Mauritania: President announces run for second term
Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced on April 24th that he will run for a second presidential term, reports The...
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Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya meet to discuss Arab Maghreb union
As relations between Algeria and Morocco continue to deteriorate, three states of the Arab Maghreb coalition met sans Morocco, according...
Mali: civilians swelter under record-breaking heatwave
Mali civilians are struggling to cope with the ongoing heatwave that has descended across the West African region, reports Euronews...
Russian military instructors land in Niger
Russian military instructors arrived in Niger on April 10th as the country and its junta-led neighbours strengthen their relations with...
Mali’s junta bans political reporting
Mali’s junta banned media reportage on the activities of political parties and associations on April 11th, according to AP. The...
Wagner accused of civilian deaths in joint operations with Mali
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused the Russian mercenary group Wagner of civilian deaths, which took place during joint raids...
Putin responds to Macron over Russian influence in Africa
Russian President Vladimir Putin, appearing in an interview on the 13th of March, addressed French President Macron’s concerns over Russia’s...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Guinea and Mali
After voiding Niger's sanctions, West Africa's economic bloc removed Guinea and Mali's restrictions, according to Africa news and agencies. The...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions against Niger
West Africa’s economic alliance, ECOWAS, promises to lift Niger's restrictions in a bid to stop three states leaving the union,...
UN experts warn of growing IS threat in Africa
UN experts warned of a growing Islamic State (IS) threat in West Africa and the Sahel on February 15th, according...
Algeria and US discuss money laundering
US and Algerian officials conducted high-level meetings to discuss trends in financial crimes and money laundering activities reports Asharq Al-Awsat...
Three Sahel states leave ECOWAS bloc
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso declared their immediate departures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in a...
French troops to leave Niger before 2024
Niger’s army stated that French troops based in the turmoil-stricken African country would leave prior to next year, reports Africa...
Camp in Mali surrendered by UN peacekeeping mission
UN Multi-dimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) handed over one of its last camps to the West African country’s...
Fate of Niger’s president ‘uncertain’ after July coup
Niger’s overthrown president, Mohamed Bazoum, has been in detention with his wife and son for nearly three months following the...
