Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army ...

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The attack took place on Friday afternoon in the village of Fambita in the rural commune of Kokorou, near the tri-state ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An attack by a jihadi group on a village in western Niger has killed 44 civilians, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Authorities detained two journalists in Burkina Faso on Monday after the media body to which they belong denounced attacks on freedom of expression under the country's military rulers, the association ...

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OUAGADOUGOU - Four political activists in Burkina Faso, belonging to a political movement denouncing civilian massacres blamed on the army and allied militias, have been kidnapped, their group ...

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The provisional death toll is at least 44 civilians, with 13 severely injured, the ministry said. It declared three days of national mourning Niger, along with its neighbors Burkina Faso and Mali ...

In a statement issued late Friday, the defence ministry blamed the attack on the EIGS group, an Islamic State affiliate.