Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and hostages have been released,” Salif Traore told AFP news agency. “Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese.” The attack … Read more
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister has said. “It is a jihadist attack. Malian special forces intervened and hostages have been released,” Salif Traore told AFP. “Unfortunately for the moment there are two dead, including a Franco-Gabonese.” Government troops battled the … Read more
Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast have released the country’s defence minister after detaining him for two hours in a standoff over pay. Alain Richard Donwahi was held in the city of Bouake by troops who rejected the terms of a deal announced by President Alassane Ouattara. Mr Ouattara said he had taken into account demands … Read more
President Alassane Ouattara of Ivory Coast says he has reached an agreement with soldiers who have mutinied. He said he had taken into account their demands over pay and conditions and asked troops to return to barracks. But some soldiers then besieged the defence minister in the city of Bouake, although they later let him … Read more
play videoIvory Coast is one of Africa’s fastest growing economy Ivory Coast, which has one of the fastest growing economies on the continent, has been named the top destination for investment in West Africa So what has prompted this growth? The BBC’s Alex Duval-Smith went to the capital Abidjan to take a look for Africa … Read more