Arlette Bashizi

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Arlette Bashizi

Africa|Terrorism Threat Grows in West Africa as U.S. Turns Awayhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/africa/africa-terrorism-trump-ivory-coast.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. At a market in Tougbo, a small town in northern Ivory Coast, the smell of dried fish and fried dough filled the air.

Feb 2, 2025 | sowetanlive.co.za | Herman Moloi |Koena Mashale |Arlette Bashizi

Members of the M23 rebel group When will the fallen SA soldiers return home? This is the question everyone is asking following the death of yet another soldier in the DRC at the weekend, bringing to 14 the number of troops who have been killed on the mission. South African National Defence Force (SANDF) spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini on Sunday said the process to repatriate the soldiers was underway. He could, however, not give the exact date.

Dec 18, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Nolen |Arlette Bashizi

Werra Maulu Botey could not bear to close his daughter's coffin. Waiting to bury her, he slid the rough wooden lid back, again and again, to adjust her small head and smooth the cloth that cradled it away from her cheeks. Olive died of measles, at the age of 5, the evening before. She was the first child to die that weekend in an emergency measles treatment center in the town of Bikoro, in the northwest Democratic Republic of Congo. The second was her cousin, a 1-year-old girl.

Dec 15, 2024 | nytimes.com | Elian Peltier |Arlette Bashizi

By arming civilians who are poorly trained and have little to no respect for human rights, the military in Burkina Faso has brought the West African nation to the brink of civil war. They were falling asleep on a thin mat that they had been sharing since they were married five years ago. Suddenly, the roar of motorcycles woke them up. Armed men then dragged Rainatou Diallo and her husband, Adama Diallo, out of bed and into their courtyard. Without a word, the men shot Mr. Diallo dead.

Nov 13, 2024 | phillytrib.com | Arlette Bashizi

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