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FRANCE'S GRIVEAUX SAYS AFRICANS TO TAKE LEAD ON LIBYA MIGRANTS
African countries have to take the lead on rescuing migrants trapped in camps in Libya, French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON VOWS TO MAKE FRENCH THE WORLD'S FIRST LANGUAGE
Mr Macron, who is currently on a tour of west African nations added that it should not be viewed as a relic of a colonial power ... READ MORE›
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION PLANNED FOR MIGRANTS AS LIBYA BATTLES SLAVERY CLAIMS
A plan for a voluntary evacuation of migrants in Libya government-controlled detention camps has been put at the heart of an emergency migration plan for Africa... READ MORE›
MALI DELAYS REGIONAL ELECTIONS AMID SECURITY CONCERNS
Mali has announced the postponement of regional elections scheduled for December to April, amid security concerns following attacks by armed groups... READ MORE›
US SPECIAL FORCES 'FOUGHT NIGER AMBUSH ALONE AFTER LOCAL TROOPS FLED'
The five Nigeriens killed in the ambush died in its first moments, sources within the special forces community said... READ MORE›
DEATHS OF FOUR U.S. SOLDIERS IN NIGER HINT AT THE SHADOW WAR AGAINST ISIS IN AFRICA
Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›
US AFRICA COMMAND CONDUCTS AIR STRIKES IN SOMALIA
Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›
LIBYAN PATH TO EUROPE TURNS INTO DEAD END FOR DESPERATE MIGRANTS
In general, conditions are really bad in these detention centers, says UNHCR Libya chief Roberto Mignone... READ MORE›
AMID NIGER AMBUSH CHAOS, THE WHITE HOUSE FIRST THOUGHT SEVERAL AMERICANS WERE MISSING
I personally think the American and Nigerien force was just overwhelmed, the administration official said... READ MORE›
AFRICA BECOMES THE NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR ISIS AND AL-QAEDA AS THEY LOSE GROUND IN MIDEAST
Africa becomes the new battleground for ISIS and al-Qaeda as they lose ground in Mideast... READ MORE›
ANALYSIS | TRUMP'S NIGER UPROAR SHINES LIGHT ON THE U.S.'S MURKY AFRICAN WARS
The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... 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›
GUNMEN KILL 13 NIGER SOLDIERS IN ATTACK NEAR MALI BORDER
A United Nations Security Council delegation was in Mali on Saturday to discuss the force... READ MORE›
FOUR KILLED AFTER CARGO PLANE CRASHES INTO ATLANTIC OCEAN
Four crew members were killed when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the Ivory Coast... READ MORE›
FOUR DIE AS FRENCH ARMY CHARTER JET CRASHES IN I COAST
The French military base in Abidjan provides logistical support for the operation which is headquartered in Chad's capital, N'Djamena... READ MORE›
CHILD BRIDES IN INDIA: SEX WITH MINORS NOW CONSIDERED RAPE BUT ENACTING VERDICT ISN'T EASY
There is gender discrimination inherent in child marriage, as the practice is more prevalent among girls than boys... READ MORE›
4TH U.S. SOLDIER DEAD AFTER AMBUSH ATTACK
U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 200 kilometers 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›
FOURTH US SOLDIER CONFIRMED KILLED IN NIGER AMBUSH
U.S. officials say they believe extremists linked to the Islamic State group were responsible for the attack about 120 miles north of Niger's capital, Niamey... READ MORE›
TROOPS KILLED IN AMBUSH ON JOINT NIGER-US PATROL
In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... 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›
'AFRICANS HAVE NO REAL DESIRE TO LEAVE THE CFA FRANC ZONE'
'Africans have no real desire to leave the CFA franc zone' - EU president... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Burkinabes
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›
'AT LEAST 20 DEAD' IN OUAGADOUGOU HOTEL
Gunmen have attacked a hotel used by Westerners in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, taking hostages and reportedly killing at least 20 people... READ MORE›
FRENCH POLICE DETAIN 7 FOR QUESTIONING IN PARIS SIEGE
France declared a state of emergency -- granting police broader powers -- for the first time since 2005 riots on the outskirts of Paris... READ MORE›
