FIGHTERS DISGUISED AS PEACEKEEPERS ATTACK UN BASE IN MALI

At least one peacekeeper killed and dozen others wounded in twin suicide attack in Timbuktu, UN mission says... READ MORE›

TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO

Unfortunately, terrorism has once again been bloody in Burkina Faso, and we strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that took place in Ouagadougou... READ MORE›

BURKINABES YET TO RECOVER FROM FRIDAY'S TERROR ATTACK ON OUAGADOUGOU

Burkinabes yet to recover from Friday's terror attack on Ouagadougou... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD OR INJURED IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Burkina Faso has a history of military-backed coups as well as of jihadist attacks... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 13 DEAD IN ATTACKS IN BURKINA FASO, GROWING TARGET OF AL QAEDA

Assaults on a military headquarters and on the French Embassy left at least 7 members of the security forces and 6 attackers dead... READ MORE›

EU TO DOUBLE FUNDING FOR MILITARY FORCE IN WEST AFRICA'S SAHEL

Mogherini said the European Union was spending 8 billion euros in development aid in the region over eight years... READ MORE›

EU TO DOUBLE FUNDING FOR MILITARY FORCE IN WEST AFRICA'S SAHEL REGION

There is a direct European interest in restoring stability to the region, a senior EU diplomat said... READ MORE›

BURKINA FASO: AT LEAST 18 DEAD IN RESTAURANT ATTACK

At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at a restaurant popular with foreigners in the capital of Burkina Faso... READ MORE›

HOSTAGES SEIZED IN ATTACK ON RADISSON HOTEL IN MALI

In August United Nations workers were killed in an assault on a hotel in central Mali... READ MORE›

ADAMA BARROW PLEDGES TRUTH COMMISSION OVER YAHYA JAMMEH

Writing on Twitter on Saturday from Senegal, Barrow said As Yahya Jammeh officially stepped down from office... READ MORE›

GAMBIAS PRESIDENT, IN POWER 22 YEARS, LOSES ELECTION

In a concession speech broadcast on state television on Friday night, Mr. Jammeh, one of Africa's most eccentric leaders, calmly accepted his loss... READ MORE›

WORLD'S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE APPROVED AFTER 30 YEARS OF TRIALS

Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GSK, said Today's scientific opinion represents a further important step towards making available for young children the world's first malaria vaccine... READ MORE›

Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials... READ MORE›

GHANAIAN TRAVELS 4,900 MILES FROM PARIS TO ACCRA BY CAR

Homecoming Midafternoon on Sunday, July 16, Donkoh crossed from Burkina Faso to Paga in Ghana's Upper East region... READ MORE›

GAMBIA: JAMMEH GIVEN MIDDAY DEADLINE TO GO AS TROOPS CLOSE IN

West African leaders tell former president to leave or be ousted as regional troops enter country to support successor... READ MORE›

GAMBIA'S ADAMA BARROW NAMES FATOUMATA TAMBAJANG AS VP

New deputy leader had previously vowed to prosecute ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh for alleged crimes committed by his regime... READ MORE›

WHY DEMOCRACY PREVAILED IN GAMBIA

The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.

Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›

IN SENEGAL, IRAN AND SAUDI ARABIA VIE FOR RELIGIOUS INFLUENCE

At the APIJ in Dakar, Imam Niang extolled the virtues of Sunni Islam... READ MORE›

AFRICA LEADERS IN BURKINA FOR TALKS

Under Burkina Faso's constitution, the head of the National Assembly should take office if the president resigns... READ MORE›

WHY IS IT LEFT TO US NGOS TO EXPOSE AUSTRALIAN MINING'S WRONGDOING IN AFRICA?

The economy of Eritrea has experienced considerable growth in recent years, explains the website for Australian mining company Danakali... READ MORE›

EIGHT DEAD IN WALL COLLAPSE AT SENEGAL'S DEMBA DIOP

It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam... READ MORE›

DR CONGO TO EXPEL AFRICAN ACTIVISTS

DR Congo Seeks Democracy The Democratic Republic of Congo says it will deport four pro-democracy activists from Senegal and Burkina Faso arrested on Sunday... READ MORE›

MILITARY IN BURKINA FASO CONFIRMS COUP

While Burkina Faso has largely been spared from extremist violence, a Romanian national was abducted in April, and a Mali-based jihadi group claimed responsibility... READ MORE›

MILITARY UNITS IN BURKINA FASO STAND READY TO QUELL COUP

Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, was a French colony until 1960... READ MORE›

FORMER PRESIDENT OF CHAD CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES

Others testified about relatives who had disappeared, and former prisoners described being wounded after their limbs were tied behind their backs... READ MORE›

MACRON VOWS 'UNCOMPROMISING' FIGHT AGAINST MALI ISLAMISTS ON VISIT TO FRENCH TROOPS

Macron promised during his campaign that, if elected, one of the first things he would do was visit French troops engaged in foreign operations... READ MORE›

DAKAR JOURNAL A MISSION TO BRING STEM SKILLS AND ROBOTS TO CHILDREN IN WEST AFRICA

Dr. Ndao's parents wanted a better education for him, so he went to New York, where he lived with a relative and enrolled in high school... READ MORE›

ELECTION DELAY SENDS 'BAD SIGNAL' FOR MALI STABILITY

Last Tuesday, three separate attacks on UN camps in northern Mali's Kidal region were carried out, but no casualties were reported... READ MORE›

LEADING ROLE FOR FRANCE AS AFRICA BATTLES BACK

NDJAMENA, Chad -- Deep in the Sahara, late at night, a Reaper drone silently tracked a six-vehicle convoy crossing the desert into Niger from Libya... READ MORE›

AUSTRALIAN SURGEON AND HIS WIFE KIDNAPPED IN BURKINA FASO

An Australian couple have nbsp been kidnapped by Islamic extremists in west Africa, a spokesman for the Burkina Faso government has confirmed. nbsp... READ MORE›

MALI: THREE UN PEACEKEEPERS DIE IN ATTACK BY AL-QAIDA AFFILIATE

Mali three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate... READ MORE›

AL QAEDA CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR IVORY COAST HOTEL SHOOTING IN WHICH 16 'INCLUDING FOUR EUROPEANS' KILLED AT RESORT

At around 6.30pm local time, an army officer in Grand Bassam said two attackers were encircled by special forces... READ MORE›

GUNMEN KILL 16 IN MASSACRE AT IVORY COAST RESORT

Six armed gunmen attacked the Ivory Coast beach resort town ofA Grand-Bassam... READ MORE›

SOLDIERS KILLED IN MALI ATTACK AS VIOLENCE SURGES

Eleven soldiers have been killed and five wounded in an attack on a military base in Mali as rival armed groups surrounded the city of Timbuktu... READ MORE›

BURKINA FASO COUP TO BE REVERSED AS VIOLENT PROTESTS CONTINUE

The African Union has suspended Burkina Faso's membership and given leaders until Tuesday to restore the former government... READ MORE›

INTO AFRICA NEW WEST AFRICA BUREAU CHIEF MAKES HERSELF AT HOME

Or maybe it was my Senegalese cellphone that was using a Guinean SIM card I bought from a hawker on the street... READ MORE›