Burkina Faso’s army says it has lost at least seven soldiers and killed 20 insurgents following militant attacks on two military bases in the north of…
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The World Bank has approved more than US$100 million in loans to help Cameroon tackle food and nutrition insecurity. According to an official release, the loan,…
Rescue workers are racing against the clock to save eight miners who have been trapped for two weeks in a Canadian-operated mine in Burkina Faso. Trevali…
Reports indicate that suspected militants have killed five soldiers in the Pendjari National Park in the north of Benin republic. Because of its proximity to war…
Russia’s Nordgold is shutting down its Taparko mine in Burkina Faso and calling force majeure, citing the deteriorating security situation in the West African country, according…
A Boko Haram commander in the North-East, Saleh Mustapha, has reportedly surrendered to troops of Operation Hadin Kai, during one of the military recent operations to…
The Togolese government has dismissed nine teachers, within a week of firing 137 others, even as the teachers union continues to demand that the Faure Gnassigbe…
Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana has been arrested for alleged corruption and other criminal actions. Fofana, a close associate of Guinea’s deposed President Alpha…
The Military Government of Burkina Faso has announced that ousted President Roch Kaboré has been permitted to return to his home in Ouagadougou. Kaboré has been…
Ghanaian authorities say they have raised security alert levels in the country in preparation for future attacks. Separatists in south-eastern Ghana may be plotting a fresh…