Burkina Faso gives French troops a month to leave, says local media
Burkina Faso’s military regime told France it wants its troops stationed in the country to leave within a month, the state news agency AIB reported on Saturday.
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Backdoor into FortiOS: Chinese Threat Actors Utilize 0-Day
By Deeba Ahmed
Chinese hackers are exploiting a previously patched vulnerability found in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN by using new malware called BOLDMOVE.
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Germany offers to return 1,000 human skulls to former east African colonies
Berlin’s museum authority announced this week that it was ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former colony of German East Africa, after studying the remains to establish to which present-day countries they belong.
Thousands gather as Tanzania opposition holds first rally since ban lifted
Tanzania’s main opposition party held Saturday its first mass rally since the lifting of a ban imposed in 2016, raising hopes the government is committed to increased political freedom in the East African nation.
‘Ritual humiliations’: African music stars struggle to get visas to Europe
A Kenyan DJ’s post of being denied transit through Amsterdam has put the spotlight on airlines’ alleged racist policiesEmma Nzioka, a Kenyan performer and DJ known as Coco Em, was looking forward to the Terra Sagrada festival in Cape Verde for nearly a…
Burkina Faso: 66 women and children freed after kidnap by armed assailants
Security forces stage rescue operation in country which is facing violent Islamist insurgencySixty-six women and children kidnapped by armed assailants in northern Burkina Faso last week have been freed, it has been reported.The mass kidnapping was unp…
Protesters in Burkina Faso call for France’s ambassador to leave
Demonstrators in Burkina Faso’s capital Friday demanded France’s ambassador leave the country and called for the closure of a French military base, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
Sierra Leone passes gender law reserving 30 percent of jobs for women
Sierra Leone has passed a law requiring public and private entities to reserve 30 percent of their jobs for women in a bid to tackle gender imbalances in a male-dominated society.
Canada to help guide Cameroon peace process with aim to resolve ongoing crisis: Joly
Joly says there is an agreement by groups in the west-central African country to enter a process to reach a comprehensive, peaceful and political resolution of the conflict.
Nigeria’s female bouncers show their strength fighting stereotypes
Founder Emem Thomas aims to create a safe space for plus-size women to excel in a field that is traditionally male-dominated