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Mali: German peacekeepers clean explosive devices from the “road of death”

August 6, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

German peacekeepers from MINUSMA, the United Nations Mission in Mali have embarked on a mission to patrol the “road of death”, searching for clues of […]

Mali: Incumbent President Keita, rival Cissé in run-off poll

August 3, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Mali’s presidential election will go to a run-off poll after President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita failed to get enough votes to win a second term in […]

Togo, Guinea Bissau top agenda of ECOWAS leaders’ meeting in Lomé

August 1, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Togo and Guinea Bissau have topped the agenda of the 53rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government held in […]

Mali: 24 candidates vying for presidential office

July 30, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

More than eight million Malians went to the polls Sunday to choose their president among 24 candidates, including outgoing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and opposition […]

Mali: killings could undermine July’s presidential election – UN

July 19, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

The UN human rights office on Tuesday said killings of almost 300 Malian civilians in fighting between rival militias this year, could threaten the outcome […]

G5 Sahel: General Hanena Ould Sidi takes control

July 19, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

It’s official. Mauritania’s deputy chief of staff General Hanena Ould Sidi has been officially appointed to lead the combined five-nation “G5 Sahel” force. General Ould […]

West Africa-Sahel: signs of democratic progress amid continued ‘devastating’ violence

July 18, 2018 Geraldine Boechat 0

There have been “positive developments” when it comes to democratization across the vast West Africa and Sahel region, but that has been “competing with the […]

WAEMU: Economic activity remains strong

July 17, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Economic activity remains strong in West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) as countries of the regional bloc maintain their growth momentum. Forecasts predict a […]

Mali: militants target G5-sahel headquarters

July 4, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi 0

Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali last weekend killing at least six people […]