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Tag: Mali
Junta in Niger names Cabinet including civilians
Gen. Abdourahamane Tchiani, leader of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Country, the name of the junta in power in Niger since July ... Read More
France launches evacuation of citizens from Niger
France began Tuesday August 1 evacuating hundreds of French and European citizens from Niger a few days after a junta overthrew West-backed President Mohamed Bazoum ... Read More
Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea distance from ECOWAS wielding intervention threat in Niger
Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea dealt a blow to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after they threw their support behind the junta ... Read More
Burkina Faso poised for closer cooperation with Niger after junta takes power in Niamey
Burkina Faso Thursday July 27 expressed keenness for closer cooperation with neighboring Niger, a day after the army deposed elected leader Mohamed Bazoum. “Niger is ... Read More
Benin gets €80 million-loan from AfDB to upgrade Cotonou Port
Benin has secured an 80 million euros loan facility from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to improve and expand Cotonou harbor, one of the main ... Read More
Mali: new mining law aims to boost state’s stake in gold mining projects to 35%
Mali's military-led government is in talks with gold miners, aiming to negotiate an increase in its mining stake from 20% to 35%, to ensure a ... Read More
EU provides 66 million euro to Niger to back national budget
Josep Borrell Fontelles, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, announced Wednesday, the bloc will provide Niger with 66 ... Read More
Germany to fast-track pullout of forces in Mali
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has indicated that the European country wants to remove its troops from Mali more quickly while maintaining order amid calls ... Read More
Wagner in Africa: Prigozhin’s mutiny against Kremlin sends jitters across the continent
The Wagner Group’s mutiny against the Kremlin last week (23-24 June) could have major repercussions for the group's operations in Africa, not least in the ... Read More
Mali accuses UN of ‘espionage’, calls for pullout of UN peacekeepers
Mali's ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSMA for "espionage" just days after the government in Bamako called on the ... Read More