Jihadist groups dislodged from Middle East battlegrounds are reportedly regrouping in West Africa, exploiting longstanding grievances between the Dogon farmers and the Puelh-Fulani nomadic herdsmen of Mali over access to limited supplies of land and water. This week, a militia in Dogon attire entered Ogossagou, a Fulani village and suspected jihadi hideout at about […]
Protestors hit the streets, Wednesday in the Guinean capital Conakry to protest several issues. According to reports, the protest, which was relatively peaceful compared to previous ones where security forces have turned up to suppress it and people have died in the process, was primarily staged to coax the government of President Alpha Conde
A Guinean NGO in New York, Pottal Fii Bhantal (United For Development) has been organizing a soccer tournament for its nationals in the New York area for the past 10 years. This year, the tournament has kicked off in full force. According to the Former President of Pottal Fii Bhantal, Abdoulaye S. Diallo, the purpose of the
The Fouta Djallon (Fulani) community in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut Tri-State area held their second annual cultural event dubbed Pottal Fii Bhantal Fouta Djallon in New York over the weekend. The event attracted members of the community as well as other Guinean nationals, the extended African community and well wishers. The colorful event was a
A Member of Parliament in Ghana has led a group of local youth to demand the immediate eviction of Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from his constituency. Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, MP for Asante-Akyem North joined a group of citizens to hold a press conference to bare their teeth at the traditional authority who they blame
Fulani herdsmen in Kwahu Praso in the Eastern region are reportedly fleeing the area as they fear for their lives.It follows the gruesome murder of a chainsaw operator and his son.The two men were shot in the bush while cutting timber by persons suspected to be Fulanis.It’s unclear if the latest incident is a reprisal
