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Burkina Faso coup leader taps anti-French sentiment for support for putsch Two days after the second coup d’état in Burkina Faso in less than a year, FRANCE 24 journalist Wassim Nasr locates the origins of the new putsch in a jihadist attack in the country’s north that caused “turmoil in the...

Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader leaves country for Togo Burkina Faso's ousted coup leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba left the country for Togo Sunday two days after he himself was overthrown in a coup, while the new junta urged citizens not to loot or vandalize.

Burkina Faso hit by fresh uncertainty after second coup in eight months Burkina Faso awoke to fresh chaos Saturday with the country facing its second coup in a year. Junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was toppled by junior officers led by Captain Ibrahim Traore, who accused Damiba of...

Security forces fire tear gas at Burkina protesters outside French embassy after coup Security forces fired tear gas at dozens of rock-throwing protesters outside the French embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Sunday, according to an AFP journalist, as unrest simmered in the West African...

Cameroon: Skin-lightening still a 'public health problem' despite ban Cameroon has banned skin-lightening products following a spate of high profile cases of users developing skin cancer, but shops continue to sell the products and the products fly off the shelf, with many women saying they feel...

Burkina Faso army captain announces overthrow of military government A Burkina Faso army captain on Friday announced the ouster of military leader Paul-Henri Damiba and the suspension of the country's constitution and transitional charter in a statement read on national television.

Rwandan suspect Félicien Kabuga had key genocide role, trial hears In tonight's edition: One of the men accused of funding and supporting the genocide in Rwanda goes on trial in The Hague. Prosecutors say Félicien Kabuga played a crucial role in the mass killings, in which 800,000 people were...

Shots fired near Burkina Faso’s presidential palace in Ouagadougou Shots were heard early Friday around Burkina Faso's presidential palace and the headquarters of its military junta, which seized power in a coup last January, witnesses told AFP.

Trial of Félicien Kabuga: Victims of genocide in Rwanda hope for answers After more than 20 years on the run, Félicien Kabuga was arrested in May 2020 near Paris. Once rich and famous, the 87-year-old is accused of financing, training and encouraging the Hutu militias known as Interahamwe during...

Guinea opens landmark trial over 2009 football stadium massacre Guinea on Wednesday opened a landmark trial of 11 men, including the country’s former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara, who are accused of responsibility for a 2009 stadium massacre and mass rape by Guinean security forces.

Long-awaited trial over 2009 stadium massacre begins in Guinea In tonight's edition: Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara is finally in court for a long-awaited trial, 13 years after more than 150 people were killed by security forces at a Conakry stadium. Also, authorities in Kenya are...

Top Rwanda genocide suspect and financier Félicien Kabuga goes on trial One of the last fugitives charged over the Rwanda genocide to face justice, Félicien Kabuga refused to appear in court at the start of his trial on Thursday. "Twenty-eight years after the events, this trial is about holding...

Morocco's king invited to Arab League summit in Algeria despite tensions Morocco said Algeria on Tuesday invited King Mohammed VI to attend an Arab League summit in Algiers in November, at a time of tensions between the North African neighbours.

Guinean ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara jailed on eve of 2009 massacre trial Former Guinean dictator Moussa Dadis Camara and several co-defendants were sent to prison Tuesday, a day before their trial opens for the 2009 stadium massacre, their lawyers said.

Ex- junta leader Camara jailed on eve of Guinea stadium massacre trial In tonight’s edition : the ex-leader of Guinea’s military junta is jailed on the eve of his trial. He and 10 others stand accused after over 150 people were murdered and over a 100 women raped at an opposition rally in 2009...

Several soldiers dead, civilians missing after Burkina Faso convoy attack Eleven soldiers have been found dead and about 50 civilians are missing after an attack by Islamist militants on a 150-vehicle convoy taking supplies to a town in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the government said on...

Remembering Senegal's Joola disaster, 20 years on In tonight's edition: It's been 20 years since an overloaded Senegalese passenger ferry sank off the coast of The Gambia, killing almost 1,900 people. Our correspondent reports on the disaster dubbed "Africa's Titanic". Also, a free-falling...

ECOWAS imposes asset freezes and travel bans on Guinea's military junta In this edition: West African political bloc ECOWAS slaps sanctions on the military junta ruling Guinea. Failure to provide a plan for a return to civilian rule has resulted in the junta's assets being frozen, with the...

Central African Republic Seleka leader pleads not guilty at ICC A former Central African Republic rebel commander pleaded not guilty at the International Criminal Court on Monday at the start of his trial on charges of "awful" war crimes.

DR Congo: Victims of alleged paedophile priest still waiting for justice Although Pope Francis has made the fight against paedophilia in the Catholic Church one of his priorities, this call is not always heard. Our correspondents in DR Congo met several men who claim to have been sexually abused...