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6 dead, 30 missing after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
At least six Africans trying to migrate to Europe died and an estimated 30 were missing in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia on Thursday, according to Tunisia’s Defense
Chad junta postpones post-coup forum to May
Chad’s junta announced Thursday that a national forum designed to chart the country’s future after it seized power a military takeover last year would be postponed by nearly three months. An “inclusive national dialogue” that
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says
Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right. Damiba spoke for the first time on national television since
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Some supporters of Burkina Faso’s military coup this week were seen celebrating with Russian flags and calling for their country to switch alliances from France to Moscow. While the extent of pro-Russia sentiment in Burkina
Northwestern Nigeria: A Jihadization of Banditry, or a “Banditization” of Jihad?
Abstract: With the explosive growth of banditry in northwestern Nigeria in recent years, there has been growing speculation among Nigerian and international observers that these criminal insurgents are receiving support from or otherwise converging with
Burkina Faso: Czas zamachowców
Wojsko obaliło kolejnego prezydenta w Afryce i przejęło władzę. Po zeszłorocznych zamachach w Czadzie, Mali, Gwinei i Sudanie rok 2022 zaczął się od przewrotu w Burkina Faso. Scenariusz zamachu przypominał zeszłoroczne z Bamako czy Konakri.
L’« épidémie » de coups d’états militaires gagne le Burkina Faso
Après une période de confusion, les militaires ont annoncé hier qu’ils avaient pris le pouvoir et avaient destitué le Président Kaboré dont le sort est inconnu. Après celui du Mali, ce coup d’état interpelle sur
The “curse” of the Sahel region, the land of opportunities
The Sahel region aptly dubbed the land of opportunities, spans a large area covering 3,053,200 km2. The countries found in the greater region include Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mauritania, Mali, Senegal, Algeria, Cameroon, Sudan,
U.S sanctioned general to head security mechanism in S. Sudan
A Ugandan general has been appointed as head of South Sudan transitional security monitoring and verification mechanism. Maj. Gen Abel Kandiho, head of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) since January 2017, was on Tuesday