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21 February

FARDC soldiers patrol near Goma after an attack by M23 rebels. (Photo: AFP)

DR Congo, M23 Fighters Trade Accusations Over Ceasefire

The DR Congo government and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group accused each other of violating an Angolan-mediated ceasefire.

20 February

Giulia Bernacchi

Terra Industries Bags $34M in Rapid Funding Boost for African Security Tech

Nigeria-based Terra Industries has raised $34 million in funding to expand manufacturing capacity of its autonomous systems.

20 February

A soldier armed with a rifle stands on the roadside under an anti-drone net covering the road to protect from Russian FPV drone strikes in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on January 23, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

1,000 Kenyans Recruited Into Russia Army as Families Demand Help

The families of 35 Kenyans lured into fighting for the Russian army demanded on Thursday that their government take action to bring them home.

17 February

Said Sayoud, Algerian Minister of the Interior, Local Authorities, and Transport, engages in a dialogue with his counterpart, Laurent Nunez, French Minister of the Interior, in Algiers, Algeria, on February 16, 2026.

Staff Writer With AFP

France, Algeria to Resume Security Cooperation: Minister

France and Algeria agreed on Tuesday to restart security cooperation during a visit to Algiers by French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.

17 February

Nigerian Navy and Police Force personnel conduct Visit, Board, Search and Seizure training during exercise Obangame Express 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria, Jan. 25, 2023. Obangame Express 2023, conducted by U.S. Naval Forces Africa, is a maritime exercise designed to improve cooperation, and increase maritime safety and security among participating nations in the Gulf of Guinea and Southern Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Sixth Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrea Rumple)

Staff Writer With AFP

Nigeria Announces Arrival of 100 US Soldiers

Some 100 US soldiers are being deployed to Nigeria as part of increased military cooperation to fight insecurity in the West African country.

17 February

Some soldiers of the Ethiopian National Defence Forces after finishing their training in the field of Dabat, 70 kilometres north-east of the city of Gondar, Ethiopia

Staff Writer With AFP

Ethiopian Troops Mobilize on Tigray Border

Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan troops have massed along the border of the country's northern Tigray region, a Western diplomatic source said.

15 February

Staff Writer With AFP

Nobel-Winner Mukwege Warns DR Congo Ceasefire at Risk

Nobel Prize-winning Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege cast doubt over the longevity of the potential ceasefire in DR Congo's conflict with the Rwanda-backed M23 militia.

15 February

A Nigerian soldier on patrol in Banki, in the northeastern state of Borno, a region where Boko Haram insurgents are especially active

Staff Writer With AFP

Dozens Killed in Fresh Nigeria Attacks

Motorcycle-riding gunmen swept into three villages in a central region of Nigeria, shooting dead or cutting the throats of at least 46 people, a humanitarian source told AFP on Saturday.

14 February

Staff Writer With AFP

DR Congo Offers Step Towards Truce, M23 Condemns ‘Manipulation’

The DR Congo government said Friday it had accepted "the principle" of a ceasefire but its foes in the eastern conflict, the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, condemned "attempts at manipulation."

13 February

Staff Writer With AFP

30 Christians Kidnapped in Northwest Nigeria: Clerics

Gunmen kidnapped around 30 people from two Christian communities in northwestern Nigeria, the latest in a recent spate of abductions, two clerics said Thursday.

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