Burkina Faso rebels blasting bridges to isolate towns
Ouagadougou – Jihadist rebels last week blew up two bridges in northern Burkina Faso in a bid to isolate... Read more
20 Jul, 2022
Jihadist attack in Burkina Faso leaves at least eight dead
Ouagadougou – At least eight people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a village in northern Burkina Faso at... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Mali seeks Togo mediation on detained Ivory Coast soldiers
Bamako – Mali’s military junta on Monday called for Togo to mediate in its dispute over the 49 Ivorian... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Burkina arrests man after death threat to top journalist
Ouagadougou – Cybercrime police have arrested a man suspected of making death threats on social media against one of... Read more
19 Jul, 2022
Mali Tuaregs accuse junta-led regime of ditching peace pact
Bamako – Allied ex-rebels who signed a peace deal with Mali’s government in 2015 have voiced alarm at what... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Rebels withdraw from Chad peace talks
Doha – A host of Chadian rebel and political groups on Saturday withdrew from talks with the African nation’s... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Nigeria’s spiralling insecurity: five essential reads
Adejuwon Soyinka, The Conversation In recent times, security – or, more accurately, the lack of it – has been... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Ghana reports first cases of deadly Marburg virus
Accra – Two cases of the deadly Marburg virus have been identified in Ghana, the first time the Ebola-like... Read more
18 Jul, 2022
Jammeh-era victims warily welcome death sentence for Gambian ex-spies
Banjul – When Muhammed Sandeng first learned that his father, political activist Ebrima Solo Sandeng, had been tortured to... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
Nigeria’s opposition party wins key southwest state
Osogbo – Nigeria’s main opposition party has won the governorship election in southwest Osun state, the electoral commission said... Read more
17 Jul, 2022
