Browsing: France

Burkina Faso’s pan-African president and hero, Thomas Sankara, was assassinated on this day in 1987 in the capital, Ouagadougou.  A hit squad also killed 12 of…

As the United States panics about supposed Russian influence and interference in the 5 November presidential election, it has no qualms about financing and overseeing elections…

On 7 October, Burkina Faso’s Higher Council of Communications suspended Voice of America (VOA) from broadcasting for three months. This comes after a 19 September programme,…

Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegal’s first president and a prominent poet, was born on 9th October, 1906. Under his leadership, the country cozied up to ex-coloniser France…

Years of planning have gone down the drain as Algeria’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on Saturday ruled out a visit to France. A number of unresolved historical…

At the 79th session of the UN General Assembly last week, Edgar Leblanc Fils, president of the Presidential Council of the Transition of Haiti, reminded the…

From the election of Africa’s youngest president in Senegal to the tragic Baltimore bridge collapse in the US, here’s our weekly photo dump. Lyon, France –…

The head of Niger’s armed forces has announced the creation of a joint anti-jihadist force – together with Burkina Faso and Mali. Moussa Salaou Barmou said…

With the EU’s European Parliament elections coming up in June, the issue of immigration has taken centre-stage in a number of countries – including France. Its…

One hundred and one years ago, the “father of African film”, Ousmane Sembène, was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Sembène’s career began modestly, working a number of…