West African nations mull response to Burkina Faso coup
Ouagadougou – West African heads of state were set to gather on Friday to decide a response to this... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Sanctions put squeeze on Mali’s lucrative cotton sector
Noumoutene – Malian cotton farmers are set to produce a bumper crop this year, but Mahamadou Konate is worried,... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
‘Be humble’: Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger launches Sierra Leone foundation
Freetown – Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger launched on Thursday an educational foundation to support sports literacy in Sierra Leone, the... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso’s new junta holds talks on eve of key summit
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta held talks with union leaders on Thursday on the eve of a regional... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Mali repeats demand for Denmark to withdraw its forces
Bamako – Mali’s military government on Wednesday repeated a demand that Danish special forces withdraw from the Sahel state, noting... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Jihadist threat stirs anti-Fulani hostility in Ivory Coast
Kafolo – Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility towards the Fulani, a mainly Muslim ethnic... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Guinea sentences 17 to life over deadly ethnic clashes
Conakry – A court in Guinea has handed life terms to 17 fugitives accused of taking part in ethnic clashes... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
West Africa bloc to discuss Burkina Faso crisis Friday
Lagos – The West African bloc Ecowas will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Guinea PM says billions missing in mining shortfall
Conakry – Guinea’s transitional prime minister on Wednesday painted a bleak picture of the country’s finances five months after a... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Ousted Burkina president Kabore ‘well’, says party source
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s ousted president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, “is physically well” and is being held by the... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
