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Getty ImagesBy Cecilia MacaulayBBC NewsUS forces have killed an Islamic State leader, Bilal al-Sudani, and 10 of his operatives in northern Somalia, American officials say. He was killed after US special forces raided a remote mountainous cave comple..

Getty ImagesSouth Africa has signed an agreement to introduce dozens of African cheetahs to India over the next decade. The first batch of 12 cheetahs will be sent next month, the South African environment department said. It plans to send a similar..

Issued on: 26/01/2023 - 23:00 US special operations forces have killed a senior Islamic State group official and 10 other terrorist operatives in remote northern Somalia, senior Biden administration officials announced Thursday. The operation ta..

/ Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 26/01/2023 - 22:44 13:51 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 In tonight's edition: The death toll from the bombing of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40. Also, we hear from some of those behind a top rep..

Issued on: 26/01/2023 - 14:30 The trial of Mauritania's former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz opened Wednesday with the dramatic image of the former head of state in a cage-like box answering accusations he amassed an illicit personal fortu..

AFPBy Cecilia Macaulay & Joseph WinterBBC NewsFrance has agreed to a request from Burkina Faso's military leaders to withdraw all its troops from the country. Burkina Faso, which is currently battling a jihadist insurgency, says it wants to defe..

Getty ImagesBy Anne Soy & Cecilia MacaulayBBC News, Nairobi & LondonDR Congo has declared Rwanda's shooting of one of its fighter jets an "act of war", amid mounting tensions. Rwanda's government said it took "defensive measures" against a ..

The quarter-final line-up for the African Nations Championship has guaranteed the trophy will be going to a first-time winner. After the group stage, all the previous winners are out of the race for the title. While the two-time winners Morocco decid..

Issued on: 23/01/2023 - 09:37 French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was awaiting “clarifications” from Burkina Faso’s new junta leader following a report saying authorities in the West African country ordered hundreds of French troops to ..

Issued on: 22/01/2023 - 10:43 Burkina Faso's military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday. "The Burkinabe government last Wednesday denounce..

AFPA US air strike assisting government troops in Somalia has killed about 30 Islamist al-Shabab militants, the US military says. The operation happened near the town of Galcad, about 260km (162 miles) northeast of the capital Mogadishu. Over the pas..

HDIBy Will RossBBC Newsroom, Africa EditorResearchers working with Niger's health ministry say they have managed to more than halve the number of women who bleed to death after giving birth in health facilities. Blood loss is the leading cause ..