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Burkina Faso: President Ibrahim Traoré on official visit to Moscow
Burkina Faso’s President, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, arrived in Moscow on Thursday, May 8, 2025, for an official visit featuring high-level meetings and commemorative events....
Chad denies sending troops to Burkina Faso at Ibrahim Traoré’s request
The Chadian presidency has officially denied reports that Burkina Faso’s transitional leader, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, requested the deployment of Chadian troops to support his...
ECOWAS: Commission President visits Nigeria–Benin border post
Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, conducted a working visit on Wednesday, May 7, to...
Niger: motorcycle traffic banned in Dosso region amid rising insecurity
The Nigerien government has announced a ban on motorcycle traffic across the entire Dosso region in the country’s west, following a sharp uptick in...
Mali: B2Gold expands operations as Barrick and Resolute face rising tensions
On May 7, 2025, the Malian government granted a new gold exploration permit to B2Gold Mali Resources SARL, a subsidiary of Canadian mining company...
Ivory Coast: Gribo-Popoli hydroelectric dam completed, awaits commissioning
The Gribo-Popoli hydroelectric dam, with a capacity of 112 megawatts, is now fully completed. Located on the Sassandra River in southwestern Ivory Coast, the...
India-Pakistan: 3 Indian military aircraft crash in Kashmir after airstrike
At least three Indian military aircraft crashed on Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to The Hindu, citing government sources.
The aircraft reportedly went down in...
Cameroon: 3 soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack in Hilé-Alifa
Three Cameroonian soldiers were killed and six others wounded in a deadly overnight attack attributed to the Boko Haram terrorist group in Hilé-Alifa, a...
2025 presidential election: Ivory Coast rejects EU and UN financial aid
Ivory Coast has reaffirmed its commitment to financial independence in organizing its upcoming elections. For the October 2025 presidential vote, the Independent Electoral Commission...
Germany: Friedrich Merz elected chancellor after second-round vote
Friedrich Merz was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, following a second-round parliamentary vote.
This unprecedented scenario in...