Chad cuts its G5 Sahel troop strength in half
Chad announced on Saturday that it had halved the number of troops deployed in February to the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force in the “tri-border area” […]
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso in mourning after new massacre
Burkina Faso began a three-day national mourning period Thursday in the wake of a jihadist attack that killed several gendarmes and civilians in the north, […]
Burkina Faso: Forty-seven dead including 30 civilians in a new attack
At least 47 people were killed Wednesday when a convoy of soldiers and civilians was targeted by gunmen in the north of the country, a […]
Assassination of Thomas Sankara Trial to begin in October
The Burkinabe justice system has set Monday, October 11, 2021 as the opening date for the trial of the assassination of former Burkina Faso president […]
Ten civilians killed in several attacks in northern Burkina Faso
A dozen civilians were killed Wednesday night in several attacks on villages by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, security and local sources confirmed on […]
Niger: Nineteen special forces soldiers killed in an ambush
The Nigerien army lost 19 Special Forces soldiers securing the Torodi area between Niger and the Burkina Faso border. Two ambushes were set up by […]
Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military
For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]
Burkina Faso: President Roch Kaboré took ministry of Defense amid new government reshuffle
Following a ministerial reshuffle on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, the government of Burkina Faso recorded the departures of Chériff Sy and Ousséni Compaoré, previously in […]
EU reassures Burkina Faso of its support in the fight against terrorism
President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré met with the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel, Angel Losada, as well as the Executive Secretary of the […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Three soldiers killed on the border with Burkina Faso
An army vehicle was blown up by an improvised explosive device on Saturday, June 12. Three soldiers were killed, according to the army’s Chief of […]