Macron In Mali For Diplomatic Push On Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, with France ...
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Thousands Rally Against Mali Referendum Ahead of Macron Visit
About 2,000 people rallied Saturday in conflict-torn Mali against a constitutional referendum over concerns the proposed changes hand the president ...
Female Suicide Bombers Kill One In Cameroon’s Far North
One civilian was killed and two others injured Saturday when four female bombers blew themselves up in Cameroon's Far North, ...
France’s Macron Due In Mali To Back Sahel Anti-Jihad Force
President Emmanuel Macron is due in Mali on Sunday to consolidate Western backing for a regional anti-jihadist force, as France ...
IOM Says 600 Migrants Saved From Niger In Three Months
Some 600 West African migrants heading for Europe have been saved since April from the Niger desert after being abandoned ...
Botswana Bans Export of Donkey Products
Botswana's government has moved to crack down on the multi-billion dollar trade in donkey skins following a spate of killings ...
24 Migrants Rescued In Niger, Dozens More Feared Dead
Twenty-four West African migrants were rescued and dozens more feared dead after traffickers deserted them in Niger's northern desert without ...
52 Die During Desert Crossing
Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near Séguédine. A group of 75 set out ...
Boko Haram Clashes Kill Eight Chad Soldiers
Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on Lake Chad, ...
UN Security Council Unanimously Welcomes Sahel Force
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday that paves the way for the deployment of a five-nation African ...
Talon’s Economic Reforms Spark Protest In Benin
Moves to sell off state assets by Benin's businessman-turned-president Patrice Talon are causing widespread anger, with critics accusing him of ...
France, US Agree UN Draft On Anti-Jihadist Sahel Force
France and the United States have reached agreement on a draft UN resolution that would pave the way for the ...
Abandoned Migrants Saved In Saharan Desert
Troops in northern Niger have rescued 92 migrants who were on the brink of death in the Sahara Desert, an ...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being abandoned by their ...
100 Migrants Rescued From Desert In Niger
Around 100 Libya-bound migrants, including women, have been rescued from the Sahara desert in Niger after being abandoned by their ...
Danger, Extortion, Suffering On Migrant Route To Europe
Extortion, corruption and fear; violence, hunger and sometimes even death: for west African migrants dreaming of reaching Europe, the road ...
Crackdown Takes Toll On Niger Smuggling Hub
With tens of thousands of migrants flooding into the desert city of Agadez en route to Europe, Africa's smuggling capital ...
The Migrant Crossroads of Hope… and Broken Dreams
Wild-eyed with matted hair after four days in the searing Sahara sun, Ibrahim Kande climbs out of the pick-up truck ...
Migrants Dice With Death On Flimsy Boats and In the Desert
Maria gave smugglers all her family savings and crossed three countries and the searing Libyan desert, but when she finally ...
AfDB Funded Projects To Benefit 20 Million Africans
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Transport projects financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in 2016 would have a ...