Mali warns regional bloc over Ivory Coast standoff
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has heightened its diplomatic and verbal joust with Ivory Coast over 46 detained Ivorian... Read more
17 Sep, 2022
Ivory Coast lashes Mali ‘blackmail’ over detained troops
Abidjan – Ivory Coast on Wednesday accused Mali of “blackmail” over 46 Ivorian troops who have been detained by Bamako... Read more
15 Sep, 2022
Ivory Coast accuses Bamako of ‘hostage taking’ over troops held in Mali
Abidjan – Ivory Coast has accused Bamako of “hostage taking” after its neighbour laid out conditions for the release of... Read more
12 Sep, 2022
Mali wants ‘compensation’ for releasing Ivorian troops
Bamako – Mali has linked the return of political dissidents living in the Ivory Coast with the release of... Read more
11 Sep, 2022
Voice-operated smartphones target Africa’s illiterate
Abidjan – Voice-operated smartphones are aiming at a vast yet widely overlooked market in sub-Saharan Africa – the tens... Read more
10 Sep, 2022
Burkina junta chief stands by handover pledge in key trip
Abidjan – Burkina Faso junta chief Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, visiting Ivory Coast on a key foreign trip, on Monday... Read more
6 Sep, 2022
3 women among Ivorian troops held in Mali released
Lome – Three women among the 49 Ivorian soldiers held since July in Mali accused of being mercenaries have... Read more
4 Sep, 2022
Burkina junta chief set for first foreign trip
Ouagadougou – The head of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta will head to neighbouring Ivory Coast on Monday on his... Read more
3 Sep, 2022
Mali presses charges against 49 Ivorian soldiers
Bamako – Malian prosecutors on Monday confirmed they had filed charges against 49 Ivorian troops, including for alleged conspiracy... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast troops held in Mali charged
Bamako – Dozens of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
