Cȏte d'Ivoire

US-led anti-jihadist military drills begin in Ivory Coast

Abidjan – US-led anti-jihadist military drills began in Ivory Coast on Sunday, maintaining the West’s counter-terror commitment in West Africa... Read more

21 Feb, 2022

Countries

Nigeria ‘investigating’ deadly air strike in Niger

Abuja – Nigeria’s military said on Monday that it was probing reports from neighbouring Niger that it accidentally killed children... Read more

21 Feb, 2022

Algeria

Algerian troops kill seven ‘terrorists’ in ongoing operation

Algiers – Algerian troops killed seven suspected militants Saturday in an ongoing operation in the northeastern province of Skikda, the... Read more

20 Feb, 2022

Countries

Mali army says 8 soldiers killed, nearly 60 ‘terrorists neutralised’

Bamako – An air raid on a rebel base “neutralised” 57 “terrorists” in northern Mali where eight soldiers were also... Read more

20 Feb, 2022

Countries

Mali asks France to pull out troops ‘without delay’

Bamako – Mali’s army-led government asked France on Friday to withdraw its troops from the Sahel state “without delay”, calling... Read more

19 Feb, 2022

Countries

DRC leader warns army officers to remain ‘apolitical’

Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of  Congo president Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday lashed out at “cases of indiscipline” at all levels... Read more

18 Feb, 2022

Countries

Mali orders graft probe into social housing scandal

Bamako – Mali’s strongman leader Colonel Assimi Goita has ordered a probe into social housing that was allegedly awarded to... Read more

16 Feb, 2022

Countries

Rebels promise to free seven Senegalese soldiers

Dakar – Separatist rebels in Casamance, a region of southern Senegal afflicted by a longstanding separatist conflict, are to free... Read more

14 Feb, 2022

Countries

Guinea-Bissau leader accuses convicted drug baron over failed coup

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s president Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug... Read more

11 Feb, 2022

Burkina Faso

Burkina army chief vows ‘new impetus’ in jihadist fight

Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new armed forces chief, who was appointed last week following a military coup, on Wednesday vowed... Read more

9 Feb, 2022