6 CANADIANS FROM QUEBEC KILLED IN ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL
Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians from Quebec dead... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO SECURITY FORCES ATTACK HOTEL
Burkina faso security forces attack hostage-takers at hotel... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO LEADER URGED TO RESIGN
Related Stories Burkina Faso's opposition has renewed its call for the immediate resignation of President Blaise Compaore as hundreds of protesters gather in the capital, Ouagadougou... READ MORE›
CRACKDOWN IN NIGER FAILS TO DETER MIGRANT SMUGGLERS
As many as 2,000 migrants leave Agadez weekly, the last big stop before reaching Libya, 620 miles away across the scorching sand... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO HOTEL ATTACK: 18 NATIONALITIES AMONG DEAD
Burkina Faso's president, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, said two of the attackers had been identified as women... READ MORE›
PROFILE EMERGES OF SUSPECT IN ATTACK ON TRAIN TO PARIS
A Thalys train is not Charlie Hebdo, said Francois Heisbourg, a defense and security analyst at the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris... 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›
TELEGRAPH INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI OF NIGERIA
How is it that Nigeria's military, which has a good record across west Africa, cannot claim back to 14 out of 774 local governorates from Boko Haram?... READ MORE›
GUNMEN STAGE DEADLY SIEGE ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL
Andrew Lebovich, a specialist on political and security issues in the region, said the attack in Burkina Faso showed an evolution in the group's tactical ability... 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›
TROOPS FROM CHAD AND NIGER TAKE ON BOKO HARAM
Facing direct engagement from government forces, Boko Haram has reverted to old tactics, bombing so-called soft targets in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri... 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›
HE IS A BARBARIC MAN THE BELGIAN WHO MAY BE BEHIND THE PARIS ATTACKS
But a French official familiar with the case described Abaaoud as the centerpiece seeming to unite Friday's attackers... 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›
ATTACK AT RESTAURANT IN BURKINA FASO CAPITAL KILLS AT LEAST 18
This was the second attack on a cafe popular with foreigners in under two years in Burkina Faso... 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›
FRANCE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR AFRICAN ANTI-TERROR FORCE DESPITE US VETO THREAT
Nearly half a decade into its emergency intervention in the region, France is seeking to shift more responsibility for fighting terror groups to African militaries... READ MORE›
AIRSTRIKES TARGET ISIS AS POLICE HUNT INTENSIFIES AFTER PARIS TERROR
A black, Belgian-registered Renault Clio found in the French capital's 18th arrondissement on Tuesday has also been traced to Salah Abdeslam, French media reported... 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›
MEET THE MAN WHO RISKS HIS LIFE TO TRACK ISLAMIC STATE'S WEAPON SUPPLY
Bevan has tracked this rise in recently-made weapons to Eastern Europe, including AK-47s, machine guns and explosives... READ MORE›
FOURTH ATTACKER KILLED AT SECOND HOTEL AFTER TROOPS END AL-QAEDA HOSTAGE CRISIS
Security forces stormed a second hotel in Burkina Faso on Saturday morning to find al-Qaeda militants who killed at least 20 people and took more than 100 hostages... READ MORE›
PENTAGON SETTING UP DRONE BASE IN AFRICA TO TRACK BOKO HARAM FIGHTERS
Nigeria is in the process of establishing a multinational force to fight Boko Haram with soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Benin... READ MORE›
BURKINA FASO ATTACKS: FOUR AL-QAEDA TERRORISTS - 'INCLUDING TWO WOMEN' - KILLED AFTER SPECIAL FORCES FREE 126 HOSTAGES IN HOTEL SIEGE
The United Kingdom stands with President Kabore and the people of Burkina Faso in the fight against terrorism, he said... READ MORE›