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Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (AFP): Fifteen people abducted in western Burkina Faso at the weekend have been found dead, the region’s governor said on Tuesday. “Fifteen bodies were found on Monday in Linguekoro village in Comoe province,” a day after 24 people were kidnapped by armed men, Colonel Jean-Charles Some said in a stat...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi held talks in Cairo on Monday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A presidential spokesman reported the news, without providing any details on the content of the discussions. Blinken also met with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry following his talks with al-Sisi. Blinken arrived in E...
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Egypt on Sunday, starting a tour that will also take him to Israel and the West Bank. Egyptian Al-Qahera News channel carried the news, without providing any further details. According to the State Department, Blinken will meet in Cairo with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, […...
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – At least 20 people died in the Central African country of Chad after a bus crashed into a truck, while seven were injured, local authorities said. The accident occurred around midnight on Thursday when a local travel agency bus carrying 31 people left the capital N’djamena for the eastern city of […]
Paris, France (AFP): France has declared that it will recall its ambassador from Burkina Faso, barely a day after agreeing to demands from the ruling junta to pull out troops from the former French colony in Africa’s Sahel region. “In the context of the latest developments in Burkina Faso, we have decided to recall our […]
Lafia, Nigeria (AFP): The death toll from a bomb blast that struck a group of herders in central Nigeria has risen to 40 from 27, the local government said Thursday. The explosion on Wednesday took place in Rukubi, a village on the border between Nasarawa and Benue states, a region known for ethnic and religious […]
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – The United States has announced a restriction of visas to Nigerians weeks ahead of general elections in the African nation. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in a statement: “To support Nigeria’s upcoming elections, today I am announcing visa restrictions for those involved in undermining democracy in ...
ANKARA (AA) – France will withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month, radio broadcaster Europe 1 reported on Wednesday. Burkina Faso on Monday requested that France withdraw its military, which was deployed to help local forces battle insurgents linked to the al-Qaeda and the ISIS. The West African country said it has decided [&helli...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somalia’s Information Minister Daud Aweis has claimed that the national army (SNA) with support from local militias has killed 323 al-Shabaab fighters in seven days. He said among the victories include the capture of Eldher, Haradhere and Galcad in Galmudug state. “The terrorists have [sic] been controlling thes...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – A group of 27 Fulani herders was killed Wednesday and several others were wounded when a bomb exploded in the village of Rukubi on the border between Nasarawa and Benue states in central Nigeria, police said. Nasarawa state police spokesman Ramhan Nansel said the local police command was working in collaboration [&he...
