Arama sonuçlarınız

Italian family, Togolese national taken hostage by armed men in Mali Armed men have kidnapped an Italian couple and their child as well as a Togolese national in southeastern Mali, a local official and a Malian security source told AFP Friday.

Internal displacement at all-time high, with five million IDPs in Ethiopia alone Nearly 60 million people are internally displaced worldwide. The war in Ukraine is one reason for the spike but other conflicts, severe food insecurity and drought in sub-Saharan Africa are also factors. Also, as...

Probes into anti-France demo deaths in Niger say cause unclear Investigations into the death of three people killed last November during a protest against a French military convoy travelling through Niger have failed to pinpoint the cause, the government said.

Senegalese PSG player under fire after missing game supporting LGBT rights In tonight's edition: There's been a spike in homophobic rhetoric online from Senegalese supporters of Paris Saint-Germain Senegalese footballer Idrissa Gueye. He refused to play a match after being asked to wear kit in...

No survivors found in Burkina Faso mine's rescue chamber In tonight's edition: Hope is all but lost that eight miners tapped in a flooded mine in Burkina faso for a month may have survived. Suspects are arrested in Mali after authorities say that they foiled a coup attempt earlier this month...

Mali's military junta says it foiled attempted coup Mali's military junta on Monday said it thwarted an attempted coup last week led by army officers and supported by an unnamed Western state.

Clashes rock Tripoli as rival Libyan government enters capital Clashes erupted in Libya's capital on Tuesday as the parliament-appointed prime minister, Fathi Bashagha, tried to take control of government from a rival administration that has refused to cede power.

Somali leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud wins presidency In tonight's edition: There are celebrations in the Somali capital after long-delayed elections return former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president. Also, a tanker carrying Russian oil docks in a South African port. Pretoria has refused to...

Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso Around 40 people, many of them civilian volunteers with the army, have been killed in suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso, local sources and security officials said on Monday.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud elected president of Somali for second time Somalia handed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud the presidency for a second time following Sunday's long-overdue election in the troubled Horn of Africa nation, which is confronting an Islamist insurgency and the threat of famine.

Mali withdraws from G5 Sahel regional anti-jihadist force Mali said Sunday it was withdrawing from a west African force fighting jihadists to protest its being rejected as head of the G5 regional group, which also includes Mauritania, Chad, Burkina and Niger.

Ten Nigerian cabinet ministers step down ahead of 2023 presidential elections There's political upheaval in Nigeria after ten government officials step down, signalling their interest in the 2023 elections. Also, Somalia prepares for a presidential poll this weekend after months of delays...

Senegal border towns bear the brunt of ECOWAS sanctions in Mali Mali is facing economic sanctions following last year's coup. The impact of the ECOWAS embargo has been particularly disastrous for towns bordering Senegal.

Thiaroye 44: Investigating a colonial-era massacre in Senegal Thousands of West African soldiers fought for France against the Nazis during World War II. But on December 1, 1944, scores of them were gunned down in unclear circumstances by the very French forces they fought alongside. What really...

Tanzanian government to roll out fuel subsidies from June 1st In response to rising prices in Tanzania, the government has put in place several measures, including a fuel subsidy.

South Africa could close first vaccine plant In tonight's edition: After struggling through the early years of the pandemic to get enough Covid 19 vaccinations, Africa's first factory to produce the doses says it may have to stop because it hasn't had enough orders. A former Congolese policemen...

Morocco's oases threatened by desertification In tonight's edition: As the COP15 conference in Ivory Coast continues to discuss the threat of desertification, researchers warn that human behaviour has left billions around the world facing water scarcity. Also, Nigeria's national petroleum...

Guinea announces three-year transition period before restoring civilian rule Guinea's legislative body on Wednesday announced there would be a three-year transition period before civilian rule is restored, defying regional partners who have called for a swifter timetable following a coup.

Families of trapped Burkina Faso miners still hopeful weeks into rescue effort Families of miners trapped for weeks in a flooded mine in Burkina Faso are hopeful their loved ones will be found alive. The eight – six Burkinabe, a Zambian and a Tanzanian – have been missing since an underground...

'Thiaroye 44': New documentary explores 1944 massacre of Senegalese soldiers Thousands of Senegalese soldiers fought for France against the Nazis in World War II. But on December 1, 1944, as many as 400 of them were murdered in cold blood: not by the Germans, but by the very French forces they...