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Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
Benin troops kill four gunmen near border
Africa
by  AFP

Benin forces have clashed with gunmen near the country's northern border with Burkina Faso leaving four attackers dead, the army said. The army said a dozen gunmen attacked a military post early Friday in Kaobagou near the border, but troops resisted and pushed them back in a counter-offensive.

Roadside bomb kills four Burkina troops in north: army
Roadside bomb kills four Burkina troops in north: army
Africa
by  AFP

A roadside bomb killed four troops in the north of Burkina Faso, an area wracked by a jihadist insurgency for years, the army said on Saturday. Disgruntled army officers have carried out two coups this year in a show of anger at failures to roll back the insurgency.

I.Coast's 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
I.Coast's 'street general' Ble Goude returns after acquittal
World
by  AFP

Charles Ble Goude, a key figure in post-electoral violence in Ivory Coast 11 years ago, returned to the country Saturday for the first time in more than eight years, an AFP reporter said. Wearing a suit and tie, the 50-year-old Ble Goude landed at the airport in the capital Abidjan after flying in on a commercial flight from neighbouring Ghana, according to an AFP reporter on the scene.

Venezuela's Maduro, opposition return to negotiation table
Venezuela's Maduro, opposition return to negotiation table
World
by  AFP

The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan opposition are to restart political talks in Mexico on Saturday after a 15-month standoff, aiming to break a stalemate over what constitutes "free" elections. But the State Department insists that any easing would come only if the Maduro government moves in concrete steps toward holding free elections.