More than 220 civilians, including at least 56 children, were massacred by Burkina Faso's military in a single day this year, Human Rights Watch says. In the attacks on 25 February, the army ...

The media environment in Burkina Faso is relatively robust but US-based NGO Freedom House says the jihadist insurgency has curbed media access and that military leaders have further constrained ...

Niger leader claims Nigeria is complicit in the efforts of Paris to cause instability in the Sahel region Read Full Article ...

An airstrike targeting an armed group in northwestern Nigeria mistakenly killed at least 10 civilians, the West African nation’s military said Friday. The villagers were killed on Christmas Day when ...

Share ‘The Man Died’, the feature film inspired by Wole Soyinka’s prison notes of same title, clinched the Best Screenplay ...

From Zimbabwe’s provinces to Mali’s streets, nations are casting off colonial labels in their quest for true independence and dignity in a revival of the pan-African spirit, writes ROGER McKENZIE ...

France has already left Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and the process of exiting Chad after decades of military ... From news ...

The airline reported that the issues began at approximately 7:25 am, prompting it to suspend ticket sales for all domestic and international flights for the remainder of the day ...

Italy's foreign ministry says an Italian journalist who was reporting in Tehran has been detained by the Iranian police. Cecilia Sala was reporting in the Iranian capital when she was ...

Health challenges in northwest Syria have escalated due to harsh winter conditions, exacerbating the vulnerability of displaced populations, the UN World Health Organization (WHO)-led Health Cluster ...