Tag: Africa

People gather near the site of an explosion in Lagos, Nigeria. Sunday March 15, 2020. An explosion hit Nigeria's commercial capital of Lagos early Sunday, killing at least 15 people and sparking search-and- rescue efforts to save people still trapped in collapsed buildings, emergency officials said.

At least 17 dead and dozens of houses destroyed in Nigerian explosion

Zach Halaschak · March 17, 2020 6:15 pm

In this photo taken Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 and provided by the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), African Union (AU) soldiers march along the top of a hill overlooking the al-Shabab stronghold of Barawe, a coastal town 220 kilometers (135 miles) southwest of Mogadishu, in Somalia. Officials in Somalia say AU and Somali troops have seized Barawe, the last major stronghold held by the Islamic militant group al-Shabab, with the AU claiming it as a significant victory because al-Shabab had used the port to bring in arms and fighters and export charcoal, a multi-million-dollar business. (AP Photo/AMISOM, Tobin Jones)

‘Not Black Hawk Down anymore’: US and Somalia team up to fight terrorists

Susan Katz Keating · March 3, 2020 12:55 pm

This photo provided by the French Defense Ministry communication center and taken Tuesday Dec. 17, 2019, shows French soldiers loading a French Reaper drone with two GBU 12 missiles on Niamey airbase, Niger. France's defense ministry said Monday that it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali over the weekend. France joins a tiny group of countries that use armed drones, including the United States.

More than 100 ‘terrorists’ killed in Africa during military operation

Zach Halaschak · February 24, 2020 10:49 pm

African military chiefs: US winning war of influence by helping fight terrorism in Africa

Abraham Mahshie · February 24, 2020 6:16 pm

This photo taken Feb. 20, 2013 and released on March 6, 2013, by the French Army Communications Audiovisual office (ECPAD) shows French air force soldiers working on a Hartford drone returning from a mission over Mali, at the Niamey military base, in Niger. France said Monday for the first time that a key al-Qaida leader in Mali is probably dead. An activist close to the terror network's north Africa branch was also reported to have confirmed the death of Algerian-born warlord Abou Zeid.(AP Photo/Anthony Jeuland/ECPAD)

‘We’re not walking away’: Generals say US committed to Africa despite budget review

Abraham Mahshie · February 18, 2020 8:33 pm

At least two dozen dead after church attack in Burkina Faso

Zach Halaschak · February 17, 2020 3:44 pm

Beltway Confidential

Ethiopia’s naive peacemaking could lead to war

Michael Rubin · February 17, 2020 2:43 pm

A Burundian soldier stand in front of a group of South African soldiers during Workers Day celebrations Thursday, May 1, 2003 at the Bujumbura stadium , Burundi. South African peacekeeping troops have arrived in Burundi over the past week as fighting continue in the country's 9 1/2-year civil war.

Mass graves containing more than 6,000 bodies discovered in Burundi

Zach Halaschak · February 15, 2020 3:31 pm

First lady of Lesotho charged with murdering husband’s ex-wife

Caitlin Yilek · February 5, 2020 3:53 pm

Indiaâs Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Biden,Â June 2023.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s expanded travel ban could tank the economy

Jeffrey Mason · January 28, 2020 6:54 pm

Billionaire who claimed ‘Africa loves’ Trump apologizes for speaking on behalf of continent

Madison Dibble · January 28, 2020 5:50 pm

‘Critical to our operations’: French defense minister asks Esper to maintain US presence in Africa

Jamie McIntyre · January 28, 2020 2:27 pm