African

Senegal demands answers as the West African country commemorates a French colonial massacre
December 1, 2024
THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — Biram Senghor regularly goes to pay his respects at a military cemetery in Thiaroye, a fishing village near Senegal’s capital Dakar, bowing in front of...
For the first time, France’s Macron calls 1944 killings of West African troops by French a massacre
November 28, 2024
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for the first time recognized the killing of West African soldiers by the French Army in 1944 as a...
Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
November 20, 2024
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also...
Police blockade on South African miners lifted
November 16, 2024
A South African court has ordered that a police blockade of a disused goldmine, in which hundreds of people are located illegally, be lifted.Emergency services have been at the...
Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’
November 10, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called "total support" for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism.The speech was read out at a summit in...
Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
November 9, 2024
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Russia on Saturday opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations...