Five forgotten conflicts of 2024
The wars in the Mideast and Ukraine-Russia have dominated world headlines in 2024 but several other conflicts are ravaging countries...
Sahel
Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso’s new ‘Sahel States’ confederation sparks ECOWAS disintegration fears
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has warned of regional disintegration and heightened insecurity as Burkina Faso, Mali,...
Burkina Faso axes BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage
Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America (VOA) for two weeks...
Mali: Anxiety grows as scores of travelling civilians kidnapped by armed insurgents
Reports from Mali say no less than 100 civilians are being held captive by suspected extremist insurgents after being kidnapped...
Russian troops may be deployed to Burkina Faso soon – Captain Ibrahim Traore
Burkina Faso military government led by Captain Ibrahim Traore has disclosed that Russian troops could be deployed to the West...
20 people died, others hospitalised as dengue fever hits Mali amid political imbalance
Officials in Mali have disclosed that dengue fever is on the rise in the West African nation, as more than...
