Morocco hands Mali copies of manuscripts of Scholar Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu
Morocco handed over to Mali copies of the manuscripts of Malian scholar Ahmed Baba of Timbuktu (1556-1627), stored in Morocco. During an official reception ceremony […]
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Guinean junta calls President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Bissau-Guinea a liar
The ruling junta in Guinea on Thursday made a very violent attack on the current chairman of ECOWAS shortly before a summit of that organization, […]
Guinea’s transition leader Mamady Doumbouya attends Mali’s Independence festivities
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya arrived Wednesday in the Malian capital of Bamako to attend the celebration of the West African country’s 62nd anniversary of its independence. […]
Niger causes rain to stave off the specter of drought
The meteorological services said on Thursday that Niger has decided to provoke rain using chemical products in response to the drought that has caused a […]
New “terrorist” attack repelled in northern Togo
The Togolese army said on Tuesday that it had repelled an attack carried out on Monday evening by “armed terrorist groups” that left “a few […]
Ivorian activist Pulchérie Gbalet arrested again
The Ivorian civil society leader Pulchérie Gbalet, who had already been briefly arrested and detained on her return from Mali three weeks ago, was arrested […]
Guinea Junta makes interim Prime Minister’s appointment permanent; Mali Junta appoints Abdoulaye Maiga interim PM
Guinea’s ruling military junta has appointed interim Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to take up the post permanently, replacing Mohamed Beavogui, who has been absent since […]
France responds to Mali’s accusations
Paris has stepped up to the plate after Bamako’s accusations. In a letter sent to the United Nations earlier this week, the Malian authorities accused […]
Mali accuses France of arming terrorists and turns to the UN!
Accusing France of “acts of aggression”, Mali says it “reserves the right to use self-defence” if French actions persist. Mali has asked the UN Security […]
Macky Sall mediates between Bamako and Abidjan
He spent a few hours in Bamako before flying in the afternoon to N’Djamena: Macky Sall, President of Senegal and current President of the African […]