Nine people including a Frenchman were killed this week in attacks in a national park in Benin’s remote north bordering troubled Niger and Burkina Faso, according to a government update.

Four civilians were caught in cross fire after French troops supported with an attack helicopter killed 10 Islamist militants in Burkina Faso, the French military said in a statement on Thursday. 

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Thursday accused a former Guinean navy chief with links to the drug trade and two accomplices of being behind a failed coup in the west African nation on February 1.

More than 200 judges and lawyers in black robes protested Thursday outside the main court in the Tunisian capital after President Kais Saied vowed to scrap a key judicial watchdog.

Dix jihadistes, membres d’un « groupe affilié à l’organisation Ansarul Islam », ont été éliminés par la force française Barkhane dans la nuit de lundi à mardi. Ils étaient impliqués dans l’attaque sanglante du 14 novembre 2021 contre le camp de gendarmerie d’Inata. L’état-major des armées françaises a ajouté que quatre civils …

Le président de Guinée-Bissau a accusé jeudi trois hommes liés aux cartels de la drogue d’être responsables de la tentative de coup de force du 1er février. José Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, Tchamy Yala et Papis Djemé, qui ont fait de la prison à New York, ont été arrêtés.

The financial freeze on Mali brought in by regional group ECOWAS has hit it’s economy hard. Key sectors like the cotton industry have been struggling to overcome the impact of the trade penalties. Also as the excitement of the Africa cup of nations winds down we head to two time …

 Burkinabé refugeees have been trying to start new lives in Ivory Coast. Also « The People’s Horse » Kommetdieding streaks to victory at the 2022 Cape Town Met. And the first woman referee to take charge at the Africa Cup of Nations, Salima Mukansanga,  speaks to France 24 about her historic role.

US led sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe two decades ago have had far reaching effects on the country’s economy. Also, South Africa has opened a new vaccine plant. The first on the continent to cover the entire process from start to finish. And Kourtrajme heads to Senegal. The French filmaking collective hopes …

Le Cadre des partis pour une transition réussie, qui rassemble plusieurs dizaines de mouvements politiques, pose une date butoir, celle du 25 mars. A compter de ce jour ses membres ne « reconnaitront plus » les autorités de transition. Modibo Soumaré président du Cadre des partis pour une transition réussie est l’invité du Journal …