Burkina Faso junta-created panel proposes 30-month transition
Ouagadougou – A commission created by the junta that seized power in Burkina Faso last month has proposed a 30-month... Read more
25 Feb, 2022
Guinea-Bissau’s ex-PM banned from leaving country
Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s former prime minister, Domingos Simoes Pereira, has been banned from leaving the country due to a probe... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Guinea opens graft probe into former officials
Conakry – Guinea’s military leaders have launched an investigation into former officials to recover allegedly stolen state assets, five months... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
Mali parliament approves five-year democratic transition plan
Bamako – Mali’s lawmakers on Monday approved a plan allowing the military junta to rule for up to five years,... Read more
22 Feb, 2022
Two civilians died in Burkina coup last month, says junta leader
Ouagadougou – Two civilians were killed and a dozen injured in last month’s coup in Burkina Faso, an event that... Read more
21 Feb, 2022
Guinea opposition leader hit by corruption allegations
Conakry – Guinean opposition leader and former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo is under investigation for corruption over the sale... Read more
17 Feb, 2022
Burkina junta chief sworn in as president
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was inaugurated as president on Wednesday, just over three weeks... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Mali orders graft probe into social housing scandal
Bamako – Mali’s strongman leader Colonel Assimi Goita has ordered a probe into social housing that was allegedly awarded to... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Draft law excludes Mali junta chief from presidential run
Bamako – A bill drafted by Mali’s military would exclude junta chief Colonel Assimi Goita from standing in any future... Read more
13 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
