Attack kills at least 50 in Burkina Faso
At least 50 civilians have died in an attack by suspected jihadists on the village of Seytenga in northern Burkina Faso, one of the highest […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Pope postpones trip to DRC and South Sudan at doctors’ request
Pope Francis, 85, has been forced to postpone his trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan, scheduled for July 2-7, because […]
Release of 5 Chinese workers kidnapped six months ago in DRC
Five Chinese workers at a gold mine in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who were kidnapped at the end of November were […]
Cocaine seized in Côte d’Ivoire: Some 30 people arrested!
Thirty people have been arrested in Côte d’Ivoire since the seizure in mid-April of more than two tons of cocaine in the port cities of […]
Chad: Court sentences six opposition leaders to one-year suspended prison terms
A Chadian court has sentenced six leaders of Wakit Tama opposition party to a one-year suspended prison sentence. The six opposition leaders had been arrested […]
Senegal: The main leaders of the coalition “Yewi askan wi” dismissed from the legislative
A decision of the Constitutional Council on the evening of Friday, June 3, dismissed Ousmane Sonko and others. The latter were asking for the cancellation […]
Mali: ECOWAS sanctions maintained after Accra Summit
The exceptional ECOWAS and UEMOA Summits held on Saturday, June 4 in Accra, did not result in any progress for Guinea, Burkina Faso or Mali. […]
Jean-Claude Kassi Brou appointed new Governor of the Central Bank of West African States
In Accra, an extraordinary summit of the eight countries of the West African Monetary Union (UEMOA) was held on Saturday, June 4, in the wake […]
Guinea: Young man killed in demonstration against fuel price increase
A young man was shot dead Wednesday in Conakry during clashes between security forces and demonstrators protesting against rising fuel prices, family members reported Thursday. […]
Terrorism: Two Red Cross workers killed in Mali
Two Red Cross employees were killed Wednesday in an attack on their vehicle in the Kayes region (Western Mali), the Malian Red Cross announced in […]