Several African countries on verge of falling prey to Russia, leading general tells senators

Russia is making aggressive moves in Africa in a bid to dominate regions spanning from NATO’s southern doorstep in Libya to resource-rich parts of central Africa, a top U.S. general told Congress.

Latest international effort to help Haiti greeted by doubts

A new international effort is under way to reverse Haiti’s rapid descent into lawlessness, but disagreements, tepid contributions and delays in deploying police forces have raised concerns that yet another mission to rescue the Caribbean nation is doomed to fail.

Gang attacks at Haitian airport damages jetliners; Airlines cancel flights from Florida

Kenya and Haiti signed a pact that will enable the East African nation to send 1,000 police officers to the island as part of a bid by donors to stop the country’s slide deeper into lawlessness.

Massachusetts National Guard police company conducts weapons training during US-led Kenya exercise

Massachusetts National Guard soldiers with the 772nd Military Police Company conducted lethal and less-lethal weapons training Wednesday during the annual Justified Accord exercise in Kenya.

US-led Kenya exercise represents novel mission for group of Somali soldiers

The U.S. Army on Monday launched a series of military drills in Kenya, where an elite contingent of Somali soldiers will join a multinational exercise in their first mission abroad, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement.

US struggles for influence in West Africa as military juntas rise

Officials detailed their efforts to partner with the military governments in a region where Islamic extremism is surging, and Russian influence expanding.

Putin’s free grain for Africa comes with a political price

Russia is distributing free grain to countries facing food shortages, and in return it’s getting some valuable political support.

Sudanese militiamen carry out wave of abductions, seeking slaves and ransom

The Rapid Support Forces, headed by Hemedti, are accused by witnesses and activists of kidnapping civilians, including young women for sale as sex slaves.

AFRICOM responds to Somali militants’ claim that US strike killed civilian hostages

U.S. Africa Command said Tuesday that it is investigating claims that two Cuban hostages were killed in an airstrike last week in Somalia that was aimed at the al-Shabab militant group.

Extrajudicial killings leave 66 dead in Ethiopia, group says

Government security forces killed at least 60 civilians in an attack in Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region last month, a state-run human rights body said.