terrorism

Nearly 900 prisoners have escaped from a jail in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, of which at least 443 are still missing, authorities said on Wednesday (July 6), which attributed the attack to Islamic extremist rebels. Meanwhile, gunmen launched a deadly attack on a…

The French army will have left Mali at the end of August 2022 after nine years of commitment. But the French military effort will continue in the partnership with the Nigerians, says the current commander of the Barkhane force, General Laurent Michon. He is a guest at RFI.

Suspected jihadists killed at least 34 people in attacks on villages in northern Burkina Faso over the weekend, officials and sources said Monday. In the north-west of the country, 22 people, including…

Takuba in Mali, it's over. This was confirmed by the French General Staff on Friday 1 July. This working group was launched in March 2020, as part of the Barkhane control operation in Mali. It brought together 800 special forces from ten European countries…

This is a first: the usual and traditional leaders of all societies have decided to step aside in the face of the deteriorating security situation. Gathered in Ouagadougou, they demand a return to peace in the country. They also urged those who took up arms to…

Two former schoolgirls of the "girls in Chibok" have been found. This is the announcement made on Tuesday, June 21 by the Nigerian Army. They were abducted by dozens of Boko Haram fighters in 2014. They stormed the Chibok girls' boarding school and stacked 276…

"In protest of the terrorist attack that killed more than 130 civilians over the weekend in the Bankas district of central Mali, the living forces in Bandiagara, made up of…

In the Bankass circle, where the Diallassagou massacre has just taken place, the reactions are powerful and sometimes contradictory. Jihadist attacks, anti-terrorist military operations ... the dead are piling up, unrest is growing and residents are wondering:…

A High Council of National Defense was held in Ouagadougou on Monday, June 20, under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba, the head of state. At the end of the meeting, several decisions were announced in connection with the fight against…

At least 132 dead in central Mali, this is the official report of the attack carried out over the weekend in several villages in the municipality of Diallassagou, Bandiagara region. Bamako declared three days of national mourning and called for "communion of…