Mali jihadist leader in secret talks with northern groups
Dakar – A powerful al-Qaeda-affiliated leader in the Sahel has been in secret talks with armed groups in northern... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Regional armies pound jihadist bases in Lake Chad basin
Niamey – Government forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger have bombarded jihadist bases in the Lake Chad basin... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Suspected jihadists kill 28 in troubled Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Twenty-eight people have died in new attacks by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso, including 15 who had... Read more
1 Feb, 2023
Jihadist conflict in Niger leaves children in limbo
Sakoira – After fleeing the jihadists who threatened their remote village, Aichata Hassan had no idea that another mighty... Read more
31 Jan, 2023
Islamist rebels kill at least 15 in eastern DRC
Bunia – A wave of attacks on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo attributed to Islamic State-affiliated ADF... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
Rwanda troops clash with DRC police, Congolese sources say
Bukavu – A clash between Rwandan soldiers and Democratic Republic of Congo police on a small island in Lake... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
Sudan tighten belts as economic crisis grinds on
Khartoum – As Sudan’s economic crisis drags on, grocer Hassan Omar keeps busy cleaning packaged food items that have... Read more
30 Jan, 2023
Burkina Faso rally celebrates French troop pull-out announcement
Ouagadougou – Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou on Saturday in support of the ruling junta,... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
KLM travel advisory sparks anger in Kenya and Tanzania
Nairobi – The governments of Kenya and Tanzania hit out at KLM on Saturday for spreading “unfounded” claims after... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
Mali armed group pulls out of constitution commission
Bamako – An armed group in Mali that signed a major peace deal in 2015 said this week it... Read more
29 Jan, 2023
