Burkina Faso Military Says It Has Seized Power
The military in Burkina Faso says it has seized power and overthrown President Roch Kaboré.
The announcement was made on state television by an army officer, who cited the deteriorating security situation for the military takeover.
Mr Kaboré had faced growing discontent ... Read More
Birthday Celebration For PM Sparks New Party Row
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday.
ITV News reported that up to 30 people attended the June 2020 event, sang Happy Birthday and ... Read More
Burkina Faso President Kaboré Reportedly Detained By Milita...
President Kaboré pictured at the Paris Peace Forum in November
The President of Burkina Faso, Roch Kaboré, has reportedly been detained by mutinying soldiers.
Some troops in the West African nation have demanded the sacking of military chiefs and more resources to ... Read More
Vice-President Bawumia Attends UN Security Council Meeting
Dr Mahamudu Bawumia
The Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, left Accra on Saturday, January 22, 2022 for New York in the United States of America (USA).
Prior to holding meetings with senior officials of the United Nations (UN), Dr Bawumia will on behalf ... Read More
UN Appeals For $60 Million For Victims Of Violence In Camero...
UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, is appealing for nearly $60 million for tens of thousands of victims of intercommunal clashes over dwindling resources in Cameroon’s Far North region.
The United Nations Refugee Agency Friday released an appeal for just under ... Read More
Ukraine: US Orders Families Of Embassy Staff To Leave
Non-essential embassy staff in Kyiv have been given permission to leave under new measures
The US has ordered the relatives of its embassy staff in Ukraine to leave the country, as fears rise of a Russian invasion.
Non-essential embassy staff have also ... Read More
Senegal Votes for Mayors In Litmus Test For President
A voter casts the ballot paper at a voting station in Dakar, Jan. 23, 2022, during the 2022 municipal elections in Senegal.
Voters in Senegal went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and local representatives in a vote seen ... Read More
Shots Near Burkina President’s Home As Soldiers Mutiny...
Commuters ride their motorcycles through burning barricades in central in Ouagadougou where group of demonstrators supporting the army protested against President Marc Christian Kabore, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 23, 2022.
Shots were heard late Sunday near the home of Burkina ... Read More
Boris Johnson: I’ve Seen No Evidence Of Plotters Being...
Boris Johnson says he has "seen no evidence" of blackmail in his party after claims by one of his own MPs.
William Wragg - who has called on the PM to resign over parties at No 10 - said suspected plotters ... Read More
In Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali, Fears Rise Over Losing Duty-Fr...
An artisan, who weaves and dyes cotton fabric in Bamako, Mali, says: "I earn my living through AGOA." (Moctar Barry/VOA)
For Sammy Abdella, the new year has brought bad tidings: the prospect of a steep drop in sales of scarves, rugs, ... Read More