Burkina Faso’s new junta holds talks on eve of key summit
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s new ruling junta held talks with union leaders on Thursday on the eve of a regional... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Jihadist threat stirs anti-Fulani hostility in Ivory Coast
Kafolo – Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility towards the Fulani, a mainly Muslim ethnic... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
At least 32 dead in South Sudan interethnic violence, says UN
Nairobi – The United Nations on Tuesday said 32 people, including women and children, had been killed during armed raids... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Guinea sentences 17 to life over deadly ethnic clashes
Conakry – A court in Guinea has handed life terms to 17 fugitives accused of taking part in ethnic clashes... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Rebel attack kills more than 20 Congolese soldiers
Goma – More than 20 Congolese soldiers were killed in an attack by the M23 rebel group on an army... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
West Africa bloc to discuss Burkina Faso crisis Friday
Lagos – The West African bloc Ecowas will meet virtually on Friday to discuss the crisis in Burkina Faso, where... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Ousted Burkina president Kabore ‘well’, says party source
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s ousted president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, “is physically well” and is being held by the... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Nine Senegalese soldiers ‘missing’ in The Gambia
Dakar – Nine Senegalese soldiers serving in a regional peacekeeping force in The Gambia have gone “missing” during an... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Burkina Faso junta faces worldwide criticism but wins popular support
Ouagadougou – Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new junta rallied on Tuesday as the UN, France and the poor Sahel... Read more
26 Jan, 2022
Pro-junta rally in Burkina as UN, neighbours condemn coup
Ouagadougou – Supporters of Burkina Faso’s new junta rallied on Tuesday as France, the UN and the country’s neighbours... Read more
25 Jan, 2022
