African countries have to take the lead on rescuing migrants trapped in camps in Libya, French government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux said... READ MORE›
Last Tuesday, three separate attacks on UN camps in northern Mali's Kidal region were carried out, but no casualties were reported... READ MORE›
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›
FILE PHOTO French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with students after he delivered a speech at the Ouagadougou University, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, November 28, 2017... READ MORE›
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›
KAMPALA, UGANDA - After the stunning fall of Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, attention has turned to other longtime African leaders accused of trying to extend their rule... READ MORE›
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived later Monday evening for a visit to Burkina Faso. He will head to a European-African summit in Ivory Coast Wednesday... READ MORE›
Mali has announced the postponement of regional elections scheduled for December to April, amid security concerns following attacks by armed groups... READ MORE›
Four United Nations peacekeepers and a Malian soldier were killed in Mali on Friday in two separate attacks, the UN mission there confirmed... READ MORE›
The narrative is changing across the continent except for much of the Central Africa region where leaders are holding on tight after decades... READ MORE›
Zimbabwe's defence forces appeared to open the door Monday to the possibility that 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe could stay in power... READ MORE›
Libyan militia commanders and officials have said many West Africans fought with the Islamic State in Libya before its defeat there... READ MORE›
Friday's attacks were in coordination with Somalian government forces, the statement said... READ MORE›
In general, conditions are really bad in these detention centers, says UNHCR Libya chief Roberto Mignone... READ MORE›
Burkina Faso media said he was held on an arrest warrant issued by that country's government... READ MORE›
Ethiopia's Simien Mountains National Park is no longer on UNESCO's danger list... READ MORE›
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... READ MORE›
The part of Niger where U.S. troops were killed is already awash with deadly skirmishes... READ MORE›
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›
A United Nations Security Council delegation was in Mali on Saturday to discuss the force... READ MORE›
Capt Sankara had challenged the old centres of power in Burkina Faso Traditional leaders and big business... READ MORE›
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›
The French military base in Abidjan provides logistical support for the operation which is headquartered in Chad's capital, N'Djamena... READ MORE›
There is gender discrimination inherent in child marriage, as the practice is more prevalent among girls than boys... READ MORE›
The demand for donkey products in China is wiping out millions of animals, many of them in Africa... READ MORE›
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›
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›
In mid-June, Niger mounted a new military operation in the Tillaberi region to take on the armed groups... READ MORE›
One quarter of all economically active women worldwide were engaged in agriculture in 2015, statistics from the International Labour Organisation show... READ MORE›
In 1985, there were between 151,000 and 163,000 giraffes but in 2015 the number was down to 97,562, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN ... READ MORE›
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›
She studied photography at the City University of New York before spending time in Morocco, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates... READ MORE›
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›
Homecoming Midafternoon on Sunday, July 16, Donkoh crossed from Burkina Faso to Paga in Ghana's Upper East region... READ MORE›
Togo is now the only West African country to never have had a democratic change in government, nor term limits for its leaders... READ MORE›
Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians from Quebec dead... READ MORE›
The African Union announced that it would no longer recognize Mr. Jammeh as president as of Inauguration Day... READ MORE›
Josep Lluis Trapero, the police chief in the Catalonia region, of which Barcelona is the capital, but whether he was still in Spain was not clear... READ MORE›
A statement issued by his PR team says David Beckham and Unicef have had a powerful partnership in support of children for over 15 years... READ MORE›
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›
I don't think Nigerians have anybody to blame... READ MORE›
A Turkish Airlines jet arrived at its destination with an extra passenger after cabin crew helped a woman give birth mid-flight... READ MORE›
The Shabab have also retaken several towns after African Union forces pulled out... READ MORE›
Others testified about relatives who had disappeared, and former prisoners described being wounded after their limbs were tied behind their backs... READ MORE›
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›
This was the second attack on a cafe popular with foreigners in under two years in Burkina Faso... READ MORE›
Mali three UN peacekeepers die in attack by Al-Qaida affiliate... READ MORE›
However, when looking at contemporary artists in the Middle East and North Africa, there is very little engaged art emerging from Morocco... READ MORE›
At around 6.30pm local time, an army officer in Grand Bassam said two attackers were encircled by special forces... READ MORE›
It was a chance encounter with one of them in a barber's shop in Brussels that set Father Desbois on their trail... READ MORE›
After the papal meeting, Abbas formally inaugurated the new embassy across the street from one of the main gates of Vatican City... READ MORE›
Security officials in Burkina Faso said they had foiled another coup plot in the West African nation and blamed it on former presidential guards... READ MORE›
Six armed gunmen attacked the Ivory Coast beach resort town ofA Grand-Bassam... READ MORE›
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›
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›
Bevan has tracked this rise in recently-made weapons to Eastern Europe, including AK-47s, machine guns and explosives... READ MORE›
Attacks in Burkina Faso were rare before a major strike by al-Qaeda-linked fighters on a hotel in the capital Ouagadougou killed 29 people in January... READ MORE›
Hide Caption 2 of 12 12 photos Gunmen attack Ivory Coast hotels A body is loaded into a van after the attack... READ MORE›
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in turn, seems to be trying to keep up with the bloodshed... READ MORE›
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