Mali: demonstration by residents of Kidal calling for help from the international community

2023-10-13 20:20:31 Published on : 13/10/2023 – 22:20 In the north of Mali, several localities are emptying of their population. The inhabitants of Kidal, a town in the hands of the rebels, demonstrated to call on the international community and the UN mission to ensure their protection. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, eight peacekeepers … Read more

Minister of Defense Suspends Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers in Burkina Faso Amidst Foiled Coup Attempt

2023-10-06 01:59:12 In Burkina Faso, the Minister of Defense suspends several officers and non-commissioned officers from their duties. The reasons for these suspensions are not mentioned in the official documents signed by Colonel-Major Kassoum Coulibaly. If the decisions of these suspensions were taken on Wednesday, the same day of the dismissal of the chief of … Read more

Ousmane Sonko appeals to the Senegalese Supreme Court

2023-10-04 21:38:47 Published on : 04/10/2023 – 23:38 In Senegal, Ousmane Sonko filed several legal appeals this week. In the sights of the incarcerated opponent, always, his removal from the electoral lists and the dissolution of his party. This counter-offensive comes two weeks after his lawyers seized the ECOWAS court of justice. The security crisis … Read more

Elevating Thomas Sankara: A Tribute to a Revolutionary Hero in Burkina Faso

2023-10-04 20:34:51 Former president and father of the Burkinabè revolution Thomas Sankara, killed on October 15, 1987 during a putsch, will be elevated to the rank of “hero of the Nation”, the transitional government in Burkina Faso decided on Wednesday. A national and international ceremony will be organized on October 15. Published on: 04/10/2023 – … Read more

In Burkina Faso, the elections are moving away and the Constitution will be modified

2023-09-30 06:30:01 Captain Ibrahim Traoré declared on Friday that no elections would be held in Burkina Faso until the security situation in the country allowed it. The transitional president, in power since the coup d’état of September 2022, also announced a “partial modification” of the Constitution. Published on : 30/09/2023 – 08:30 4 mn The … Read more

Captain Ibrahim Traoré: A Positive Assessment of Policy and Prioritizing Safety in Burkina Faso

2023-09-29 23:33:00 A year after taking power, Captain Ibrahim Traoré gives a positive assessment of his policy. Acquisition of equipment for the armed forces, massive recruitment of volunteers and soldiers, diversification of partners, launch of agricultural production campaigns, he was in front of several journalists on the local media. On the transition timetable, the Burkinabè … Read more

Failed Coup Attempt in Burkina Faso: Government Foils Conspiracy Against National Security

2023-09-28 13:56:15 In Burkina Faso, was a coup attempt foiled? This is what the government said this Wednesday evening, September 27, in a press release read on national television. This Thursday, the military prosecutor’s office indicated that it had opened ” a detailed investigation on the basis of credible denunciations of conspiracy against state security … Read more