Security Council condemns Burkina Faso attack
The United Nations Security Council "condemned in the strongest terms" Tuesday the attack in northern Burkina Faso on Friday and ...
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Five civilian volunteers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso ambush
Six people including civilians were killed when a military detachment was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, security sources said Sunday. ...
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Suspected jihadists kill six Mali soldiers in twin attacks
Twin attacks on the army in central Mali overnight killed six soldiers while some 30 suspected jihadists were also left ...
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Hundred killed in attacks on two western Niger villages
Around 100 people were killed by "terrorists" attacking two villages in western Niger, the local mayor said Sunday, the latest ...
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In jihadist-hit Burkina areas, no elections — and no state
Two days before Burkina Faso's President Roch Marc Christian Kabore held a campaign rally in the northern town of Dori ...
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At least 50 die in Burkina attacks blamed on jihadists
Ten people were killed when an aid convoy was ambushed in Burkina Faso, the government said Sunday, bringing to at ...
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Two soldiers, five volunteers killed in Burkina attack
Two Burkina Faso soldiers and five civilian defence volunteers have been killed during an ambush on a military patrol in ...
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‘Jihadists’ kill 18 civilians
Ouagadougou—Suspected jihadists have killed 18 civilians in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, the governor of Sahel region said. “The ...
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35 civilians killed in double attack in Burkina Faso
Quagadougou"•A militant attack in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday killed 35 civilians, almost all of them women, the president said, ...
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Niger floods displace 23,000
Niamey, Niger"•Floods in southeast Niger have forced 23,000 people to flee their homes since early October, officials said Saturday, threatening ...
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