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Africa security: Gulf of Guinea facing growing threat of instabilityF

Criminals in northern Ghana tried to blow up a bridge using explosives for the first time in a region where the government fears growing violent spillover from a jihadist war across the border in Burkina Faso, a top official said. Ghana along with Gulf of Guinea...

Sahel: Ministers of three countries controlled by juntas meet after visit of Russia’s LavrovF

Foreign ministers from three West African countries that have undergone military coups met in Burkina Faso on Thursday on the heels of a trip to the region by Russian envoy Sergei Lavrov. The talks brought together ministers from Mali, Guinea and Burkina -- countries...

Burkina Faso: New terror attack in Sahel province kills 18 peopleF

At least 18 people have been killed in two attacks in Burkina Faso, sources briefed on the incidents told AFP on Sunday, as violence rages in the Sahel nation. The country faces a jihadist insurgency that swept in from neighbouring Mali in 2015, with thousands of...

How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West AfricaF

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away. Even though her home is just a short walk away, she says she will never...

UN peacekeeping missions in Africa at a crossroadsF

UN peacekeeping missions in Africa at a crossroadsF

Jun 26, 2023

By Amélie Bottollier-Depois: When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country "without...

Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actionsF

Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actionsF

Jun 22, 2023

Armed groups that signed a landmark peace accord in insurgency-hit Mali have alleged widespread fraud during voting in...

Sahel: Burkina Faso endorses Mali’s call for the withdrawal of UN missionF

Jun 20, 2023

Burkina Faso on Sunday hailed the "courageous decision" by Mali's military regime to call on the UN to withdraw its...

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