Burkinabe Civil Society Calls for Extradition of Ex-Transitional President Damiba Over Destabilisation Plot
A Burkinabe civil society organisation has called on the Togolese government to extradite Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba, the former President of Burkina Faso’s...
Digital Skills Training Controversy: Nigeria’s Education Ministry Moves to Seize Control From Contracted Consortium
The Federal Ministry of Education is facing controversy for breaking its agreement with tech groups chosen to provide digital training skills to Nigerian...
Zambia’s Hydropower Crisis Worsens As Lake Kariba Water Levels Hit Record Low
Water levels in Lake Kariba have hit a record low, threatening power supplies from the Kariba Dam, which provides electricity to Zambia and...
Sahel Region Produces Over 6,000 Tonnes Crops in 2023-2024 Dry Season Despite Security Challenges
Despite ongoing security challenges, the Sahel region produced 6,640.5 tonnes of crops across 411 hectares in the 2023-2024 dry agricultural season. This is...
Malian Customs Seize Over a Ton of Explosives Concealed in Passenger Bus
Malian customs officials have seized more than a ton of explosives concealed in a passenger bus from Ghana, the Directorate of Intelligence and...
Canadian Mining Company B2Gold Pays Mali $30 Million To Settle Mining Tax Dispute
The Canadian mining company B2Gold has paid the Malian government $30 million (18.3 billion FCFA) to settle a tax dispute related to gold...
Senegalese Army Seizes Equipment in Crackdown on Illegal Gold Mining Near Falémé River
The Senegalese army seized 37 pumps and other equipment used in illegal gold mining on November 9 in Sekhoto, near the Falémé River,...
Mali Detains 3 Executives From Australian Gold Mining Firm
Three foreign executives from the Australian mining company Resolute, which operates a gold mine in Mali, were arrested in Bamako on Friday, AFP...
Burkina Faso Authorities Foil Plot To Destabilise Government, Arrest Suspect
Burkina Faso’s transitional authorities have announced that they have foiled a new plot to destabilise the government, state television reported. According to officials,...
Burkina Faso Passes Bill to Ease Prison Overcrowding Through Community Service
The Transitional Legislative Assembly in Burkina Faso passed a bill on Friday to implement community service as an alternative to imprisonment, aiming to...
Burkina Faso Authorities Arrest 2 Officials for Embezzling Billions in Humanitarian and Agricultural Funds
Two public officials accused of embezzling several billion CFA francs have been taken into custody, according to Burkina Faso’s public prosecutor at the...
Burkina Faso: 1,050 Cartons Of Cigarettes Worth Over $17,535 Seized In Pâ
Burkina Faso authorities have seized 1,050 cartons of smuggled “SIR” brand cigarettes, totalling 10,500 packets (210,000 cigarette sticks) near Pâ on the Ouagadougou-Bobo-Dioulasso...