Burkina tries ‘dialogue’ tack in fight against jihadists
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency – “dialogue”... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home
Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Fearful Gambians start to return home after Senegal offensive
Karinorr – Gambians who fled border villages last month after the Senegalese army launched an offensive against separatist rebels... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Burkina junta stands by three-year transition to civilian rule
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s military-dominated government on Thursday pushed back against regional demands to reduce a three-year timetable for restoring... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Renewed clashes in Sudan’s West Darfur kill 4, aid group says
Khartoum – Clashes in Sudan’s Darfur region spread on Monday claiming four more lives, an aid group said, bringing the... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Niger, Burkina Faso say 100 jihadists killed in joint operation
Niamey – A three-week joint operation by Niger and Burkina Faso in their jihadist-hit border area killed around 100 “terrorists”... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Long-awaited CAR war crimes trial opens, then adjourns
Bangui – A long-awaited court set up to prosecute suspected war criminals in the Central African Republic began its maiden... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
Kidnapped girl, 3, rescued as suspects nabbed during ransom money drop
Cape Town – A 3-year-old girl was reunited with her family safe and unharmed after a kidnap-for-ransom money drop... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
‘It’s very shocking that the suspects are young,’ says family of elderly Limpopo couple killed in brutal farm attack
Cape Town – The family of an elderly farmer and his wife who were burnt beyond recognition when robbers... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
DRC soldiers on trial for selling arms to militias
Bunia – Sixteen people, including nine soldiers, went on trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday accused of... Read more
26 Apr, 2022
