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Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of extremist threat photos

Burkina Faso to vote in shadow of extremist threat

  • Fourteen soldiers were killed in an ambush in the north claimed by the Daesh group earlier this month, one of the deadliest attacks on the military in the five-year insurgency
  • Emmanuel Macron — president of Burkina Faso’s former colonial ruler France, which has troops in the country — waded into the debate, ruling out negotiating with extremists
By AFP ·
US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats

US defense chief’s rare Algeria visit points to Sahel region threats

By Reuters ·
Sahel allies have ‘shifted the dynamic’ in fight with extremists: Macron photos

Sahel allies have ‘shifted the dynamic’ in fight with extremists: Macron

By AFP ·
Fifty-two villagers killed by extremists in northern Mozambique

Fifty-two villagers killed by extremists in northern Mozambique

By AFP ·
Iraq extends curfew in Baghdad to contain disease

Iraq extends curfew in Baghdad to contain disease

By Reuters - AP ·
3,000-strong African force planned against Sahel extremism

3,000-strong African force planned against Sahel extremism

By AP ·
French airstrikes and commandos kill 30 extremists in Sahel

French airstrikes and commandos kill 30 extremists in Sahel

By AP ·
France urges US to stay in fight against extremists in Africa’s Sahel

France urges US to stay in fight against extremists in Africa’s Sahel

By Reuters ·
Special French president and African leaders to step up anti-terror efforts in Sahel region

French president and African leaders to step up anti-terror efforts in Sahel region

By Randa Takieddine ·
France, Sahel allies at ‘turning point’ in war on militants: Macron

France, Sahel allies at ‘turning point’ in war on militants: Macron

By AFP ·
France deploys armed drones in Sahel anti-militant fight

France deploys armed drones in Sahel anti-militant fight

By AFP ·
Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants

Thirteen French troops killed in Mali operation against militants

By AFP ·
French and Sahel soldiers step up campaign against militants

French and Sahel soldiers step up campaign against militants

By AFP ·

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