Four die in Mali prison riot
Photo: ewn.co.za Four prisoners have died after a mutiny which saw inmates break out of their cells and attack prison guards, in Mali’s capital Bamako. ...
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Niger in national mourning
Niger on Monday began three days of national mourning after suspected terrorists killed 89 people in an attack on a military camp near the border...
Mali government resigns amid violence
The prime minister of Mali and his entire government have resigned, following an upsurge of violence in the country. On Wednesday, a motion of no...
Pres Buhari travels to Chad on Saturday for security talks, others
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Saturday for N’Djamena, the capital of Chad Republic. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and...
5,000 Sign Up For Mali Disarmament Programme
Some 5,000 fighters signed up to a disarmament programme in Mali’s conflict-plagued central region including suspected ex-jihadists, before a January 31 deadline, an official said...
Podcast: #AfricaThisWeek – Malians go to Poll, Indian opens 18 embassies
The announcement for the establishment of 18 new embassies across African by the Indian government was the focus of Africa this week Friday 27th July....
Mali attack: 32 villagers killed, 10 missing
Traditional hunters have killed thirty-two civilians in an isolated village in central Mali, a local group says. The hunters, known locally as “Dozo”, surrounded...
Nigerian peacekeeper wins UN medal of honour
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has awarded a medal to a Nigerian peacekeeper, Cdr. Olufunmilayo Amodu, serving with the UN Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) for...