The military government of Burkina Faso announced that it had prevented “several attempts to destabilise the country” instigated by a former senior military official who previously…
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Terrorist groups in Burkina Faso have significantly intensified their attacks on civilians in recent months, “massacring villagers, displaced people, and Christian worshippers,” Human Rights Watch reported…
The trio of West African nations that broke away from the regional bloc, ECOWAS, are planning to launch a web television following the closure of several…
In a week where anti-western sentiments threatened to surface in Ghana, sentiments against the Nigerian Army following its failure to stop another massacre soared. This was…
Two Chadian health workers have gone missing after being abducted by an armed group that also killed a colleague in the Lake Chad region, according to…
According to Save the Children on Friday, nearly 950,000 people in West Africa have been displaced, and children’s education has been disrupted due to severe flooding…
Despite the ongoing fuel scarcity across Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPCL) Limited has raised the price of fuel from N650 to N855 per litre.…
Families of civilians killed in a massacre in Burkina Faso have accused the army of putting them in harm’s way by forcing them to leave their…
Denmark announced on Monday that it will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso as part of a new Africa strategy. According to the country’s…
On Tuesday, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will embark on a three-day trip to West Africa while his left-wing administration deals with a significant increase in…