Briefs Bound

By Françoise Kadri: Germany is becoming a key destination for disillusioned young Tunisians despite a language barrier and the North African nation's long history of ties with France.  Europe's biggest economy, with its low birth rate, is crying out for labour, and...

By Serge Daniel and Emmanuel Anule: West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said. Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States had decided to act to "take...

Six civilians, four of them teachers, were killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso close to the border with Ghana, security officials and local sources said on Monday. Gunmen "opened fire on a group" in the town of Bittou on Sunday, a security...

By Ali Abba Kaya A Chadian court has handed jail terms of  between two and three years to 262 people who were arrested after deadly  protests in October, the public prosecutor said on Monday.  A total of 401 people had been put on trial in Koro Toro prison, a...