West Africa

In Burkina Faso, several weeks after the Solhan attack that officially left 132 dead, the government is strengthening its presence there. The new Minister of Security was present last Monday together with a department of special forces from the National Gendarmerie. These men, who are at the forefront of the fight against terrorism, are now responsible for securing the city along with other forces…

For the first time since the phenomenon appeared in 2011, "heavily armed" bandits shot down a Nigerian fighter jet on Sunday (July 18). The incident took place in western Nigeria, a new hearth for insecurity in the region. "This incident shows that conflict, banditry and terrorism have taken on a new dimension," said former Senator Shehu Sani, after the bandits, as…

In Mali, the transitional president Assimi Goïta fled on Tuesday, July 20, an assassination attempt on the Grand Mosque in Bamako. A man attacked him with a knife and escaped before the police intervened to convict the individual, but a question on everyone's lips: who are the people behind this assassination attempt? as…

In the Ivory Coast, there was a feast day this Tuesday, July 20, for the Muslim believers. Believers celebrated Eid al-Kebir, also known as Tabaski in West Africa. President Alassane Ouattara seized the opportunity and demanded a continuation of the national reconciliation process. The head of state had not spoken on the subject since he returned to the country Laurent Gbagbo.…

Burkina Faso, like other countries, is not affected by Covid-19. The vaccination campaign is slow. Faced with the population's unwillingness to be vaccinated, the country's authorities are raising awareness campaigns. This year, Tabaski's holiday will be marked by a pandemic. Mosque officials demand that obstacle measures be followed.…

An assassination attempt was directed on Tuesday morning, July 20, 2021, at Assimi Goïta, the colonel who has now become interim president. A narrow foiled knife attack at the Grand Mosque in Bamako, while attending Eid al-Adha, the victim's feast. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielAfter the prayer, when the Imam went out…

Two gunmen, including one who used a knife, attacked Mali's interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the Grand Mosque in Bamako in the country's capital, a journalist from the Agence France-Presse (AFP) who was at the scene said. The attack took place during prayers for the Islamic festival Eid al-Adha. Goita has since been taken from the scene, according to the journalist, who said it was not immediately clear if he had been injured. Religious Affairs Minister Mamadou Kone told AFP that a man…

Two weeks after an international arrest warrant was issued against Karim Keïta, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, as part of the investigation into the disappearance of a Malian journalist, his lawyers are on the plate. They claim that the inquiry has a "political" basis and advise its client not to return to Mali to answer for justice.…

Three months ago, at the end of the morning on April 20, the Chadians learned on national radio and television of the death of the head of state, Idriss Déby, who had been in power for thirty years, and the establishment of a military council. one of his sons, responsible for an 18-month transfer. What do we know today about the circumstances of his disappearance?…

After systematically sanctioning all countries where there has been a coup in recent years, the African Union made an exception for Chad. Following the takeover of the Military Transitional Council (CMT) three months ago, on April 20, the AU highlighted exceptional circumstances surrounding this coup. But since then, CMT's relations with AU have been strained.…