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
11 hours ago
Clashes erupt during Guinea independence celebrations
Conakry – Celebrations on Sunday to celebrate the 64th anniversary of Guinea’s independence descended into clashes between protesters and... Read more
16 hours ago
Burkina junta leader agrees to resign after coup confusion
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba agreed to step down Sunday, religious and community leaders said,... Read more
21 hours ago
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
yesterday
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
yesterday
Burkina junta chief urges putschists to ‘come to their senses’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Saturday urged junior officers to “come to their senses”... Read more
yesterday
Chad to further postpone transition to democracy
N’Djamena – Chad on Saturday extended the transition period to democratic elections and agreed junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby... Read more
yesterday
African Union chief condemns Burkina Faso coup
Nairobi – The African Union chief Moussa Faki Mahamat Saturday condemned the “unconstitutional change of government” in Burkina Faso... Read more
yesterday
Three aid workers killed in South Sudan, UN says
Nairobi – The United Nations said on Friday that three humanitarian workers had been murdered in South Sudan this... Read more
1 Oct
11 killed in clashes between Chad’s herders and farmers
N’Djamena – Eleven people were killed in fighting between herders and farmers in central Chad on Friday, a local... Read more
1 Oct
