Death toll from attack on Mali soldiers rises to 42, says army
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in an attack at the weekend by suspected jihadists, the army said Wednesday... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Mali agrees to integrate 26 000 ex-rebels into army
Bamako – Mali’s junta-appointed government has agreed with armed groups, with which the state signed a peace deal in... Read more
6 Aug, 2022
Mali hits out at Macron over ‘neocolonial’ attitude
Bamako – Mali’s army-led government on Sunday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his “neocolonial and patronising” attitude... Read more
1 Aug, 2022
Mali says new attack ‘foiled’ against military camp
Bamako – The Malian army said on Sunday it had thwarted a new attack on a military camp in... Read more
25 Jul, 2022
Togo army behind blast that killed 7
Lome – Togo’s army said on Thursday it was responsible for a blast that killed seven civilians and injured... Read more
15 Jul, 2022
French troops in Sahel to play ‘support’ role, says chief
N’Djamena – French anti-jihadist forces in the Sahel will switch operating mode after they leave Mali, acting more “in... Read more
6 Jul, 2022
Ugandan private kills two soldiers in DRC’s east
Beni – A Ugandan private deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) “inadvertently” shot two soldiers in a... Read more
6 Jul, 2022
Mali says 50 jihadists ‘neutralised’
Bamako – Mali’s army said it had “neutralised” 50 “jihadists” in an area in the centre of the country... Read more
26 Jun, 2022
Burkina Faso junta leader holds talks with overthrown president
Ouagadougou – The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta on Tuesday met the president he overthrew in a coup... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
Burkina’s junta announces military zones, forbids entry
Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso’s ruling junta is creating two military zones in the north and east – reputed havens... Read more
22 Jun, 2022
