Supporters of Mali’s military government demonstrated Friday against West African sanctions that have cut off the country from regional trade and finance.The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed the punishment this week after coup…
A SpaceX rocket launch Thursday carried three small South African-made satellites that will help with policing South African waters against illegal fishing operations.Produced at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, the satellites could also be…
Western diplomats fear the spread of extremist groups and persistent economic and social problems in Western Africa and the Sahel are nearing a tipping point that could have disastrous consequences for the region and beyond.The officials from both Euro…
Burkina Faso’s military prosecutor this week said authorities had arrested eight soldiers for what local media reported was a plot to overthrow the state. Burkina Faso has been rattled by increasingly deadly Islamist militant attacks and widespread pro…
Eight soldiers including a high-ranking commander have been detained over a “plot to destabilize” Burkina Faso’s institutions, military prosecutors and security sources said Tuesday.The military prosecutor’s office in the capital, Ouagadougou, said it …
In male-dominated societies like Burkina Faso, wives are most often blamed when marriages run into trouble. But a project funded by the World Bank is testing the concept of teaching men how to be better husbands by taking them to school.Yeli Ouigo, who…
Mali’s military government proposed in December a 5-year extension of the transition to civilian rule, after originally agreeing to a period of 18 months. Protesters gathered Saturday in Bamako to call for a return to democracy, ahead of an ECOWAS meet…
China is transforming Kenya and the rest of Africa through infrastructure projects and investments. Many Africans welcome the developments, while others worry about Beijing’s motives and the long-term impact on their countries.With China’s Belt and Roa…