Nigeria heightens security after US & UK ‘terror’ warning
Abuja – Nigeria on Friday said it had beefed up security and called for the public to be vigilant... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Dakar – Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Al-Qaeda jihadists claim deadly attack Monday in Burkina Faso
Abidjan – A powerful jihadist group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Monday on an army base in... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Burkina violence displaces 4 000 in Togo
Lome – More than 4 000 people have been displaced this year in northern Togo after the security climate... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Nigeria boosts security as US embassy evacuates families
Abuja – Nigeria’s police force said it was beefing up security as the United States ordered diplomats’ families to... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
NGOs demand Senegal’s president renounce a third term
Dakar – A number of Senegalese associations on Thursday urged President Macky Sall to dispel doubts and publicly declare... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Rights group says hundreds massacred in Mali by Islamic State jihadists
Niamey – Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Rights watchdog urges independent probe into Chad deaths
Libreville – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Chad to let outside investigators probe clashes last week between security... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
US accuses Russia’s Wagner of worsening security in Mali
Dakar – Mali’s security situation has become “significantly worse” due to the ruling junta’s choices, including an alleged decision... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Burkina Faso sets up government on ‘war footing’
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new government on Wednesday declared its top priority would be to secure the nation’s territory,... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
