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
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
2 Oct, 2022
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
2 Oct, 2022
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
2 Oct, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
Coup in Burkina Faso as military officers overthrow junta leader
Ouagadougou – Military officers have seized control of Burkina Faso, claiming to be restoring peace to the jihadist-wracked country... Read more
1 Oct, 2022
Gunmen kill five soldiers, civilian in southeast Nigeria
Lagos – Gunmen killed five soldiers and a civilian in southeast Nigeria, police and local media said on Thursday,... Read more
30 Sep, 2022
Niger suspends oil shipments to Mali
Niamey – Niger decided last week to suspend the transit shipment of oil products to neighbouring Mali, but the... Read more
29 Sep, 2022
Kenya police probe death of lawyer on trial for ICC witness tampering
Nairobi – Kenyan police were investigating the death of a lawyer who was on trial for allegedly bribing and... Read more
28 Sep, 2022
