Sudan protester shot dead as coup anniversary looms
Khartoum– Security forces shot dead a protester in Sudan’s capital on Sunday, medics said, two days ahead of the... Read more
24 Oct, 2022
Guinea junta agrees return to civilian rule in 2 years
Conakry – Guinea’s ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions over its... Read more
22 Oct, 2022
Thousands of Sudanese renew protests against military coup
Khartoum – Thousands of Sudanese took to the streets on Friday to renew protests nearly a year after a... Read more
22 Oct, 2022
Burkina junta head to officially become president on Friday
Ouagadougou – Ibrahim Traore, the young army captain who led the latest coup in Burkina Faso, will be inaugurated... Read more
21 Oct, 2022
At 34, Burkina Faso’s new junta chief is world’s youngest leader
Ouagadougou – Just two weeks ago, 34-year-old Ibrahim Traore was an unknown, even in his native Burkina Faso. But... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
‘Great sadness’ for artists after French venue ransacked in Burkina coup
Ouagadougou – The day after Burkina Faso’s latest coup, protesters attacked the French Institute, wrecking not just a symbol of... Read more
14 Oct, 2022
Mali’s new draft constitution bolsters president’s power
Bamako – The draft of a new constitution handed to Mali’s military ruler bolsters the powers of the future president... Read more
13 Oct, 2022
Chad ruler raises hackles with drawn-out ‘transition’
Libreville – Chadian leader Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno’s plans to stay in power beyond his initially-promised deadline have stirred... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
The coups, the Judge and ‘The Trial’: Burkinabe bar pokes fun at chaos
Ouagadougou – In Le Proces, or “The Trial”, a bar in Ouagadougou, artist and co-founder Patrick Kabre works the... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
Mali junta leader given draft constitution
Bamako – Mali’s junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of a new constitution on Tuesday, a key... Read more
12 Oct, 2022
