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In tonight's edition: Days after one of the bloodiest crackdowns on protests against the military takeover in Sudan, the army chief announces the dissolution of the government's sovereign council to make way to civilian leadership. Malian traders are relieved…

Sudanese coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday that the military would give way to a civilian government and "not participate" in talks facilitated by the UN and regional blocs. The decision…

In the Central African Republic, the city of Ouanda Djallé, in the northeastern part of the country, was liberated on Sunday 26 June by the army and UN forces. For almost two weeks, the sub-prefecture of Vakaga had fallen under the control of the militiamen of…

Sudanese military bombs disputed border with Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA - Sudanese armed forces fired heavy artillery in clashes in a disputed japanese area bordering Ethiopia, an Ethiopian official stated, in the newest salvo in a long-running row over their shared border. On Tuesday, Sudan was in a position to seize Jabal Kala al-Laban, an space close to the disputed border, following an artillery…

Burkina Faso's army will grant a period of 14 days to the population in two areas of military interest where all "human presence" is banned, in the north and east of the country, to combat deadly jihadist violence. The Higher National Defense Council (CSDN)…

MOGADISHU -- The elite Somali National Army (SNA) forces, Danab, stated on Thursday that their forces had killed two al-Shabab militants and arrested 4 others in an undercover operation within the south from the nation. SNA commanders who didn't flee the villages of the operation within the Lower Juba area informed the Somali News Agency that elite forces backed by Jubaland safety forces destroyed al-Shabab automobiles that had been used to stage assaults in the world. SNA commanders stated weapons and explosive…

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since the resumption of fighting between the M23 group and the Congolese army, thousands of civilians have fled the clashes, leaving their villages in the territories of Rutshuru and Niyragongo, near Goma. While the…

On Monday morning, June 13, the French army left the Ménaka military base in northeastern Mali. The keys to the camp have been officially handed over to the Malian Armed Forces, in a transfer that is the penultimate step in the complete withdrawal of the…

In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congolese army lost control of the strategic city of Bunagana, which borders Uganda, after clashes with the M23 over the weekend. Congolese soldiers were forced to withdraw to the Ugandan side of the border.…

Italy pledges to assist Somalia rebuild its military MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Italian authorities has pledged to assist rebuild the Somali National Army which is presently being restructured after many years of political turmoil and the specter of Al-Shabaab. The nation's navy is taken into account the weakest on the continent. Since the exit of Siad Barre, Somalia has but to develop greatest…