News Jobs, not doctrine, the lure for Africa’s jihadists, says UN Geneva – Poverty and the prospect of better-paid work, rather than ideology, are what fuel recruitment to jihadist and... Read more 8 Feb
Burkina Faso Niger holds activist in air strike case Niamey – The head of a leading campaign group in Niger has been detained in a case involving an... Read more 25 Jan
Countries Tunisia jails all-women jihadist group Tunis – Tunisia has jailed nine members of an all-women “terrorist” gang accused of plotting to assassinate a government... Read more 13 Jan
Countries Morocco, Spain arrest three jihadists in joint raids Rabat – Moroccan and Spanish authorities have broken up a jihadist cell linked to the Islamic State group and... Read more 12 Jan
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso army officer held in ‘destabilisation’ plot: prosecutor Ouagadougou – Authorities were probing a new attempt to “destabilise” Burkina Faso involving a decorated senior officer, according to... Read more 29 Dec, 2022
Countries Togo president sacks army minister and army chief Lome – Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe has sacked the country’s armed forces minister and appointed a new chief of... Read more 24 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Ghana accuses Burkina Faso of inviting Russian Wagner mercenaries Abidjan – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has accused his country’s neighbour Burkina Faso of inviting in mercenaries from Russian... Read more 16 Dec, 2022
Countries Jihadist-hit Niger brings back former soldiers, police Niamey – The Sahel state of Niger is urging former soldiers and police to get back into uniform to... Read more 14 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso to raise 150 million euros for war fund Ouagadougou – The Burkina Faso government has announced plans to raise 152 million euros for a “fund to support... Read more 10 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso NGO says Burkina Faso jihadist attacks rob million students of school Ouagadougou – More than 5 700 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso due to the security situation, with... Read more 24 Nov, 2022