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 […]
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Audio attributed to former Guinean president Conde leads to two arrests
In Guinea, a doctor for Alpha Conde and his last head of diplomacy were arrested after the broadcasting of a clandestine recording attributed to the […]
Madagascar: Traffickers arrested with 49 kilos of gold bars in their possession
Three men, including two Malagasy, were arrested at customs at Moroni international airport in the Comoros on 28 December, with 49 kilos of gold bars […]
Malagasy minister swims for hours after helicopter crash
Madagascar’s Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, General Serge Gellé, swam nearly 12 hours to reach the shore after the helicopter carrying him crashed into […]
Mali: Forsat commander Oumar Samaké locked up again
This time, Mr. Samaké was placed under arrest at Camp 1 of the gendarmerie. Charged on Friday with murder, aggravated assault and battery, and fatal […]
Cote d’Ivoire: Coming back of jihadists in the country?
The provisional death toll from two attacks last night in northern Côte d’Ivoire is at least six. Five people were killed in fighting between defense […]
European Union supports Burkina Faso’s Internal Security Forces
As part of the project to stabilize the eastern region (Stabest) and the fight against terrorism, the Belgian Agency for Development has just handed over […]
Mali: Five billion CFA francs of counterfeit bills were seized from a marabout
The first big catch in the field in more than ten years in Mali: 5 billion CFA francs of counterfeit bills in various currencies were […]
Guinea: vote counting underway after peaceful polls
Guinea started counting votes in Sunday’s presidential election, which the opposition has said was marred by irregularities. Some 6 million Guineans voted for eight candidates […]
Algeria: Another general nabbed, regime silencing dissident voices
On Wednesday, the Algerian regime embarked on dissident voices hunting after the arrest of another army general in Algiers for insulting the regime and calling […]