Countries Mali bus crash kills 16, injures 48 Mali — Sixteen people were killed and 48 injured, six seriously, when two buses collided in central Mali, the... Read more 26 Jul, 2024
Countries Suspected jihadist attack in Mali kills more than 20 civilians Mali – An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local... Read more 3 Jul, 2024
Countries HRW urges Mali to release 10 jailed junta critics Mali – Rights group Human Rights Watch on Tuesday urged Mali’s junta to free 10 people jailed for demanding... Read more 25 Jun, 2024
Countries Senegal customs seize cocaine shipments worth over $50m Senegal – Senegalese customs said Tuesday they had intercepted three shipments of cocaine with a total estimated value of... Read more 20 Jun, 2024
Countries More than 80 parties, NGOs demand Mali election Bamako – More than 80 political parties and civil groups in Mali joined together to issue statements calling for... Read more 1 Apr, 2024
Burkina Faso Free movement in west Africa: 3 countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute; Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leonie Jegen, University of Amsterdam For Niger, Mali... Read more 23 Feb, 2024
Burkina Faso AU expresses ‘regret’ as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger resign from Ecowas Nairobi – The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep regret” over the decision by the military regimes in Burkina... Read more 31 Jan, 2024
Burkina Faso Coup trio’s exit from West Africa bloc shakes region Niamey – The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West... Read more 30 Jan, 2024
Arts and Leisure Mali bows out: First eviction stuns ‘Big Brother Mzansi’ fans Cape Town – Mbali Miya known as Mali, a contestant on Big Brother Mzansi, became the first housemate to... Read more 29 Jan, 2024
Business Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70 Bamako – More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site... Read more 25 Jan, 2024