CAR dismisses dozens of soldiers
Several dozen soldiers from the Central African armed forces – FACA – have been officially removed from the national army. The news which broke on Tuesday occurred at the end of February 2022. Usman Umar reports.
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Hydrocarbon production declining in Africa – AEC
The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has revealed a reduction of supply from legacy oil and gas fields across Africa, resulting in a decline in production by African hydrocarbon producing countries, and creating a dire need for the increase in exploration…
E’ Guinean authorities say victims of the 2021 Bata explosion compensated
In Equatorial Guinea, the state broadcaster on Saturday announced that authorities have compensated 84 families of victims of the explosions of March 7, 2021 in a military camp in Bata that had killed 107 people and injured 615. A year…
AU high-level panel reviews achievements on recovery of stolen assets
The AU High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows has reviewed the achievements in recovering stolen assets from Member States. According to the continental body, African countries lose up to $150 billion a year to illicit financial flows, mainly through…
UN strongly condemns killing of nurse in Cameroon’s Northwest region
The United Nations has condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of a nurse on Saturday in an attack by suspected members of armed groups in Cameroon's English-speaking north-west, which has been plagued by bloody conflict between separatists and…
Chad police fire tears gas to disperse anti-junta rally
There were demonstrations in Chad on Saturday against the ruling military junta. Some 500 people hit the streets among other things, chanting slogans against France, which they have accused of supporting the regime. Atiewin Mbillah-Lawson reports.
Chad peace talks in Qatar delayed
Talks between Chad's military-led government and armed rebel groups due to start Sunday in Qatar have been postponed, African diplomats and officials said. The talks, originally intended for January, are a precursor for a larger forum on the country’s future…
AU-EU leaders meet in Belgium
Heads of State or Government of the African Union and the European Union will Thursday meet for the 6th AU-EU summit in Brussels Belgium to foster cooperation between both continents. In a joint statement released Tuesday by Senegalese president Macky…
UN Secretary-General addresses African Union leadership
At the ongoing Thirty-Fifth (35th) Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, holding in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutteres, addressed the AU Leadership on key issues of concern to the world body as they relate to…
Macky Sall: Senegal President elected Africa Union chairperson
The Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) have elected Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, as the new Chairperson of the African Union for the year 2022. The event took place on Saturday during…
AU discussing expulsion of mercenaries, foreign military contractors from Africa: AU official
The African Union has been discussing ways to expel private military contractors, mercenaries, and foreign fighters from conflicts zones in Africa, a top official said on Sunday. Armed external forces have become increasingly involved in various conflicts in Africa, inflaming…
AU says recent coups are a threat to democratic transitions on the continent
The Pan African organization, the African Union AU has said that the recent surge in military coups has dented the continent’s democratic transitions and achievements. Speaking Wednesday, the AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat these coups have also affected Africa’s global…
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