Niger MPs to vote on foreign troop presence
Niamey – Niger’s MPs will on Friday for the first time debate the presence of foreign forces fighting jihadists in the... Read more
23 Apr, 2022
Guinean ex-ministers held in corruption crackdown
Conakry – Two former ministers in the West African state of Guinea are being held under an anti-corruption drive launched... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Mali junta says sticking to two-year transition
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta announced on Thursday the launch of a two-year transition “process” before elections are held, in... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Chad rebels accuse junta of ‘dragging out’ Doha talks
N’Djamena – Armed Chadian rebel groups on Thursday accused N’Djamena of “deliberately dragging out” talks in Qatar that are designed... Read more
22 Apr, 2022
Niger minister held in embezzlement probe
Niamey – Niger’s communications minister has been detained in a high-profile embezzlement case dating from when he ran a state corporation,... Read more
21 Apr, 2022
Prayers but no peace talks: Chad rivals bide time in Qatar
Doha – In the month since Chadian rebels and envoys of the military government started peace talks in Qatar,... Read more
16 Apr, 2022
Mali arrests 3 Europeans for ‘terrorism’: army
Bamako – Three Europeans suspected of “terrorism” have been arrested in central Mali during operations against jihadists, the Malian army... Read more
13 Apr, 2022
Guinea junta chief warns mining giants over inequality
Conakry – The head of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has warned foreign mining companies to build processing... Read more
10 Apr, 2022
UN expert urges probe into alleged central Mali massacre
Dakar – A United Nations human rights expert on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into a recent alleged massacre in... Read more
7 Apr, 2022
Mali opposition figure summoned after junta criticism
Bamako – Malian authorities have summoned opposition politician Oumar Mariko, a family member and security official said on Monday, after... Read more
5 Apr, 2022
