Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso allows ex-leader Kabore to travel abroad ‘on medical grounds’

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has allowed ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore to leave the country for the first time... Read more

12 Aug, 2022

Countries

Guinea dissolves FNDC opposition coalition

Conakry – Guinea’s junta-appointed government has dissolved the country’s leading opposition movement, the National Front for the Defence of... Read more

10 Aug, 2022

Countries

Deaths reported after fresh protests in Guinea

Conakry – Fresh clashes between Guinea’s security forces and protesters unhappy with plans for transitioning back to democracy left... Read more

30 Jul, 2022

Countries

West Africa bloc chair says Guinea accepts two-year transition

Bissau – The chair of a West African regional bloc said at a briefing with France’s president on Thursday... Read more

29 Jul, 2022

Countries

Mali junta leader calls for ‘sacred union’ in post-sanctions address

Bamako – Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita on Friday called for “sacred union” and a focus on development and... Read more

10 Jul, 2022

Countries

Mali junta leader calls for ‘sacred union’ in post-sanctions address

Bamako – Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita Friday called for “sacred union” and a focus on development and stability... Read more

9 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina ex-president Compaore ‘expected’ home by weekend, says govt

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s former leader Blaise Compaore, who was forced into exile in 2014, is expected to return... Read more

7 Jul, 2022

Countries

Sudan civilians reject army’s ‘tactical retreat’, urge more protests

Khartoum – Sudan’s main civilian bloc, the Forces for Freedom and Change, on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the... Read more

6 Jul, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina ex-president Compaore due home in days, his entourage says

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s ex-president Blaise Compaore, in exile since his ouster in 2014, will return home to meet... Read more

6 Jul, 2022

Countries

Sudan’s Burhan says army stepping back for civilian govt

Khartoum – Sudan’s coup leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said on Monday the army would make way for a civilian... Read more

5 Jul, 2022