Burkina Faso

At least 12 soldiers killed in east Burkina Faso attack, security sources say

Ouagadougou – At least twelve soldiers were killed on Sunday in eastern Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists, security sources... Read more

21 Mar, 2022

Countries

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

Countries

DRC’s rebels moving inland after joint border crackdown

Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s most notorious armed group is moving inland from the border with Uganda after... Read more

18 Mar, 2022

Burkina Faso

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

Countries

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

Countries

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

Countries

Senegal launches operation against Casamance rebels

Dakar – Senegal’s army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern region of Casamance, the chief of... Read more

14 Mar, 2022

Countries

Suspected jihadists kill dozens in north Mali, sources say

Bamako – Dozens of civilians and members of a Tuareg rebel group that signed a peace deal with the... Read more

12 Mar, 2022

Countries

Libya armed groups step back after Tripoli escalation

Tripoli – Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that armed groups backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli,... Read more

12 Mar, 2022

Burkina Faso

At least 10 die in raid on Burkina gold mine, security source says

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least 10 workers during an attack on an illegal gold mine in northern... Read more

12 Mar, 2022