US committed to denying Daech funding from DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Undersecretary for Terrorism and Intelligence said his country is monitoring the financial movements of the Islamic State organization in the Democratic […]
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Tanzanian opposition figure Freeman Mbowe released
Tanzania has released the leader of the main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, after prosecutors dropped terrorism charges against him last year, his party said. Mbowe, […]
Jihadist attack kills 27 Malian army personnel
A jihadist attack on a Malian army camp in central Mali killed 27 soldiers Friday and several dozen “terrorists” were “neutralized,” the army said in […]
Burkina sets up a government of 25 ministers to lead the Transition
Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, named a new government of 25 ministers to lead the country during a three-year transition. General […]
Burkina Faso: Damiba at the front to galvanize military against the jihadists
The junta leader Paul-Henri Damiba visited two regions hard hit by terrorism to encourage soldiers engaged in the fight against jihadists. Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba […]
Six dead, 10 injured in Benin ambush
Five forest rangers and a soldier were killed and ten people wounded in an ambush Tuesday in a transboundary nature park managed by Benin, Burkina […]
AU Summit: African presidents condemn “wave” of coups
African leaders at the African Union (AU) summit have “unequivocally” condemned the recent “wave” of coups on the continent, the pan-African organization’s commissioner for political […]
Terrorism: Kenya on high alert after French warning
Kenyan authorities are on high alert after the French embassy warned of an imminent terrorist attack in the country. The French embassy has called on […]
Burkina Faso: International community condemns military coup
The military coup that toppled President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré in Burkina Faso was widely condemned by the international community on Tuesday, with West African […]
Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed pardoned the main opposition figures including five leaders of the TPLF
Some of the political prisoners amnestied by the Prime Minister on Friday, January 7, are already out of prison. Abiy Ahmed took advantage of the […]