadership] It appeared yesterday that the Nigerian military may be lurching towards an angry showdown with former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, over his allegations that 99 percent of oil theft and bunkering in the Niger Delta region are being carried out by the armed Forces, particularly the Army and the Navy.
Residents of South Darfur denounce killing of state governor/in /by
West Darfur state Governor Khamis Abdullah Abakar was killed after making critical remarks of the paramilitaries during an interview with a Saudi TV channel
Kenya: Runner Kipyegon rewarded with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records/in /by
Kipyegon, who met with William Ruto at the president's office, said she would now fulfill a promise she had made to buy her father a new car.
At least 41 killed in rebel attack on Ugandan school near Congo border/in /by
Ugandan police say at least 41 people have been killed in a suspected rebel attack on a school near the Congo border. Police said in a statement Saturday that the Allied Democratic Forces carried out the attack late Friday night on a school in the border town of Mpondwe.
Liberia: Nigeria, Morocco, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Benin, Guinea Sign MOUs On Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline/in /by
[FrontPageAfrica] Abuja -- June 16, 2023 Today, another important milestone was achieved at the headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as four significant Memoranda of Understanding related to the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline Project were signed. Additionally, the project's Steering Committee convened to discuss the progress of the Project and its strategic direction.