Niger holds activist in air strike case
Niamey – The head of a leading campaign group in Niger has been detained in a case involving an... Read more
25 Jan, 2023
UN’s Mali mission ‘unsustainable’ without troop surge, says draft report
United Nations – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali is “unsustainable” without more personnel, according to a draft UN... Read more
21 Jan, 2023
Mali gets more warplanes, helicopters from Russia
Bamako – Mali’s military rulers received more warplanes and helicopters from Russia on Thursday, an AFP correspondent noted, the... Read more
20 Jan, 2023
South Africa to stage joint naval drills with Russia, China
Johannesburg – South Africa, which has resisted taking sides following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced Thursday it will stage 10-day... Read more
19 Jan, 2023
Senegalese soldier killed in clash with Casamance rebels, says army
Dakar – A Senegalese soldier was killed and four were wounded during an operation against separatist rebels in the... Read more
18 Jan, 2023
Al-Shabaab storms Somali military base in deadly attack
Nairobi – Al-Shabaab launched a deadly attack on a Somali military base on Tuesday, just a day after the... Read more
17 Jan, 2023
Tear gas fired as influential Malian imam returns
Bamako – Followers of an influential Malian imam on Sunday called for the country’s ruling junta to explain the... Read more
16 Jan, 2023
Four Mali police killed in ambush
Dakar – Four gendarmes were killed and three others injured on Sunday after being ambushed in western Mali, a... Read more
16 Jan, 2023
German defence minister Christine Lambrecht quits as pressure grows for Ukraine aid
Berlin – German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht resigned on Monday after coming under months of heavy criticism over Berlin’s... Read more
16 Jan, 2023
Chad says it foiled ‘destabilisation’ bid by officers
N’Djamena – The government in Chad said on Thursday that it had foiled an “attempted destabilisation” plot by army... Read more
6 Jan, 2023
