Countries Senior US diplomats in Sudan for talks on coup crisis Khartoum – Senior US diplomats met with pro-democracy activists on Wednesday in Sudan as part of talks to discuss... Read more 20 Jan, 2022
Countries Sudan protester shot dead as US envoys visit Khartoum – Sudanese security forces shot dead an anti-coup protester on Wednesday as American diplomats visited Khartoum seeking to... Read more 20 Jan, 2022
Business Sanctioned Mali to start flights to Guinea Bamako – Sky Mali will on Saturday launch flights from Bamako to Conakry, the private airline company has said as... Read more 19 Jan, 2022
World Blinken seeks ‘diplomatic path’ on Ukraine with Russian FM Washington – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for diplomacy to end the Ukraine crisis in a call with... Read more 18 Jan, 2022
Countries Malians out in force after junta calls protests over sanctions Bamako – Malians took to the streets en masse on Friday after the military junta called for protests against... Read more 15 Jan, 2022
Countries Morocco backs UN talks on Western Sahara as new envoy visits Rabat – Morocco on Thursday endorsed United Nations-led talks over the Western Sahara conflict, as the world body’s new envoy... Read more 14 Jan, 2022
Business Mali travellers stranded as West African sanctions bite Bamako – A bus station in Mali’s capital stands unusually quiet, with foreign passengers left in limbo after West... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Algeria France, US, Algeria pile pressure on sanctions-hit Mali Bamako – Pressure on Mali’s junta increased Tuesday as France and the United States underlined their support for the West... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Countries ‘Progress’ in quelling Mozambique unrest, says Cyril Ramaphosa Lilongwe – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said there had been “significant progress” in tackling a jihadist... Read more 12 Jan, 2022
Business Mali govt urges protests against ‘extreme’ sanctions Bamako – Mali’s army-dominated government has called for nationwide demonstrations on Friday against stringent sanctions imposed by the West Africa... Read more 11 Jan, 2022