Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday. Seventeen soldiers and 36 civilian volunteers for the army died on Monday while repelling an “attack,” the army general staff said in a statement. The unit had been deployed in the […]
The French army is holding talks with Niger’s military over withdrawing “elements” of its presence there following a coup, a defense ministry source said on Tuesday. There has been speculation that France will be forced into a full military pullout from Niger after the July 26 putsch, which ousted French ally President Mohamed Bazoum. Some […]
There is a deadly bug spreading across Africa like wildfire. And this time, it is not the coronavirus. It is military coup d’états which have been designed to take down monarchies or incompetent African leaders. This contagion has moved from Sudan to Mali, spreading to Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, and recently to Gabon. The […]
Two teachers were killed by a group of Ambazonia Restoration Forces in Boyo Division, Biya regime said Sunday. The victims were two male teachers in their 40s. The Francophone dominated police have still not disclose how the head teachers were killed. A motive hasn’t been established. But fingers are pointing to Southern Cameroons Self Defense […]
The Senior Divisional Officer for Meme says a GHS Kake female student was killed today morning by Ambazonia Restoration Forces at the Kumba Mile 1 area. The young girl identified as Hilda Ajeck got caught by a stray bullet during sporadic gun battle. The Kumba Mile 1 fighting reportedly lasted for more than four hours. […]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has praised African nations for their steadfastness in resisting global colonialism, calling it a sign of their vigilance, prudence and recognition of modern-day requirements. In a meeting with Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso Olivia Rouamba in Tehran on Monday, Raeisi said Iran has been developing positive relations with African states after […]
General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a coup last week that toppled Gabon’s 55-year-old ruling dynasty, took the oath of office as interim president on Monday, promising “free, transparent and credible elections” to restore civilian rule but without giving a timeframe. Nguema, head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a coup on Wednesday […]
The Ministry of Defense said three soldiers were killed Friday in firing from Southern Cameroons restoration forces as tensions between Yaoundé and the Ambazonia Interim Government persist over reopening of schools. Yaoundé initially reported four soldiers were killed and one wounded, but later said one of those believed to have died was resuscitated. The ministry […]
A former Italian prime minister has claimed that a French air force missile had downed an Italian passenger jet in 1980 and killed all 81 people on board in a failed attempt to assassinate former Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. In an interview with Italian daily Repubblica published on Saturday, Giuliano Amato said the Itavia Airlines […]
Thousands rallied Saturday in Niger’s capital Niamey to demand that former colonial ruler France withdraw its troops as sought by a junta which seized power in June. The protesters gathered near a base housing French soldiers following a call by several civic organisations hostile to the French military presence in the West African country. They […]
