Africa

Navantia Delivers Avante 1800 Vessel to Moroccan Navy

The Royal Moroccan Navy has received its new Avante 1800 offshore patrol vessel, built by Spanish firm Navantia.

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Ex-Leader Kabila Back in DR Congo in M23-Held City

Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.

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Paramilitaries Claim Capture of Key Sudan Towns

Paramilitary forces fighting Sudan's military have said they captured two strategic towns in the war-ravaged nation, which has been hit by a cholera outbreak that killed 70 people in the capital this week.

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Jihadists Ambush Mozambique Army Outpost, Killing Soldiers: Military Sources

An attack on a military base in northern Mozambique killed multiple soldiers, local military sources told AFP on Wednesday, underscoring spiraling insecurity in the southern African country.

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IS-Claimed Attack in Niger Kills Soldiers

Several soldiers have been killed in an attack targeting a military post in western Niger in an offensive claimed by the Islamic State group.

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Explosion Reported Near Military Barracks in Nigeria’s Capital: Army

An explosion occurred near a military barracks in the Nigerian capital Abuja, as an intelligence source said that the suspected attacker had died.

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Uganda Suspends Military Cooperation With Germany: Army

Uganda has "suspended" all military cooperation with Germany, its army said, claiming the German ambassador "engaged in subversive activities" in the east African country.

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Dozens Killed in NE Nigeria ‘Bandit’ Attacks

Dozens of people were reported killed in two suspected attacks by armed gangs in northeast Nigeria, a local state governor and villagers said on Saturday.

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Sudan Denies Using Chemical Weapons After US Imposes Sanctions

Sudan's army-aligned government denied US allegations that it had used chemical weapons in its war against paramilitary rivals.

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Sudan Army Says Khartoum State ‘Completely Free’ of Paramilitaries

The Sudanese army said on Tuesday it had dislodged rival paramilitaries from their last positions in Omdurman, part of the Sudanese capital, securing all of Khartoum state nearly two months after recapturing the capital's center.

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