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Roadside bomb in northern Burkina Faso kills 15 soldiers

At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden…

Reuters

Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation

Islamist militants killed four soldiers and nine civilian army volunteers when they ambushed a counter-terrorist operation in northern Burkina Faso…

Reuters

Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike

Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country's southeast earlier…

Reuters

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North East exported goods worth Rs 1,800 crore in last fiscal, Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar

GUWAHATI: From tea, cereals, dairy products, rice, ayush and herbal products, sesame seeds, spices to marine products, northeast has exported…

The Times of India

Burkina Faso's Compaoré apologises to family of murdered Sankara

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon…

Radio France Internationale

Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore apologises to family of slain predecessor

Burkina Faso's former president, Blaise Compaore, has apologised to the family of his late predecessor, Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder…

Reuters

Burkina ex-leader Compaoré apologises to family of slain revolutionary icon Sankara

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon…

France 24

Togolese army admits to killing children mistaken for ‘jihadists’

The seven children were killed while returning from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha late on July 10.

Al Jazeera

French defence, foreign ministers in Niger to prepare for Mali pullout

Government ministers from France and Niger met in Niamey on Friday as French forces reorganise their mission in the Sahel…

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Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence

The Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to dump pro-French leaders.

Al Jazeera

Seven children killed in an explosion in northern Togo

In May, eight soldiers were killed and 13 others wounded at a security outpost in the northernmost region of Savanna.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso’s military government struggles to contain violence

Since January’s coup, the number of attacks has increased by more than 23 percent, compared with the five months before.

Al Jazeera

Summit with ex-Burkina president Compaore hit by no-shows, protests

Burkina Faso leader Paul-Henri Damiba's planned reconciliation summit of former presidents got off to a rocky start on Friday as…

Reuters

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Niger: the west’s bulwark against jihadis and Russian influence in Africa

The country is emerging as a critical ally in a neighbourhood of failing states

Financial Times

Burkina ex-president Compaore returns after 8 years in exile

Ouagadougou (AFP) - Former Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaore returned to Ouagadougou on Thursday after eight years in exile, members…

AFP

Burkina Faso's ousted ex-president Compaore returns for summit

Burkina Faso's ex-president Blaise Compaore returned from exile on Thursday, almost eight years after he was toppled in an uprising,…

Reuters

Morocco and Senegal move into knockout stages at women's Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco and Senegal advanced to the knockout stages from Group A at the women's Africa Cup with victories over Uganda…

Radio France Internationale

Over 20 civilians killed in attack in northwest Burkina Faso

The West African country has experienced a wave of attacks in recent years as insecurity has spread across the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

Armed men kill at least 22 in north Burkina Faso attack

Armed assailants killed at least 22 civilians in northwest Burkina Faso on Monday, a local official said, the latest deadly…

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Dozens die in weekend jihadist attacks in northern Burkina Faso

Suspected jihadists killed at least 27 people in two separate attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend,…

Radio France Internationale

Ecowas lifts sanctions on Mali junta, agrees to Burkina transition timeline

West African leaders have lifted sanctions on Mali's military regime, accepting a deadline for a return to civilian rule by…

Radio France Internationale

West African leaders lift economic and financial sanctions on Mali

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali,…

Reuters

Sahel insecurity, post-coup sanctions loom large at ECOWAS summit

The Western African leaders are expected to discuss efforts to restore civilian rule in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea.

Al Jazeera

Two police officers killed in north Benin attack

Two police officers were killed and one wounded in an attack on a police station in northwest Benin on Sunday,…

Reuters

Burkina Faso gives civilians 14 days to evacuate ahead of military operations

Burkina Faso's army has given civilians two weeks to evacuate vast areas in its northern and southeastern regions ahead of…

Reuters