Jihadist attacks sound brutal alarm for Burkina junta
Ouagadougou – With a string of attacks that have claimed dozens of lives, jihadists in Burkina Faso have sounded a... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Ivory Coast ‘festival’ focuses on sexual consent
Abidjan – In a hall at Abidjan university, around 20 people are getting dance therapy, part of an innovative event... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Blast hits Nigeria Eni oil pipeline, cuts exports
Yenagoa – A blast has hit an oil pipeline run by Italian producer Eni in southern Nigeria, cutting some... Read more
15 Mar, 2022
Senegal launches operation against Casamance rebels
Dakar – Senegal’s army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern region of Casamance, the chief of... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
At least 13 gendarmes killed in northern Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – Gunmen killed at least 13 gendarmes in an ambush Sunday at Taparko, a mining town in Burkina Faso,... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
Bomb kills two civilians in Burkina Faso
Ouagadougou – At least two people were killed and several more injured when a bus drove over a landmine in... Read more
14 Mar, 2022
Suspected jihadists kill dozens in north Mali, sources say
Bamako – Dozens of civilians and members of a Tuareg rebel group that signed a peace deal with the... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
France’s Sahel chief says ‘no redeployment’ to Niger from Mali
Ouagadougou – The head of France’s anti-jihadist mission in the Sahel on Friday said French forces that were being... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
Nigeria seizes smuggled opioid capsules in Lagos port
Lagos – Nigeria’s narcotics agency has seized three million capsules of opioids at the main seaport in the commercial... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
Mali envoys in Mauritania amid tensions over border disappearances
Nouakchott – A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid... Read more
12 Mar, 2022
