Mali: Bamako says the 50 Ivorian soldiers held at airport are “mercenaries’’
Some 50 Ivorian soldiers who arrived at Bamako airport on Sunday on a special flight were still being “held for verification” on Monday, a Malian […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Burkina Faso: Armed men attack Barsalogho
Armed men laid siege on Sunday 10 July to the town of Barsalogho, 45 kilometres north of Kaya, forcing the army to retreat. But the […]
Togo: At least seven children die in one or more explosions
An explosion in a remote area of Togo on Sunday left seven people dead and two injured, an official source said. According to a statement […]
Equatorial Guinea’s top magistrate sacked over alleged bribes
The president of Equatorial Guinea announced Saturday that he had removed the country’s top judge from office after he admitted taking bribes from a commercial […]
Blaise Compaoré returns to Faso after 8 years in exile
In Burkina Faso, former President Blaise Compaoré arrived in Ouagadougou on Thursday. He is expected to participate alongside other former Heads of state in a […]
Violent demonstrations in Conakry: 17 police officers injured
Seventeen police officers were injured, including one seriously, after spontaneous violent demonstrations on Tuesday and Wednesday in Conakry that followed the brutal arrest of three […]
Ivorian President Ouattara to meet his predecessors Gbagbo and Bédié
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will meet his two predecessors Laurent Gbagbo and Henri Konan Bédié on 14 July, the government spokesman announced on Wednesday, a […]
Two peacekeepers killed in explosion in northern Mali
Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS) were killed and five others seriously injured Tuesday in a mine explosion in the north […]
Blaise Compaoré expected in Ouagadougou at the end of the week
Burkina Faso’s ex-president Blaise Compaoré, in exile in Ivory Coast since his fall in 2014, is expected in Ouagadougou at the end of the week […]
Libya: Demonstrations Spreading Across the Country
The UN secretary general, António Guterres, has appealed for calm as street demonstrations spread across Libya in protest over power cuts and the failure to […]