Coronavirus: ECOWAS budgets $398 million to revive ailing economies, electoral reforms
Since the beginning of 2021 and as a follow-up of the events of last year, the food security situation in Western Africa is a mixed...
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Malian police disperse protest against French military presence
Malian security forces used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse an unsanctioned protest in the capital Bamako against France’s military presence in the country, one...
Mali army probes jihadist prisoners death
The Malian army has ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of three jihadist prisoners while they were being transferred to a military...
World Bank to invest $5 billion in Africa’s drylands
The World Bank Group plans to invest over $5 billion over the next five years to help restore degraded landscapes and improve agriculture productivity. According...
At least 70 killed in ‘militant attacks’ in Niger
At least 70 civilians were killed in simultaneous attacks on two villages by suspected Islamist militants in Niger, near the border zone with Mali, security...
Mali former premier Modibo Keita passes on at 78
Mali’s former prime minister, Modibo Keita, has died at the age of 78, interim premier Moctar Ouane said Saturday, the latest in a string of...
20 killed in Algeria road accident
Twenty people were killed on Thursday in Algeria when a vehicle carrying mainly African nationals overturned in the south of the country, the civil protection...
Mali seizes $8.5 million of gold hidden in car
Customs officers in southern Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car, officials said Monday. The...
Rising concerns over press freedom as the state of emergency restored in Mali
The Media in Mali on Sunday expressed concern over the threats on press freedom as the state of emergency was restored. The announcement was Friday...
Mali shuts bars, schools, restaurants to fight novel coronavirus
Mali on Friday said it would close bars and restaurants for two weeks, close fairs and shutter schools until January 10 to fight the novel...