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Mar- 2025 -

7 March

Benin Receives Military Surveillance Plane From EU

Benin received a surveillance aircraft from the European Union to bolster its fight against jihadist groups in the north of the country.

6 March

Africa

Joe Saballa

Morocco Buys Chinese-Made TB-001K ‘Scorpion’ Combat Drones

Morocco has acquired Chinese-made TB-001K “Scorpion” reconnaissance and attack drones as part of ongoing efforts to modernize its defense capabilities and strengthen ties with Beijing.

5 March

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

East DR Congo City Buries Blast Victims as Toll Rises

The DR Congo city of Bukavu mourned those killed in two explosions that followed a meeting of the Rwanda-backed M23.

Feb- 2025 -

27 February

Africa

Soldiers sit in a truck on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana

Staff Writer With AFP

EU Hands $52-Million Security Package to Ghana

The European Union on Wednesday handed over a 50-million-euro ($52-million) military package intended to bolster Ghanaian security forces, as West Africa faces mounting threats from armed groups and jihadists.

24 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Army Says Breaks Siege on Strategic Southern State Capital

The Sudanese army said Sunday it had broken a paramilitary siege on a key southern state capital, the latest in a series of military gains across the country.

22 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan’s Heartland City Limps Back to Life After Army Recapture

In a bustling market in central Sudan, a vegetable seller arranges fresh cucumbers and tomatoes in neat piles as customers cautiously return.

21 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave

Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbor in 25 years.

20 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

France Returns Sole Military Base to Ivory Coast

France returned on Thursday its sole military base in Ivory Coast to the west African nation's authorities, marking an end to decades of French presence at the site.

19 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

UK Summons Rwandan Envoy Over M23 Advance in DR Congo

Britain's foreign ministry said it had summoned Rwanda's envoy to the UK to condemn advances made by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the eastern DR Congo.

19 February

Africa