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BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
MALIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN AL-QAEDA ATTACK ON ARMY BASE
The Malian armed forces were attacked early this morning, around 4 am, in Soumpi Timbuktu region ... READ MORE›
BENIN'S PENDJARI NATIONAL PARK COMES BACK TO LIFE
The 4,700-square-kilometre 1,814-square-mile park is one of three straddling the borders of northern Benin and neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger... READ MORE›
MOROCCO, SUDAN QUALIFY FOR THE QUARTER FINALS
Morocco beat Guinea 3-1 on Wednesday while Sudan also earned their ticket to the quarters with a 1-0 win over Mauritania... READ MORE›
WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION TO RAISE $55B IN 2018
5.5 billion dollars, this is the amount that seven of the eight Member States of the West African Monetary Union, UEMOA intend to raise on the... READ MORE›
2017 REVIEW: TOP AFRICAN BUSINESS NEWS STORIES
Anti-CFA activist Kemi Seba is 2017 Africanews Personality of the Year... READ MORE›
THIS AFRICAN MIGRANT DREAMED OF REACHING EUROPE. A PHONE CALL CHANGED EVERYTHING.
Sudarsan Raghavan The Washington Post AGADEZ, Niger -- Aziz Dicko knew the risks -- or he thought he did... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRESIDENT CELEBRATES 'CHRISTMAS' WITH TROOPS IN NIGER
Niger is at the forefront of migratory routes in the Sahel, particularly in the region of Agadez in the north... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
FOUR UN PEACEKEEPERS KILLED IN SEPARATE ATTACKS
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›
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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›
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›
MALI HOTEL ATTACK: GUNMEN HOLD 138 HOSTAGE AT RADISSON BLU AS THIRD BODY FOUND AT PARIS TERRORIST LAIR - LIVE
After the Paris attacks the other asylum-seekers at the shelter in Arnsberg, who are Syrian, reported him to police... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 27 KILLED IN MALI HOTEL SIEGE; 2 GUNMEN DEAD
BAMAKO, Mali -- Malian security forces, aided by U.S... 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›
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›
MALI BAR ATTACK KILLS FIVE IN BAMAKO
Ctv news french belgian among 5 killed during attack on restaurant in mali 3 hrs ago... 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›
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›
6 CANADIANS FROM QUEBEC KILLED IN ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO HOTEL
Burkina Faso hotel attack leaves 6 Canadians from Quebec dead... 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›
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›
BURKINA FASO SECURITY FORCES ATTACK HOTEL
Burkina faso security forces attack hostage-takers at hotel... 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›
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›
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›
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›
AMERICAN NON-GOVERNMENT WORKER REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED IN NIGER
At least two people reportedly killed by gunfire as hostage taken from Niger town of Abalak across the border to Mali... 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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
AT LEAST 27 DEAD AFTER ISLAMIST GUNMEN STORM RADISSON BLU HOTEL IN BAMAKO
Mali security forces have reportedly evacuated 12 hostages from the hotel, according to Mali government authorities... 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›
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›