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Ukraine recalls peacekeepers to fight Russian forces
On tonight's show: Some 250 Ukrainian peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare to return home to confront Russian forces. In addition, Egypt prohibits exports of basic products such as wheat and flour in an effort to secure food reserves. The…
War in Ukraine: South Africa warns of fallout from inflation
In tonight's edition: As commodity prices soar due to war in Ukraine, South Africa's finance minister warns the country could face fallout from food price inflation and oil, but that the conflict could also lead to an increase in the country's export earnings.…
Migration routes: United Nations organizations call for
In tonight's edition: In a historic call to action, a dozen international organizations are urging countries to do more to support the thousands of vulnerable people who travel the migration routes each year. Additionally, Nigeria is being hit hard by a fuel…
French army says al-Qaeda leader killed in Mali
The French army announced on Monday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in charge of finance and logistics.
Djouadi,…
Burkina Faso’s interim president approves new government
Burkina Faso's interim president Paul-Henri Damiba has approved a new government that includes the same defense minister who served under former president Roch Kaboré before he was ousted in a military coup, it said. Saturday an official decree.…
Dozens of soldiers killed in the attack on a military camp in Mali
A jihadist attack on a military camp in central Mali on Friday killed 27 soldiers and 47 "terrorists" were "neutralized", the country's army said.
The fighting left 33 soldiers injured, 21 seriously, and…
The Burkinabe junta appoints a Prime Minister for the “transition”
Burkina Faso strongman Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba on Thursday appointed economist Albert Ouedraogo as the West African country's new prime minister.
Aged 53, Ouedraogo, appointed by decree signed by…
Discrimination at the border: the UN condemns racism against
The Ukrainian government has set up a special hotline for Africans and other foreign students trying to get out of the country amid the Russian invasion. Meanwhile, an international coalition of activists appeals to the United Nations against racism at the…
A moving exhibition of royal treasures returned to Benin
After 130 years of absence, 26 objects stolen in Benin are finally exhibited at home after being returned by France. The pieces were looted by French soldiers from the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1892 and now take pride of place in the presidential palace. Our team…
Burkina Faso’s junta leaders were inaugurated as nations
Burkina Faso's junta leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was sworn in as president on Wednesday, less than a month after mutinous soldiers took control of the West African country in a coup.
The inauguration ceremony, which is not open to the public, was held at the Constitutional Court. Speaking to the nation on state television after taking the oath, Damiba praised the security forces and the people of the country who he said had been facing threats from extremism for more than six…