Mauritania: Al-Qaeda militant escapes from death row
Mauritanian authorities this weekend said they are hunting for an Islamist militant who from Nouakchott central prison where he was awaiting execution for his part […]
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China and Mali enter $1.5 bn railway rehabilitation agreement
A Chinese state-owned rail company has signed a $1.486 billion contract with Malian government to renovate the west-African nation’s railway network linking the Capital city […]
Mali: Government declares 10-day nationwide state of emergency
Mali’s government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Monday evening after what security sources say follows a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups. […]
Guinea: Gold mine collapse kills dozen
The collapse of an artisan gold mine in northeast Guinea killed at least 13 people and the death toll might rise, local officials said on […]
Mali: Rice harvest increases 13%
Mali, West Africa’s second largest rice producer after Nigeria, has produced 2,451,321 tonnes of rice in 2015, up 13 percent from last season, government statistics […]
Mali: Gunmen fire rockets at northern city of Gao
Attackers fired rockets early today at Mali’s northern city of Gao, which serves as a base for UN peacekeepers and a French regional security force. […]
Mali arrests 2 suspects in last week hotel siege
Malian authorities on Thursday arrested two people suspected of links to the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako last week. Spokesman for […]
Germany plans to deploy 650 soldiers to Mali
Germany will send up to 650 soldiers to Mali to support the French-led peacekeeping mission in its global fight against the Islamic State jihadists in […]
Mali: Gunmen attack Radisson hotel, at least 3 hostages killed
Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson hotel in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday morning, Killing at least 3 hostages before releasing […]
Niger: Large quantities of bomb-making materials seized
Niger police in the northern region of Agadez have seized large quantities of bomb making materials in a passenger bus, an official said on state-owned […]