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 by Staff Writers Ouagadougou (AFP) Feb 8, 2019
Burkina Faso is overhauling its army command in the face of a wave of jihadist violence, according to presidential decrees seen by AFP on Friday. Eight decrees signed by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore include measures to name a new army chief of staff and new heads of the military's three regional commands. Jihadists have killed hundreds of civilians and inflicted crippling economic damage on Burkina Faso and neighbouring states in the Sahel desert region. In the latest incident, five security personnel were killed Tuesday in what the army called a "terrorist" attack in the north. The west African country had already named a new combined forces chief of staff and new defence and security ministers last month.
Central African Republic peace deal signed in Bangui Bangui, Central African Republic (AFP) Feb 6, 2019 The government of Central African Republic on Wednesday signed a deal with armed groups in control of most of the country, aimed at ending a bloody, years-long conflict. "The first effect of this agreement is the cessation of all violence against civilians," President Faustin-Archange Touadera said at the signing ceremony, although he gave no details about the pact. "For us, this day is a historic moment which enshrines the culmination of nearly three years of efforts," Touadera said, adding he ... read more
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