Burkina Faso to recruit 5 000 soldiers to battle jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso announced on Thursday a recruitment drive for 5,000 soldiers to serve in the army for... Read more
25 Feb, 2023
Hospital reveal Somaliland clashes kill at least 96 in two weeks
Mogadishu – At least 96 people have been killed in more than two weeks of clashes between security forces... Read more
24 Feb, 2023
DRC, UN ask for $2.25 billion in humanitarian aid
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the UN’s humanitarian arm on Wednesday appealed for $2.25 billion in... Read more
23 Feb, 2023
Ten civilians killed in jihadist attack in Mogadishu
Mogadishu – Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a house in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, killing ten civilians, the government said.... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Somaliland armed forces clash with militia fighters
Mogadishu – Armed forces in Somalia’s separatist region of Somaliland clashed with militia groups on Tuesday, despite a ceasefire,... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Nearly 70 troops killed in two jihadist attacks in troubled Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days after an... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso parties rally around junta following deadly ambush
Ouagadougou – Political parties and civil groups in Burkina Faso voiced their backing for the ruling junta on Tuesday... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Two killed in western Mali attack
Bamako – An improvised explosive device went off Monday at a police checkpoint in western Mali killing an officer... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
New toll says 51 Burkina Faso troops killed in ambush
Ouagadougou – At least 51 soldiers were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
