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Three French envoys ousted for suspected ‘subversive behavior’ in Burkina Faso
On Thursday, three French diplomats were ordered to leave Burkina Faso within 48 hours. The ruling junta deemed them persona non grata due to alleged "subversive activities," a claim Paris refutes. Tensions between the nations have escalated since Burkina Faso's second coup in 2022. France denies allegations of wrongdoing.
Senegal’s President Faye embarks on inaugural international trip to Mauritania
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye visited Mauritania, his first trip abroad since March election. The two presidencies confirmed.
Burkina Faso ejects three French envoys for alleged ‘undermining activities’
Burkina Faso recently ejected three French diplomats for engaging in "subversive activities," as stated in a foreign ministry document obtained by FRANCE 24.
Senegal reports unprecedented cocaine confiscation in English
In Senegal's latest news, a historic haul of cocaine has been revealed - the largest ever seized on land. A truck near the Mali border was found carrying over a ton of the illegal substance.
Nigeria’s Continued Struggle to Stop Child Abductions, Ten Years After the Chibok Kidnappings
On April 14, 2014, Boko Haram captured 276 girls from a school in Chibok. Unfortunately, 80 girls remain missing. The Nigerian government has struggled to prevent further abductions by Boko Haram and criminal groups. Many more children have been taken since the initial kidnapping.
Massive demonstration in Niger calls for the prompt removal of American soldiers
On Saturday, thousands in Niger's capital demanded the swift exit of US troops from the north. This follows Niamey's military junta terminating a pact with Washington.
Tiegoum Boubeye Maiga (Malian journalist): “For Modibo, that
Sixty years ago, on March 18, 1962, the Evian Agreement was signed between representatives of the French Government and those of the Provisional Government of Algeria (GPRA). The text defined the conditions for Algeria's independence and put an end to almost eight years of decolonization war. A conflict that had consequences in neighboring countries, especially in Mali, where then-President Modibo Keïta had supported the Algerian national liberation front. Our guest is the Malian journalist Tiegoum Boubeye Maïga.
the military operation in Casamance is causing thousands
It has been almost a week since the Senegalese army launched a military operation in Casamance, in the south of the country. Since Sunday, March 13, according to the staff, this operation aims to dismantle the MFDC bases of the rebel leader Salif Sadio's…
near Kouroussa miners take all risks
Accidents have been linked in recent weeks in several gold mines in Guinea. On March 1, more than a dozen people died in the collapse of a gallery in the Kounsitel area, in the north of the country. RFI was able to visit a handicraft gold-plating place near…
Glimmers of Hope – Week of
"Pritzker", a prestigious brand of recognition, which goes for the "Nobel" for architecture, has just been awarded to Burkinabè Diébédo Francis Kéré for 2022. His country grew out of it. Africa too.…