Suicide attack on Mali army base day after deadly strikes
Bamako, Mali – A suicide attacker targeted a military base in northern Mali on Friday, the army said, a... Read more
8 Sep, 2023
Niger to let Burkina, Mali to intervene on its soil if attacked
Niamey, Niger – The officers who took power in Niger last month said Thursday they would authorise the armies... Read more
25 Aug, 2023
Wagner model will remain in Africa after Prigozhin’s death
Niamey, Niger – Despite the reported death of the Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, Moscow has every interest in... Read more
25 Aug, 2023
Gift of the Givers makes final plea to free SA paramedic held hostage by al-Qaeda in Mali
Cape Town – Gift of the Givers has reportedly made a final effort to persuade the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM... Read more
17 Jul, 2023
Hope for release: South African hostage closer to freedom in Mali
Cape Town – South African hostage Gerco van Deventer may be closer to his release as a negotiator has... Read more
14 Jun, 2023
WATCH | SA’s Gerco van Deventer pleads for help in ‘proof of life’ video
Cape Town – Humanitarian aid organisation Gift of the Givers has released a “proof of life” video in which... Read more
29 May, 2023
‘We desperately need him home’ – New calls to free South African hostage held in Mali
Johannesburg – The family of a South African held hostage by jihadists in Mali for more than five years... Read more
26 Mar, 2023
EU adds sanctions on Wagner for Africa ‘rights abuses’
Brussels – The EU on Saturday announced additional sanctions against Russia’s Wagner mercenary organisation for “human rights abuses” in... Read more
26 Feb, 2023
Local sources say 13 civilians killed in jihadist attack in Mali
Bamako – A jihadist attack on a village in central Mali has killed 13 civilians, local officials told AFP... Read more
25 Feb, 2023
Three UN peacekeepers killed in Mali blast
Dakar – Three Senegalese UN peacekeepers were killed on Tuesday when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in jihadist-torn... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
