US & Canada Ethiopia PM orders military response to ‘base attack’
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has ordered a military offensive to subdue a long-running separatist movement in Tigray state, following an alleged attack on an...
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French air strikes in Mali kill dozens of militants
France says its forces have killed more than 50 jihadists in air strikes in central Mali. The French defence minister, Florence Parly, who is in...
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara re-elected for third term
The electoral commission in Ivory Coast says President Alassane Ouattara has won a third term, securing just over 94% of the votes in Saturday’s election,...
Tanzania elections: Opposition leader Freeman Mbowe arrested
Police in Tanzania have arrested the chairman of the main opposition party in the wake of a disputed election. Freeman Mbowe was detained, along with...