Senegal seizes record cocaine haul
Dakar – Senegalese customs say they have seized 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of cocaine worth around $36 million aboard... Read more
1 Nov, 2022
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Dakar – Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Mali militarises police force
Bamako – Mali on Thursday announced the militarisation of the police, as it seeks to quell a decade-old jihadist... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Rights group says hundreds massacred in Mali by Islamic State jihadists
Niamey – Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
US accuses Russia’s Wagner of worsening security in Mali
Dakar – Mali’s security situation has become “significantly worse” due to the ruling junta’s choices, including an alleged decision... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Roadside bomb kills three children in Mali
Bamako – Three children were killed on Tuesday when their go-cart hit a roadside bomb in central Mali, medical... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
Fourth UN peacekeeper dies after Mali blast
Bamako – A fourth United Nations soldier has died from injuries from a highway bomb in northern Mali, a... Read more
19 Oct, 2022
Bomb kills two peacekeepers in Mali, UN says
Bamako – Two United Nations troops were killed and four others were badly injured by a roadside bomb in... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Jihadist fears cast shadow on Niger-Benin border
Gaya – Observers of troubled West Africa have long fretted that jihadists who have rampaged across the Sahel are... Read more
18 Oct, 2022
Mali bus blast kills at least 11 people: hospital source
Bamako – At least 11 people were killed and 53 injured when a bus hit an explosive device in... Read more
15 Oct, 2022
