Month: June 2026

Capture d’écran d’une vidéo de Boko Haram datant du 31 octobre 2014. Abubakar Shekau, le chef de la secte, se trouve au milieu de la photo. © AP In Nigeria, the Boko Haram terrorist group has freed more than 400 people who were abducted earlier this year in a village in Borno State, located in the country’s northeast, according to a local senator and a youth organization leader who spoke on Sunday, June 7. Samaila Kaigama, chairman of the Borno South Youth Alliance (Bosya), reported that 416 women and children…

The city of Kpalimé is grappling with profound grief following the tragic passing of a student from Zomayi High School, an event that occurred shortly after the release of the BAC 1 examination results for the 2026 session. Sources within the local community confirm that the young woman, upon discovering her failure in the BAC 1 2026 exam when results were published on Sunday, June 7, subsequently took her own life by hanging. This heartbreaking loss has sent shockwaves through the educational community, deeply affecting classmates, teachers, and the residents…

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — The National Centre for Strategic Studies (CNES) has launched a three-day intensive strategic intelligence and geopolitical foresight training for senior officials and experts from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The session, held at the Permanent Secretariat of the African Peer Review Mechanism in Ouaga 2000, brings together diplomats, ambassadors, and technical advisors to sharpen their crisis anticipation skills. In today’s fast-shifting global landscape, the programme aims to equip participants with cutting-edge analytical tools to identify emerging risks and inform smarter policy decisions. Over the course of…

Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb was welcomed on Monday in N’Djamena by the President of Chad, Marshal Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno. Appointed by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Algerian Prime Minister arrived earlier in the day in Chad for an official visit aimed at strengthening fraternal ties, cooperation, and partnership between the two nations. By Ousmane Tandja — Senior correspondent

The Foreign Minister of Burkina Faso, Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré, alongside Deputy Minister Camarade Bêbgnasgnan Stella Eldine Kabre/Kabore, held a crucial meeting on June 5, 2026, with Dr. Anselme Siméon Sanou, the newly appointed head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Burkina Faso. This high-level discussion centered on aligning the UNODC’s strategic priorities with Burkina Faso’s national security agenda. Dr. Sanou outlined key focus areas for his mandate, including combating organized crime, drug trafficking and consumption, arms trafficking, and terrorism—challenges that resonate deeply with Burkina…

Chad Sahel journalists gather in N’Djamena to strengthen legal protection Staff Writer June 8, 2026— 1 min read Share How can journalists investigating environmental issues be better protected in a region often marked by insecurity and pressure? That central question drew about twenty media professionals from Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad to N’Djamena on Monday, June 8, 2026. Hosted at the Centre d’Études et de Formation pour le Développement (CEFOD), this regional workshop was organized by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). The initiative aims to strengthen environmental journalists’ understanding of…

A Malian court has sentenced a French national, described as a spy for French intelligence with diplomatic status, to 20 years in prison for undermining state security. Detained in Bamako since August 2025, he was found guilty following a trial on Thursday before the criminal chamber of the specialized anti-terrorism division. In addition to the prison term, the defendant, identified as Yann V., received a 20-year ban from entering Mali and was fined 5,400 euros. According to Malian authorities, the man was arrested on August 13, 2025, during an operation…