Kenya force deployed to Haiti to tackle gang violence
“Honoured to see off the first batch of the contingent of the National Police Service officers who are part of the historic United Nations Mission to Haiti,” Kindiki said in …
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Coup-hit Niger was betting on a China-backed oil pipeline as a lifeline. Then the troubles began
A China-backed pipeline that would make Niger an oil-exporting country is being threatened by an internal security crisis and a diplomatic dispute with neighbouring Benin, both as a result of …
Airport in Haiti’s capital reopens after months of gang violence, helping to ease humanitarian crisis
Haiti’s main international airport reopened on Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it to all traffic in early March. …
Three more West African countries inaugurate malaria vaccination
Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone, on Thursday, launched large-scale malaria vaccine programmes under an Africa-focused initiative that hopes to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across the …
Canadian Forces personnel deploy to Jamaica to train troops for Haiti mission
Approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were deployed to Jamaica on Friday to train military personnel from several Caribbean countries who are bound for Haiti as part of a multinational security force …
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites
It is the biggest attack on the airport in Haiti’s history. Soldiers guard the entrance of the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Monday. Photo: AP Last week, the airport …
Horror ‘rat fever’ that causes bleeding from the eyes kills 85 people and ‘infects 2,629’ after worst outbreak on record
LASSA fever is surging again after last year saw the worst outbreak on record, officials warn. Some 2,629 people in Nigeria are suspected to have suffered the horror illness that …
Horror ‘rat fever’ that causes bleeding from the eyes kills 85 people and ‘infects 2,629’ after worst outbreak on record
LASSA fever is surging again after last year saw the worst outbreak on record, officials warn. Some 2,629 people in Nigeria are suspected to have suffered the horror illness that …
Minister of Sport puts Bafana Bafana on blast
Bafana Bafana are in high spirits after getting their 2026 FIFA World Cup Group C qualifying campaign to a good start when they defeated Benin 2-1 on Saturday, 18 November, at Moses …
Wagner’s rebellion could hit Kremlin’s ‘pro-Russian state’ in Africa
BANGUI, Central African Republic – March 23, 2023: Demonstrators carry banners in Bangui, on March 22, 2023 during a march in support of Russia’s presence in the Central African Republic. …