The four were transporting electrical equipment from Casablanca to Niamey ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso late on Monday informed the union that the four drivers had been freed and ...

Members of the French DGSE were 'held hostage' for a year in Ouagadougou, accused of espionage by putsch leader Captain Ibrahim Traoré. It took bitter negotiations and the decisive intervention of Morocco to secure their release.

Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger. The drivers were the latest victims of insecurity in the Sahel, an arid swath of land south of the Sahara where militant groups such as the Islamic State Sahel Province have exploited local grievances to expand their ranks and presence.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP ... The Moroccan Embassy in Burkina Faso informed the union late Monday that the four drivers had been freed and were safe in Niamey. “They will be brought back ...

RABAT: Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing on Saturday as they crossed the restive border area between Burkina Faso and Niger, according to a source from the Moroccan embassy in Burkina Faso and a Moroccan transport union.

Four Moroccan truck drivers went missing in the volatile border area between Burkina Faso and Niger while traveling without a security escort. Efforts are underway by the Moroccan embassy and Burkina Faso authorities to locate them amidst ongoing threats from Islamist militant groups in the region.

Burkina Faso has now joined countries such as Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia in taking steps to ban the usage of wigs.

President Ibrahim Traoré made the announcement , saying the wigs, which come from British and French traditions, no longer fit Burkina Faso’s identity. He called for practices that reflect the country’s culture and independence.

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani congratulated US President Donald Trump on returning to the White House, while the Shiite-led Coordination Framework ignored the occasion. Instead, Coordination Framework officials focused on calls for a ceasefire in Gaza and domestic issues.

Reliance on Russia’s military offerings has become increasingly prevalent in parts of Africa, amid an aggressive push by Moscow to lessen Western influence on the continent.

Vista Group, which bought Societe Generale SA and BNP Paribas SA’s African units, is expanding to France as the Burkina Faso-based lender looks to tap into trade opportunities between Africa and Europe.