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At least 25 children die in school fire in Niger

November 9, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

At least 25 children were killed Monday when their thatched classrooms caught fire at an elementary school in southern Niger, according to a cabinet statement. […]

COP26: African leaders call for international solidarity

November 2, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The climate summit in Glasgow kicked on Monday 1 November. Many heads of State have already taken the floor, including several African leaders. At the […]

France gives military equipment to Niger for anti-jihadist fight

October 29, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Niger received on Wednesday heavy machine guns and all-terrain vehicles, offered by France to help this Sahelian country regularly targeted by jihadist attacks to fight […]

UN Human Rights Office to open country office in Burkina Faso

October 8, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights will open an office in Burkina Faso, to contribute to the promotion of human […]

Leader of Terrorist Group in Great Sahara and ‘Polisario’ Mercenary, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, killed by French Troops

September 16, 2021 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

The leader of the jihadist group Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and “polisario” mercenary, Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi, was killed by French forces, […]

Chad cuts its G5 Sahel troop strength in half

August 23, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 in mourning after new massacre

August 20, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

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, […]

Ten civilians killed in several attacks in northern Burkina Faso

August 6, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

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 […]