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According to reports from Burkina Faso, two separate attacks by insurgents at the weekend claimed the lives of almost 40 civilians. On Saturday, close to Bourasso…
The Burkinabe president announced Thursday that Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo travelled to neighboring Burkina Faso for the first time on Wednesday following a controversy brought on…
A prefect who was kidnapped by gunmen has been found dead in a forest in western Burkina Faso, an area troubled by jihadist violence, according to…
German troops have begun to leave Mali as it attempts to wrap up a mission that has been hindered by disagreements with the Bamako military junta…
Some 60 civilians were killed on Friday in northern Burkina Faso by assailants donning military uniforms. This was confirmed by the local prosecutor Lamine Kabore on…
Civil liberties groups have expressed concerns over the forced conscription of three civil society leaders into volunteer regiments to fight militias in Burkina Faso. President Ibrahim…
Following an interview with the leader of the al-Qaeda militant group’s North Africa branch, Aqim, Burkina Faso authorities have ordered France 24 broadcasts to be taken…
A High Court in Accra, Ghana has dismissed a defamation suit filed against Kennedy Agyapong, a Member of Parliament. The suit was filed by investigative journalist,…
Governor Charles Soludo of Nigeria’s Anambra State has accused Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, of making a deceitful call to voters ahead of the…