led by Col.... Ibrahim Traore was named as the transitional president while a national assembly that

DAKAR, Oct 13( Reuters)-Burkina Faso and Russian state nuclear company Rosatom on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding( MOU) for construction of a nuclear power plant in the landlocked Sahel West African state, Burkina Faso's energy ministry said in a statement. The nuclear power plant will enable the country to meet its energy needs, it said, adding that the agreement was signed by energy and mines minister Simon-Pierre Boussim, and Nikolay Spasskiy, Rosatom's deputy director general. Th

BOUAKE: Oumar Diakite was the hero as hosts Ivory Coast staged another remarkable salvage operation on Saturday to reach the Africa cup of Nations semi-finals, and South Africa later joined them.A brilliant back-heel by the substitute in added time at the end of extra time in Bouake gave the Elephants a 2-1 victory over Mali, who dominated much of the quarter-final and scored first. Ivory Coast-born Nene Dorgeles put Mali ahead on 71 minutes against the host nation, who were reduced to 10 men ju

OUAGADOUGOU( Reuters)-Seventeen soldiers and 36 volunteer fighters have been killed in heavy clashes with militants in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday, the worst attack in months in the West African country that for years has been overrun by hardline militants.... The latest fighting in Burkina Faso took place on Monday in Yatenga province, where the army has been trying to reconquer territory to allow displaced villagers to return home, the statement said.... Burkina Faso saw

Niger Presidential Guard overthrow president Army officials in the West African country of Gabon took to national television on Wednesday to annul the results of the country’s election just minutes after they were announced.... According to Transparency International’s Africa Regional Advisor Samuel Kaninda, people across the continent face “ difficulties from every direction ” – including food shortages, rising living costs and flaring extremist violence. Another school of thought ties it to i

KORHOGO: Morocco became the latest giants to be toppled at a shock-filled Africa Cup of Nations when they fell 2-0 to South Africa on Tuesday, while Mali also booked a quarter-finals place. Evidence Makgopa and Teboho Mokoena scored in the second half for Bafana Bafana, who once again proved a bogey team for the Atlas Lions, whose Achraf Hakimi missed a penalty. Since becoming the first African side to reach the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar two years ago, Morocco have lost two of 13 matches, a

Read ourprivacy notice Thanks for signing up to theInside Washington email{{# verifyErrors}}{{ message}}{{/ verifyErrors}}{{^ verifyErrors}} Something went wrong.... We’re going to collaborate with Russia now, ” he said.... The soldiers have not announced a leader and President Mohamed Bazoum, who was elected two years ago in Niger’s first peaceful, democratic transfer of power since its independence from France in 1960, has not resigned....

close Video Putin hosts leaders from across Africa Russian President Vladimir Putin greeting heads of state at the Russia-Africa Summit in St.... All smiles at the Summit though, asRussia’s President, Vladimir Putin, offered some free grain to six of Africa’s poorest countries and talked about debt relief.... " South Africa cannot pledge mutual military and security cooperation with Russia as our President has done this week, at the same time attempting to mediate an end to the war....

France, which ruled Niger as a colony until 1960, has 1, 500 soldiers in the country, who conduct joint operations with the Nigeriens.On Thursday, several hundred people gathered in the capital, Niamey, and chanted support for theRussian private military group Wagnerwhile waving Russian flags.... Mali has contracted Wagner, and it’s believed the mercenaries will soon be in Burkina Faso.... Now, concerns are mounting that Niger will follow in their footsteps.As uncertainty lingers about who’s i