News Chad says pulling 600 soldiers from G5 Sahel force N’Djamena – Chad on Saturday said it will recall 600 troops, half its contingent, from the multinational G5 Sahel force... Read more 23 Aug, 2021
Politics 3 days of mourning declared after 47 killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including... Read more 19 Aug, 2021
News At least three gendarmes killed in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least three gendarmes in eastern Burkina Faso on Sunday and several more officers are... Read more 13 Aug, 2021
Politics Burkina ex-president’s brother denounces ‘political’ moves against him Ouagadougou – Francois Compaore, brother of Burkina Faso’s ousted president, on Monday condemned attempts to tie him to the murder... Read more 10 Aug, 2021
Politics Suspected jihadists kill 40 villagers in Mali, 12 troops in Burkina Bamako – Suspected jihadists massacred more than 40 civilians in northern Mali and killed 12 troops in an ambush in... Read more 9 Aug, 2021
Politics France clears extradition of Burkina ex-leader’s brother Francois Compaore Paris – France on Friday cleared the extradition of Francois Compaore, the brother of Burkina Faso’s former president, to... Read more 1 Aug, 2021
Home Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Record numbers of people in Burkina Faso have become internally displaced or fled abroad as a result... Read more 24 Jul, 2021
Politics At least 3 soldiers, ‘dozens of terrorists’ killed in Burkina Faso fighting Ouagadougou – Three Burkina Faso soldiers and a militiaman were killed on Friday by highway bombs in the country’s north,... Read more 20 Jul, 2021
Politics Burkina attack leaves 10 dead, including 7 defence volunteers Ouagadougou – Ten people were killed in northern Burkina Faso, seven of them members of a civilian defence force, security... Read more 12 Jul, 2021
Politics Thousands in Burkina Faso protest rising bloodshed Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Burkina Faso, demanding a stronger response to rising jihadist bloodshed... Read more 3 Jul, 2021