Burkina Faso Deposed Burkina leader plotting counterattack: putschists Ouagadougou – The army officers who have seized power in Burkina Faso said in televised comments on Saturday that... Read more 2 Oct, 2022
Countries West African leaders arrive in Mali to mediate Ivory Coast soldier crisis Bamako – A high-level mission from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) arrived in Mali on Thursday... Read more 30 Sep, 2022
Countries In Mali’s Kidal, former rebels enforce law and order Kidal – On a sandy street in a northern Malian town, armed guards take turns at a checkpoint next... Read more 21 Sep, 2022
World Eleven schoolchildren killed in Myanmar air strike: UNICEF Yangon – At least 11 schoolchildren died in an air strike and firing on a Myanmar village, the United... Read more 20 Sep, 2022
Countries Sudan generals agree civilians will appoint top leaders Khartoum – Sudan’s generals have agreed to leave the choice of future heads of state and prime ministers to... Read more 17 Sep, 2022
Countries Air strikes, floods displace Nigeria jihadists Kano – Hundreds of Boko Haram jihadists have fled a forest enclave in northeast Nigeria, escaping air strikes by... Read more 17 Sep, 2022
Chad Chad junta lifts opposition party siege, releases activists N’Djamena – The military junta in Chad on Sunday lifted its siege on an opposition party boycotting a national... Read more 5 Sep, 2022
Countries South Sudan’s ex-rebels set to join unified army Juba – More than 50 000 fighters, including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan’s civil war, were... Read more 30 Aug, 2022
Countries Controversial Ugandan guerrilla leader turned general dies Kampala – A Ugandan general who justified the use of deadly fire against opposition protesters in the run-up to... Read more 26 Aug, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina junta says army to win back areas lost to rebels Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s army will deploy a new strategy to push back jihadist insurgents and recapture lost territory,... Read more 13 Aug, 2022