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Angola to send a contingent to DRC to try to force the militia to comply with a ceasefire and avoid an escalation in the region. Kenya and Burundi have already sent troops, while Uganda and South Sudan plan to do so in the coming months

French President vowed to reduce the number of French troops in Africa under a “new security partnership”

Some areas of the Horn of Africa have endured five consecutive failed rainy seasons

The first lady will highlight issues around empowering women and young people and food insecurity in the Horn of Africa

The jihadist advance in Burkina Faso and Mali has triggered a strong anti-colonial sentiment that is spreading throughout the Sahel region and being used by Russia

Half of Burkina Faso is under terrorist control and its military regime has ordered the withdrawal of French troops, following the lead of Mali where Wagner mercenaries are operating

During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, encounters between African and Spanish kingdoms were largely a relationship of equals

Each year thousands of Africans try to cross the Sahara to reach Europe En route, many die and many just get trapped, unable to go on and unable to get back home