Rebels promise to free seven Senegalese soldiers
Dakar – Separatist rebels in Casamance, a region of southern Senegal afflicted by a longstanding separatist conflict, are to free... Read more
14 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more
11 Feb, 2022
Burkina army chief vows ‘new impetus’ in jihadist fight
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
Guinea interim assembly holds first post-coup session
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional assembly, which is tasked with organising a return to civilian rule after the military overthrow... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
West African peacekeepers to deploy in Guinea-Bissau after coup bid
Bissau – West Africa bloc Ecowas has announced it will send a “stabilising support force” to Guinea-Bissau, where an... Read more
5 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau president urges ‘return to duties’ after putsch attempt
Bissau – Bissau-Guinean President Umaru Sissoco Embalo urged people to “return to their duties” on Thursday, two days after an... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
Six troops killed in Guinea-Bissau putsch attempt, says army official
Bissau – Six soldiers were killed during an attempted putsch Guinea-Bissau this week, an army official in the West African... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau launches major probe into foiled coup
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday launched a major investigation into a foiled attempt to overthrow President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, who... Read more
3 Feb, 2022
Guinea body setting return to civilian rule to meet Saturday
Conakry – An interim legislature tasked with deciding when to restore civilian rule in Guinea following last year’s coup will... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
Calm in Guinea-Bissau capital after president survives gun attack
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s capital appeared calm on Wednesday after an attempted coup the previous day, AFP journalists said, with soldiers... Read more
2 Feb, 2022
