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

Burkina Faso

‘Nothing to eat’: People starve in Burkina Faso town under jihadist blockade

Ouagadougou – Jihadists have dynamited bridges and mounted deadly attacks against supply convoys, blockading Burkina Faso’s northern town of... Read more

18 Nov, 2022

Countries

UN accuses Mali army and jihadists of massacres

Niamey – Mali’s army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the UN... Read more

11 Nov, 2022

Countries

Niger government denies ‘massacre’ of civilians

Niamey – Niger denied on Saturday opposition claims of a massacre of civilians at an unofficial gold mine where... Read more

30 Oct, 2022

Countries

Jihadist raids spark new exodus in Mozambique

Chiúre – Even the exhaustion from walking 40 kilometres, fleeing jihadists who had attacked her village, could not mask the... Read more

26 Oct, 2022