Gunmen clashed with Togo troops outside a military post in the Goulingoushi area. There were no deaths or wounded on the “Togo side”, the official said. In early May, eight Togolese soldiers were killed and 13 others injured in the first official deadly terrorist attack in Togo. Togo army repelled another attack in the northwest … Read more
At least 50 civilians were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists. The landlocked Sahel state is in the grip of a seven-year-old jihadist insurgency. It claimed more than 2,000 lives and forced some 1.9 million to flee their homes. At least 50 civilians were killed in an attack by suspected jihadists on a village … Read more
At least six people killed in northern Burkina Faso. People took to the streets of Burkina to protest the wave of jihadist attacks “A terrorist attack cost six civilians their lives in Alga”. At least six people were killed in northern Burkina Faso in several attacks attributed to jihadists, local and military sources told AFP on Sunday. … Read more
Attack on checkpoint in southeast Mali kills at least five. Malian army was conducting an operation in the Koutiala. Country has been hit by jihadist insurgency since 2012. An attack at a checkpoint in southeast Mali on Saturday killed at least five people, including customs officers and civilians, local and military sources said. While a military source … Read more
“No to the abandonment of the Kompienga province” Protesters. They accuse the government of leaving them to face jihadist attacks. More than 2,000 people have been killed and 1.8 million displaced. Several hundred people demonstrated in southeastern Burkina Faso on Saturday, accusing the government of leaving them to fend for themselves in the face of … Read more
Suspected jihadists kill about 10 police officers in an attack in northern Burkina Faso. Security forces routed assailants in a counter-attack and are now combing the area. Latest in a string of bloody assaults in the landlocked Sahel state. Security sources claimed on Friday that suspected jihadists killed roughly ten police officers in an attack … Read more
An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a gold mine. More than 2,000 people died and some 1.8 million people have fled their homes. Karma mine produced 88,000 ounces of gold — worth $25 million. An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a … Read more
All three nations are currently suspended from the 15-nation ECOWAS. Both military regimes plan to cling to power for three years. Participants said the war in Ukraine was adding to the strains on African economies. West African leaders said on Sunday that they would maintain sanctions against Mali but would consider lifting them if its … Read more
West African leaders agree sanctions against Mali may be lifted. Comments come after talks to decide how to deal with Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Military in Mali has seized power and does not plan to allow a return to civilian rule. West African leaders agreed on Sunday that sanctions against Mali will remain in … Read more
ECOWAS will vote on whether to maintain, ease, or lift retaliatory measures. Burkina Faso and Guinea risk further punitive measures. West Africa has seen a succession of military coups in less than two years. West African politicians met in Ghana’s capital, Accra, on Saturday to discuss whether to reduce or tighten sanctions against the junta-ruled … Read more
The incident took place near the town of Douentza, on the road to Timbuktu. The soldiers were part of the Egyptian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission. Central Mali is a hotbed of violence and jihadist activity. Two UN peacekeepers were killed and two others were injured Friday when an improvised bomb exploded in central … Read more
Burkina Faso’s security forces lost two officers and four civilians in clashes. Civilian auxiliary force VDP has suffered some of the worst casualties. disgruntled colonels ousted president. Burkina Faso’s security forces have lost two officers and four civilian volunteers in encounters with suspected terrorists, army headquarters announced on Thursday. A soldier and four Volunteers for … Read more
Security forces in Burkina Faso have killed a jihadist commander blamed for some of the country’s bloodiest attacks in the country’s troubled north, according to security sources. Tidiane Djibrilou Dicko “was neutralized with around ten other terrorists in an airstrike on May 26,” a source close to military headquarters told AFP, confirming AIB’s report. The … Read more
According to the first official tally of these assaults, the West African state of Benin, which is threatened by the expansion of Islamist violence from the Sahel, has been the target of roughly 20 attacks. The country borders Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a years-long jihadist campaign has claimed thousands of lives and driven … Read more
Suspected jihadists killed 11 people, including three volunteer army auxiliaries, in attacks on two villages in northern Burkina Faso, The Sahel regional governor said Tuesday. According to Lieutenant-Colonel Rodolphe Sorgho, the villages of Tiekaledji and Demniol in Seno province “came under terrorist attack” on Sunday. “Unfortunately, the preliminary toll from the attacks lists 11 civilians … Read more
Five soldiers and 30 “terrorists” were killed in fighting in northern Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists attacked a military base in large numbers, said the army. The army said in a statement that troops in Bourzanga, a town in the northern region that has been bearing the brunt of a jihadist revolt, “vigorously … Read more
At least seven troops and one civilian were killed in two alleged terrorist strikes in Burkina Faso on Thursday, according to security and local sources. An assault on a military unit in the east left at least seven soldiers dead, while another attack on a bus killed a civilian and wounded a dozen passengers in the north. … Read more
The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more
Colonel reputed to be close to Mali’s ruling junta had been arrested following what the authorities described as an attempted coup, two sources confirmed on Tuesday. The junta announced late Monday that it had foiled a putsch last week led by army officers and “supported by a Western state.” The mysterious incident is the latest … Read more
Around 40 people, many of them civilian army volunteers, were killed in suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso on Monday, according to local sources and security officials. Around 25 people were killed in two attacks in the northern Sahel region on Saturday, including 13 VDP volunteers, according to a leader of the force. In Kompienga, … Read more
At least 12 people were killed in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, including 10 army auxiliary and two civilians, according to security and local reports. “Yesterday (Saturday) morning, a food convoy escorted by volunteers for the defense of the fatherland (VDP) was the target of an ambush on the Dori-Gorgadji road,” … Read more
The government of Burkina Faso said on Friday that rescuers were battling to pump water out of a flooded mine where eight miners had been missing for over three weeks. When an underground portion of the mine flooded on April 16 due to heavy rain, the eight — six Burkinabe, a Zambian, and a Tanzanian … Read more
Seven soldiers and four support troops were murdered in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s troublesome north, according to the army official. Two soldiers and four civilian volunteers helping the army were killed in the first attack near Solle on Thursday, while five paramilitary troops were killed in another raid the same day at Ouanobe, the … Read more
The army said seven soldiers and four backup troops were killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s volatile north. The army stated in a statement on Friday that two soldiers and four civilians assisting the army were killed in the first attack near Solle on Thursday, while five paramilitary troops were killed in another raid … Read more
In Burkina Faso, rescuers are attempting to reach eight miners who have been stranded underground for more than two weeks. Following severe rain last month, the Perkoa zinc mine flooded. Six of the miners are from Burkina Faso, with the remaining two coming from Zambia and Tanzania. Burkina Faso’s government has begun a legal investigation, … Read more
Mali accused France of espionage and violating the West African country’s airspace, which the French army denied on Thursday. Mali had accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” on Tuesday after it used a drone to record mercenaries burying remains near a military installation.. The drone flew over the Gossi base “illegally” on April … Read more
Johannesburg – Determined to use her skills to fight inequality, South African computer scientist Raesetje Sefala set to work to build algorithms flagging poverty hot spots — developing data sets she hopes will help target aid, new housing or clinics. From crop analysis to medical diagnostics, artificial intelligence (AI) is already used in essential tasks … Read more
BAMAKO – The Malian army said it had killed 19 jihadists in operations northeast of the capital Bamako that were supported by European special forces. A statement by the armed forces chief of staff late Tuesday said operations in the Timbuktu, Segou, Mopti and Bandiagara areas successfully targeted “terrorists” — a term typically used to … Read more
