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 […]
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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 […]
Mali: ICC arrests Islamist rebel suspected of attacking Timbuktu monuments
An Islamist rebel suspected of attacking mosques and monuments in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu was handed over to the International Criminal Court, officials […]
Tanzania: U.S to grant $472.8 mln aid if gov’t makes anti-graft effort
The United States promised to grant $472.8 million financial aid package to Tanzania next year, if the government does more to fight corruption. “Despite some […]
Mali: Weakening manufacturing output to slow economy to 4.9 %
Mali’s economic growth is set to slow this year to 4.9 percent, because of weakening manufacturing output, despite a strong harvest, the International Monetary Fund […]
Mali: UN declares 20km ‘security zone’ around Kidal amidst clashes
The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali known as MINUSMA said it would establish a 20-kilometre “security zone” around the town of Kidal in restive northern […]