Tumultuous year: Burkina Faso since the army seized power in January
Ouagadougou – The West African country of Burkina Faso has been shaken by its second military coup in eight... Read more
4 Oct, 2022
Ousted Burkina Faso leader Damiba in Togo after coup, says government
Lome – Togo’s government on Monday confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to... Read more
3 Oct, 2022
UK’s new govt in major tax U-turn after uproar
Birmingham – Britain’s beleaguered finance minister on Monday announced a dramatic U-turn on a tax cut unveiled as part... Read more
3 Oct, 2022
Burkina junta leader resigns, flees after coup
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta leader agreed to step down on Sunday, religious and community leaders said, two days... Read more
3 Oct, 2022
Somaliland’s opposition rejects presidential term extension
Mogadishu – Opposition leaders in the separatist Somali region of Somaliland on Sunday slammed as unlawful a decision to... Read more
3 Oct, 2022
Somaliland elders extend president’s mandate
Mogadishu – A powerful council of elders in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland on Saturday extended the term... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
Tear gas fired at Burkina protesters from inside French embassy
Ouagadougou – Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso’s... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
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
Kenya and the ICC: law expert answers 4 questions following death of a key lawyer
Tonny Raymond Kirabira, University of Portsmouth Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru, one of the people accused of interfering with witnesses... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
Thousands rally for Nigeria’s Labour party 2023 election campaign
Lagos – Thousands of supporters for Nigeria’s Labour party candidate Peter Obi rallied in Lagos and other cities on... Read more
2 Oct, 2022
