Russian troops deploy to airbase housing US military in Niger: US official

[ad_1] US official says Russian and US troops do not mingle at Airbase 101 as Moscow’s forces have deployed to a separate hanger.Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defence...

Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’

[ad_1] A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children.Burkina Faso has said a Human Rights Watch report alleging that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in...

West Africa’s Sahel becoming a drug trafficking corridor, UN warns

[ad_1] Drug seizures, mainly of cocaine and cannabis resin, have soared in the region, according to a UN report.Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is...

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’

[ad_1] Gwenaelle Habouzit, Herve Fournier and Guillaume Reisacher, who allegedly met civil society leaders, have 48 hours to leave.Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats of “subversive activities” and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, according to...

Deadly Sahel heatwave caused by ‘human-induced’ climate change: Study

[ad_1] Mali and Burkina Faso recorded most extreme heat in what scientists called a once-in-a-200-year occurrence.Human-caused climate change contributed to an unusually intense and lethal hot spell throughout West Africa’s Sahel region in April, according to a study by World...

Senegal’s women voters could make a miracle happen in presidential election

[ad_1] Popenguine-Ndayane is home to me. This small fishing village on the Atlantic coast some 100km (62 miles) from Senegal’s capital, Dakar, is a site of pilgrimage for the country’s Christian minority. For the past 135 years, pilgrims – including the...

Around 170 people executed in Burkina Faso attacks, regional official says

[ad_1] The West African Sahel nation has been struggling to contain armed groups for a decade.Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional prosecutor has said, as violence flares...