Rabat, Morocco – Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday while crossing the troubled border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source at the Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso and the Moroccan Transport Union. The diplomatic source said the three trucks, one of which had a spare driver, disappeared as they … Read more
Niamey, Niger – An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger city of Agadez, residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. It is the first time a European citizen has been kidnapped in the conflict-hit West African country since the military junta took power in 2023. The ministry said the … Read more
Paris— France has started 2025 with a further reduction in its military presence in its former African colonies, sparking fresh tensions with controversial comments by French President Emmanuel Macron this week. Chad, Senegal and now Ivory Coast have followed Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in asking France to withdraw its troops from their soil. The … Read more