As Relations Fray, Mali Accuses France of Splitting Country, Spying
Feb. 8, 2022 Mali has accused France’s military of deliberately dividing the West African country and of committing espionage during its fight against Islamist militants, in the latest verbal volley…
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right – Military leaderÂ
Jan. 28, 2022 Burkina Faso’s new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order when conditions are right. Damiba spoke…
W. Africa Coups Show Limits of Diplomacy, Opening Door to New Players
Jan. 27, 2022 Earlier this month, West African countries slapped tough economic sanctions on Mali to punish coup leaders seeking to extend their hold on power, and to halt a…
Queen Elizabeth prayers for victims, survivors of 9/11
Sept. 11, 2021 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute…
U.S. braces for more ISIS attacks after 85 killed in Kabul airport carnage
Aug. 27, 2021 U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule braced for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bomber killed 85 people, including…
Terrorism: W/African nations quietly back talks with Islamists
June 11, 2021 Two years after local emir Djibril Diallo fled his home in northern Burkina Faso following death threats from Islamist militants, he received an unexpected request to return…
ECOWAS delegation to visit Mali after ‘attempted coup’
May 25, 2021 West African officials were on Tuesday heading for Mali, plunged into crisis after the military detained the president, prime minister and defence minister in what international bodies…
U.N team visits detained Mali president, others as coup supporters plan to rally
U.N. human rights officials met overnight with Mali’s ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other officials who have been held by mutineers since a military coup earlier this week, the…
France to step up security for its citizens in Africa’s Sahel region as Niger extends state of emergency
France will step up security measures to protect French nationals in Africa’s Sahel region, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, two days after six French aid workers were shot dead…
Boko Haram: Chad makes a U-turn; pledges to keep fighting jihadists
Chad’s government said on Sunday that its army would continue to participate in regional taskforces targeting jihadist groups, as well as the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, following President Idriss…