Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger, sources say
Niamey – Suspected jihadists attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
War in Ukraine wheat belt hits Egyptian pockets
Cairo – Soaring bread prices sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have bitten into the purchasing power of consumers... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
Ukraine invasion sparks fears of hunger in eastern DRC
Bukavu – Rising prices for food, sent soaring by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are stoking fears of hunger and... Read more
17 Mar, 2022
Gambians flee border zone amid Senegalese anti-rebel operation
Bujinha – Dozens of Gambians have fled border villages, fearing for their safety after the army in the neighbouring... Read more
16 Mar, 2022
Catholic group urges Senegal to end anti-rebel operation
Dakar – Catholic group Sant’Egidio has urged Senegal’s military to end an operation against southern separatists and called for... Read more
16 Mar, 2022
HRW slams surge in killings of civilians in Mali
Bamako – Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state,... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Jihadist attacks sound brutal alarm for Burkina junta
Ouagadougou – With a string of attacks that have claimed dozens of lives, jihadists in Burkina Faso have sounded a... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Mali bans civilians from border area in Mauritania tensions
Bamako – Mali says it has banned civilians from a border area where the disappearance of citizens from Mauritania blamed... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
Ethiopian forces burned Tigrayan man alive, rights body says
Nairobi – The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said on Sunday that government forces were responsible for burning a... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
