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Terror attack in Burkina Faso on mining company leaves six killed

An attack on a convoy belonging to a mining company in Burkina Faso, Boungou mining field, in the East of the West African country, has left six people dead, the army has reported. The army, in a statement said, unidentified armed men attacked a convoy of five cars of the mining company, in early hours […]

Senegal’s new PM slams French military bases on national soil, Western push for LGBTQ rights

Senegal’s new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has criticized the French military presence in the West African country and also slammed efforts by the West to promote values that he sees as not fitting with those held by Senegal and other African countries, including LGBTQ rights and monogamy. In a speech at a joint conference with […]

Japan Earmarks $30 Billion in Support for Infrastructure Development in Africa

Japan announced it will invest $30 billion in support of Africa’s economic growth and infrastructure over the next three years. The pledge was made by Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Japan-Africa economic summit in Nairobi, as Tokyo competes for influence in the continent with the U.S., China and former European colonial powers such […]