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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 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
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
