Countries Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had... Read more 18 Mar, 2022
Countries DRC’s rebels moving inland after joint border crackdown Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo’s most notorious armed group is moving inland from the border with Uganda after... Read more 18 Mar, 2022
Burkina Faso Attack on bus, truck kills 21 in Niger, sources say Niamey – Suspected jihadists attacked a bus and a truck in Niger, killing 21 people in the southwestern Tillaberi region... Read more 17 Mar, 2022
Countries HRW slams surge in killings of civilians in Mali Bamako – Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state,... Read more 15 Mar, 2022
Burkina Faso Jihadist attacks sound brutal alarm for Burkina junta Ouagadougou – With a string of attacks that have claimed dozens of lives, jihadists in Burkina Faso have sounded a... Read more 15 Mar, 2022
Countries Senegal launches operation against Casamance rebels Dakar – Senegal’s army has launched a military operation against rebels in the southern region of Casamance, the chief of... Read more 14 Mar, 2022
Countries Mali envoys in Mauritania amid tensions over border disappearances Nouakchott – A high-level Malian delegation arrived in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on Friday, a diplomatic source said, amid... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Fresh clashes in Sudan’s Darfur kill at least 19 Khartoum – At least 19 people have been killed in Sudan’s restive Darfur region, officials said on Friday, in... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Chad Chad junta and rebels gear for tricky talks in Qatar N’Djamena – Chad’s ruling junta is scheduled to meet rebel leaders in Qatar on Sunday for delayed talks aimed... Read more 12 Mar, 2022
Countries Libya armed groups step back after Tripoli escalation Tripoli – Libya’s parliament-appointed prime minister said Friday that armed groups backing him had withdrawn from positions around Tripoli,... Read more 12 Mar, 2022