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Two peacekeepers killed in explosion in northern Mali

July 6, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Two peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in Mali (UNMIS) were killed and five others seriously injured Tuesday in a mine explosion in the north […]

Gunmen abduct four Chinese workers, locals from Nigerian mine

July 1, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Heavily armed men attacked a mine in central Nigeria on Wednesday killing security personnel and kidnapping workers, including at least four Chinese, local authorities said […]

New attack repelled in northwest Togo

June 17, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Togolese army repelled a new attack in the far northwest of Togo on the border with Burkina Faso on Wednesday night, a senior military […]

A female brigade to fight violence against Mozambican women

June 10, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

In Mozambique, nearly half of all women are married before they reach the age of majority, according to the United Nations. 22% are victims of […]

Eight soldiers killed in “terrorist” attack in northern Togo

May 12, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

At least eight Togolese soldiers were killed and thirteen wounded on Tuesday night in a “terrorist” attack in northern Togo, a first in the country […]

Russian gold mine in Faso closed for security reasons

April 13, 2022 Geraldine Boechat 0

Russian gold producer Nordgold has announced the shutdown for “security reasons” of the Taparko mine, Burkina Faso’s main private mine, located in the north of […]

A dozen civilians killed in an attack on a gold mine in Burkina

March 14, 2022 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

At least 11 people were killed Saturday in an attack on an artisanal gold mine in northern Burkina Faso, two days after a similar attack […]

Twitter allowed again in Nigeria after seven months of suspension

January 13, 2022 Steven Addamah 0

Twitter is back up and running in Nigeria after a seven-month suspension in Africa’s most populous country, where the U.S. social network had become a […]