WATCH | SA’s Gerco van Deventer pleads for help in ‘proof of life’ video
Cape Town – Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers has released a “proof of life” video in which... Read more
29 May, 2023
‘We desperately need him home’ – New calls to free South African hostage held in Mali
Johannesburg – The family of a South African held hostage by jihadists in Mali for more than five years... Read more
26 Mar, 2023
EU adds sanctions on Wagner for Africa ‘rights abuses’
Brussels – The EU on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia’s Wagner mercenary organisation for “human rights abuses” in... Read more
26 Feb, 2023
Local sources say 13 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Mali
Bamako – A jihadist attack on a village in central Mali has killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP... Read more
25 Feb, 2023
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Two killed in western Mali attack
Bamako – An improvised explosive device went off Monday at a police checkpoint in western Mali killing an officer... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
West African bloc maintains sanctions on junta regimes
Addis Ababa – West African leaders have maintained sanctions imposed on three military-ruled countries in the volatile Sahel region... Read more
20 Feb, 2023
Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali launch lobbying for African Union return
Dakar – The top diplomats of junta-ruled Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali have begun intense lobbying to reinstate their... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Mali junta cracks down on hookahs
Dakar – The authorities in Mali have begun a crackdown on hookah smoking after giving a grace period to... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Suspected jihadists kill 10 Niger soldiers: ministry
Niamey – At least ten soldiers died in an ambush by a group of “armed terrorists” in southwestern Niger,... Read more
12 Feb, 2023
