Burkina Faso Soldiers seize power in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – Soldiers in Burkina Faso on Monday announced on state television that they have seized power in the... Read more 25 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
Countries Former Guinea president travels to UAE for medical treatment Conakry – Guinea’s deposed former president has sought medical treatment in the United Arab Emirates having left the country earlier... Read more 19 Jan, 2022
Countries Guinea’s ex-president Alpha Conde leaves country Conakry – Guinea’s former president Alpha Conde left the West African state on Monday, two officials said, after being deposed... Read more 18 Jan, 2022
Business Mali sanctions imposed with ‘greatest reluctance’, Ivory Coast leader says Libreville – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday that West African nations had imposed stinging sanctions on Mali... Read more 18 Jan, 2022
Countries Mali to oppose ‘illegal sanctions’ in international courts Bamako – Mali has said it will seek to overturn in international courts what Bamako calls “illegal sanctions” imposed by... Read more 16 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
Business How regional sanctions are hurting Mali Abidjan – Mali finds itself more isolated than ever after fellow West African nations imposed strict sanctions, and now risks... Read more 15 Jan, 2022
Countries Mali condemns ‘clear breach’ of airspace by French military plane Bamako – Mali’s army-dominated government on Wednesday condemned what it called a “clear breach” of its airspace by a... Read more 13 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