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Jihadist threat stirs anti-Fulani hostility in Ivory Coast
Jihadist attacks in northern Ivory Coast have ramped up hostility towards the Fulani, a mainly Muslim ethnic group that some accuse of ...Western countries step up response plans over fears Russia may invade Ukraine
Western leaders stepped up preparations for any Russian military action in Ukraine on Tuesday, with talks taking place on protecting energy supplies ...NATO sends reinforcements and U.S. puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what ...Cameroon stadium stampede kills at least eight, government says
At least eight fans died and 38 people were injured in a stampede at the Yaounde Olembe Stadium in Cameroon on Monday ...NATO strengthens east European flank, Russia accuses West of hysteria
NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what ...Do not assume COVID pandemic reaching ‘end game’, warns WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that it was dangerous to assume the Omicron variant would herald ...U.S. orders families of Ukraine embassy staff to leave on war fears
The U.S. State Department announced Sunday it was ordering diplomats’ family members to leave Ukraine, as U.S. President Joe Biden weighed options ...Indonesia reopens islands to Singaporean tourists
Indonesia opened up two islands close to Singapore to visitors from the city-state on Monday, officials said, as part of calibrated moves ...Burkina Faso President Kabore detained at military camp
Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers, two security sources and a West African ...Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base
Heavy gunfire rang out at a military base in Burkina Faso’s capital early Sunday, prompting fears that a coup attempt was underway ...