Politics

Burkina students see no change four years after key Macron speech

Ouagadougou – Nearly four years ago, President Emmanuel Macron made a historic speech in the heart of the Sahel, where... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

Politics

Chad parliament takes office as doubts grow over junta timetable

N’Djamena – Chad’s interim parliament took office on Tuesday nearly two weeks after its members were named by the... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

News

Hundreds of Liberians protest alleged ritual murders

Monrovia – Hundreds of women protested in Liberia’s capital Monrovia on Tuesday against a wave of alleged ritual killings in... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mali summons French ambassador over Macron criticism

Bamako – Mali summoned France’s ambassador on Tuesday, a foreign ministry statement said, to register its “indignation” at French President... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

News

Post-colonial theorist Mbembe helping with Africa-France summit

Johannesburg – Achille Mbembe says his first experience with France was when French colonial forces killed his uncle, an... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Politics

Suspected jihadists kill 14 soldiers in Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou – Suspected jihadists killed 14 soldiers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the defence ministry... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Countries

Nigerian doctors to resume work after two-months’ strike

Abuja – Doctors at Nigeria’s state-run hospitals will resume work this week after calling off a two-month long strike on... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

News

Named in Pandora Papers, Ivory Coast PM denies any ‘illicit activities’

Abidjan – Ivory Coast Prime Minister Patrick Achi on Monday denied any wrongdoing after he was named in the... Read more

5 Oct, 2021

Politics

Nine soldiers killed in Burkina Faso attack, security sources say

Ouagadougou – Nine soldiers were killed in an attack on a military detachment in jihadist-hit northern Burkina Faso on Monday,... Read more

4 Oct, 2021

News

Food-crisis spectre haunts 600 000 in Niger, UN says

Niamey – The United Nations on Sunday warned that the Tillaberi region of western Niger was facing a “major food... Read more

4 Oct, 2021