Benin in talks with Rwanda for aid to fight jihadists
Lagos – Benin is in talks with Rwanda over logistical aid and military expertise to combat jihadists on its... Read more
10 Sep, 2022
Six killed in bus attack in Cameroon
Yaoundé – Six people were killed in an attack on a bus in the troubled western region of Cameroon,... Read more
8 Sep, 2022
Mali agrees to strengthen military ties with Burkina
Bamako – The leaders of Mali and Burkina Faso’s juntas have agreed to strengthen their military partnership in a... Read more
4 Sep, 2022
Burkina says 28 rebels and one soldier died in army ops
Ouagadougou – A soldier has been killed and at least 28 “terrorists neutralised” in two military operations in the north... Read more
30 Aug, 2022
Two Chadian troops killed in jihadist-hit lake region
N’Djamena – Two Chadian troops have been killed fighting jihadists in the Lake Chad region, whose marshlands are a... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Death toll from attack on Mali soldiers rises to 42, says army
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in an attack at the weekend by suspected jihadists, the army said Wednesday... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Mali agrees to integrate 26 000 ex-rebels into army
Bamako – Mali’s junta-appointed government has agreed with armed groups, with which the state signed a peace deal in... Read more
6 Aug, 2022
Mali hits out at Macron over ‘neocolonial’ attitude
Bamako – Mali’s army-led government on Sunday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his “neocolonial and patronising” attitude... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
Mali says new attack ‘foiled’ against military camp
Bamako – The Malian army said on Sunday it had thwarted a new attack on a military camp in... Read more
25 Jul, 2022
