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Chad downplays threat from foiled attack on presidential compound in capital N'Djamena
Reuters  |  Jan 10, 2025

Chad is led by President Mahamat Idriss Deby, who seized power after rebels killed his father, longstanding President Idriss Deby.

Rwanda to introduce drones to monitor road accidents, traffic violations
Amina Wako  |  Jan 07, 2025

A successful pilot exercise in remote areas, primarily targeting illegal mining activities and other security concerns, led to the decision to introdu...

As Gaza suffers, hunger watchdog refrains from using the F word: famine
Reuters  |  Dec 30, 2024

Many aid workers and doctors say famine has taken hold in Gaza. But amid Israel’s military assault and curbs on movement, the world’s hunger monitor h...

Israel detains medics after hospital raid, health officials say
Reuters  |  Dec 28, 2024

The Suez Canal Authority said in a statement that during a trial run two ships passed through a new stretch of the canal's two-way section without inc...

Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

The head of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Husam Abu Safiya, told Reuters via text message that obeying the order to shut down was "next to...

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza as mediators yet to secure ceasefire
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Palestinian medics said eight people, including children, were killed in the Musa Bin Nusayr School that sheltered displaced families in Gaza City.

Juntas in Sahel region make life more difficult for human rights NGOs
DW News  |  Dec 22, 2024

NGO's critical reports on human rights are inconvenient for the junta leaders, making them a thorn in the side of West Africa's military regimes.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi sacks military top brass in major reshuffle
Reuters  |  Dec 20, 2024

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Demoralised conscripts, absent allies: How Bashar al-Assad's army collapsed in Syria
Reuters  |  Dec 13, 2024

The Syrian army’s own central command and control centre no longer functioned well after the Iranian and Hezbollah officers left.

Besigye sues Kenya, Uganda at the East African Court of Justice over alleged abduction
Amina Wako  |  Dec 09, 2024

Observers argue that the General Court Martial in Makindye, where Besigye and Lutale are facing charges of undermining national security and illegal p...

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza, Egypt to host Hamas leaders for ceasefire talks
Reuters  |  Nov 30, 2024

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of "using the weapon of starvation against the people (in northern Gaza) to displace them from thei...

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Myanmar military leader over Rohingya campaign
Reuters  |  Nov 27, 2024

The ICC has issued several arrest warrants for serving national leaders including Netanyahu, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Sudan's Omar al-Bash...

Kenyan boxers shine in Abuja, secure spots in Africa Military Games finals
Rama Mohammed  |  Nov 24, 2024

Kenyan boxers have stormed into the finals of the 2nd Africa Military Games Boxing Tournament in Abuja, with five KDF fighters, including captain Edwi...

Mali's junta appoints spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga as new prime minister
Reuters  |  Nov 22, 2024

The military rulers, who seized power in successive coups in 2020 and 2021, had promised to hold elections in February but have postponed the vote ind...

UN Security Council sanctions two generals in Sudan’s paramilitary RSF
Reuters  |  Nov 09, 2024

Former Sudanese leaders are wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and crimes against humanity.

Gaza health ministry says dozens killed in Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya
Reuters  |  Oct 29, 2024

Gaza's emergency service said its operations had come to a halt because of the three-week Israeli assault into northern Gaza.

Israel strikes Iran military targets but Tehran says damage 'limited'
Reuters  |  Oct 26, 2024

Videos carried by Iranian media showed air defences continuously firing at apparently incoming projectiles in central Tehran

Gaza health ministry says 87 killed in northern Gaza airstrike
Reuters  |  Oct 20, 2024

Gaza's health ministry said rescue operations were being hindered by communications problems and by the Israeli military operation still going on arou...

UK cedes Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
Reuters  |  Oct 04, 2024

A non-binding resolution in the UN General Assembly in 2019 said Britain should give up control of the archipelago.

Somali police intercept network trafficking girls to Al-Shabaab fighters
Hassan Mohamed  |  Oct 03, 2024

All Al-Shabaab-related crimes in Somalia are handled by the military court.

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