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Kenya's Ruto marks shift from Kenyatta on first day in office

Our headlines across the continent: William Ruto spends his first day in charge of Kenya. The new president is putting a focus on climate policies and reversing some of his predecessor's actions. In Burkina Faso, the director of a mining company has been found guilty of manslaughter after eight people…

France 24

Burkina Faso court finds Trevali execs guilty of involuntary manslaughter

A court in Burkina Faso has found two executives of Canadian mining firm Trevali guilty of involuntary manslaughter following a mine flood disaster in April that killed eight miners, the company's country manager said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Saudi Govt. Urges Continued Cooperation with Int’l Community to Reach Sustainable Development Goals

The Saudi government stressed on Tuesday the Kingdom’s keenness on maintaining cooperation with the international community to achieve sustainable development goals. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held in Jeddah. The cabinet was briefed on the letters received by King…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Burkina Faso military leader takes over defence portfolio in cabinet reshuffle

Burkina Faso's military leader Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba has taken over the defence portfolio in the West African nation struggling with an ongoing Islamist insurgency, a statement read on national television on Monday evening said.

Reuters

Islamic State affiliate kills 30 civilians in Mali raid, militia says

Members of an Islamic State affiliate in Mali killed about 30 civilians in an attack this week on a town in a violence-plagued area bordering Burkina Faso and Niger, a coalition of pro-government militia said late on Friday.

Reuters

New malaria vaccine comes a step closer as experts say it’s ‘the best yet’

Chance to eradicate diseases such as malaria could be lost and UK innovation squandered if global health investment is cut, jab co-creator tells PM

The Guardian - UK

UN warns Somalia is on brink of famine

In tonight's edition: Burkina Faso's leader vows a crackdown on armed extremists, a day after dozens are killed in the north. Also, the UN warns that Somalia is on the brink of famine and that time is running out to save lives. And we see how a skateboarding crew in…

France 24

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Suspected jihadi bomb hits convoy in Burkina Faso; 35 dead

A suspected jihadi roadside bomb has hit a convoy in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens more

The Independent UK

At least 35 civilians killed in Burkina Faso IED convoy blast

Dozens also wounded as convoy carrying supplies to towns in restive north is hit by improvised explosive device.

Al Jazeera

Attack kills 35 civilians in vehicle travelling in northern Burkina Faso

At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured in northern Burkina Faso on Monday when a vehicle in a convoy hit an improvised explosive device (IED), the interim government said in a statement.

Reuters

Living with the jihadist threat in Ivory Coast

In June 2020, a military base was attacked by jihadists in Kafolo, in north-eastern Ivory Coast near the border with Burkina Faso, leaving 14 soldiers dead. Other attacks followed and the Ivorian authorities have been working to improve the security situation. Our correspondents Samuel Bernard and Hannane Ferdjani were able…

France 24

American nun who went missing from her bed in Burkina Faso found alive five months later

The West Africa country has seen a rise in violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State in recent years

The Independent UK

Militants kill 6 in attack on convoy from Burkina Faso gold mine

Unidentified gunmen killed six people and wounded two others in an attack on a convoy from the Boungou gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the army said on Saturday.

Reuters

India-Africa partnership gets a boost with investment conclave

A number of African leaders was in New Delhi for a key investment meeting this summer that brought together 40 ministers from 17 countries including Burkina Faso, Congo, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon and Malawi among others.

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French troop withdrawal from Mali prompts fresh security fears for the region

Mali's relations with Paris deteriorated after a junta took power in an August 2020 coup, eventually triggering the withdrawal of French troops that was completed on Monday. Russian mercenaries may be filling the void left by France's departure amid new fears that jihadists in the Sahel might be expanding their…

AFP

Jihadists spread from the Sahel to coastal West Africa

Cotonou (AFP) - Their campaign began in northern Mali a decade ago, advanced into the country's powder-keg centre and from there into neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso.

Reuters

Roadside bomb in northern Burkina Faso kills 15 soldiers

At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso on Tuesday when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing several troops before a second explosion killed those who rushed to their aid, the army said in a statement.

Reuters

Militants kill 13 in attack on Burkina Faso counter-terrorism operation

Islamist militants killed four soldiers and nine civilian army volunteers when they ambushed a counter-terrorist operation in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the army said in a statement.

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Burkina Faso army admits killing civilians in counter-terrorist strike

Burkina Faso's army said on Wednesday that it accidentally killed civilians during a counter-terrorist operation in the country's southeast earlier this week.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso's Compaoré apologises to family of murdered Sankara

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, has apologised to the ex-leader's family.

Reuters

Ex-Burkina Faso president Compaore apologises to family of slain predecessor

Burkina Faso's former president, Blaise Compaore, has apologised to the family of his late predecessor, Thomas Sankara, whose 1987 murder a military court found him complicit in earlier this year.

France 24

Burkina ex-leader Compaoré apologises to family of slain revolutionary icon Sankara

Burkina Faso's former president Blaise Compaoré, sentenced in absentia to life in jail for the 1987 assassination of revolutionary icon Thomas Sankara, apologised to the ex-leader's family on Tuesday.

Al Jazeera

Togolese army admits to killing children mistaken for ‘jihadists’

The seven children were killed while returning from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha late on July 10.

Radio France Internationale

French defence, foreign ministers in Niger to prepare for Mali pullout

Government ministers from France and Niger met in Niamey on Friday as French forces reorganise their mission in the Sahel following a planned pullout from Mali.

Al Jazeera

Gabon and Togo Commonwealth entry is latest dent to French influence

The Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to dump pro-French leaders.

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