Gunmen attacked villages in Togo’s far north. The area is plagued by a jihadist insurgency. Togo has declared a state of emergency. Togo army on Saturday said several people were killed and others wounded when gunmen attacked villages in the country’s far north, where a jihadist insurgency is spilling over the border from Burkina Faso. … 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
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to act as a mediator in Mali’s political crisis, as the West African country’s military junta confronts pressure to return to democratic administration, according to both foreign ministries. Mali has been in chaos since the military seized control in the Sahel state in August 2020, with talks ongoing over … Read more
