Forty dead in Boko Haram attack on Chadian Army
The jihadist group Boko Haram launched a deadly assault on Chadian army forces in the Lake Chad region from Sunday night into Monday morning, leaving […]
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Chad: Two soldiers killed by jihadists near Lake Chad
Two Chadian soldiers were killed by jihadists in Dabantchali, in the Lake Chad region, President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno announced on Monday. In recent years, […]
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 […]
Armed men dynamite a bridge on a major road in Burkina Faso
Armed individuals dynamited a bridge in Naré, a town between Kaya and Dori on one of the main roads linking Ouagadougou to the north of […]
How an American nun has been kidnapped in Burkina Faso
During the night of April 4 to 5, “the kidnappers arrived in the number of about ten, according to what the witnesses told me,” explained […]
Burkina Faso: A double attack cost life of a Mayor
At least ten people in the North Central region were killed by armed men in a double attack on Monday. The mayor of the locality […]
Burkina Faso: Fears of resurgence of female genital mutilation
Equality Now, a women’s rights organization, is calling on the Burkinabe government to toughen its efforts in the fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in […]
Uganda to export electricity to South Sudan
Uganda will soon supply power to South Sudanese border towns as part of the East Africa Community agreement to help member states, state-run news agency […]