Climate Change is Fueling Conflict and Migration in Lake Chad
Droughts, flooding are contributing to more violence and displacement, a new report finds, calling on leaders to better address the issue.
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French former president Hollande labels Wagner ‘neo-colonials’ in Africa
France’s former president François Hollande has questioned the role of the Russian paramilitary outfit Wagner in the fight against jihadists in Mali – branding the group neo-colonials.
‘Obi understands’: young Nigerians swell support of presidential hopeful
The popularity of Peter Obi’s message of change with younger voters fed up with the status quo makes him a real contenderAt a recent campaign stop, Peter Obi responded to a regular criticism. Bola Tinubu, a rival candidate in next month’s presidential …
Exclusive: Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali were part of UN mission
In information revealed by RFI, 49 Ivorian soldiers who were arrested last year in Mali and accused of being mercenaries were part of the UN’s Minusma mission and had been deployed at the request of the German contingent.
French journalists in court over alleged blackmail of Moroccan king
Two French journalists have gone on trial in France on charges of trying to blackmail the king of Morocco – allegedly demanding money to hush purportedly damaging revelations about him.
Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationistsA drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have invaded farms will have unintended conseque…
Second deadly bus collision in Senegal in eight days kills 22 people
More than 20 injured in incident involving a truck, after 40 died in two-bus collision in Kaffrine regionA collision between a truck and a bus in northern Senegal has killed 22 people, firefighters have said, a week after a crash between two buses left…
Ramaphosa cancels Davos trip amid South Africa energy crisis
Africa’s most industrialised economy being hit by daily power cuts as anger grows among opposition and publicCyril Ramaphosa has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Switzerland as South Africa grapples with an unprecedented energy crisis …
Searches are underway to find 50 women kidnapped in Burkina Faso
In northern Burkina Faso, reports have begun to emerge of a kidnapping that took place late last week near the town of Arbinda, in a part of the Sahel under jihadist control. Around 50 women were snatched as they gathered fruits and plants in the bush…
Islamist militants kidnap dozens of women in northern Burkina Faso
Islamist militants kidnapped around 50 women in Burkina Faso’s northern province of Soum on January 12 and 13, the government said in a statement on Monday, confirming earlier reports in the media.