First Independent Mena Newspaper
More than 13,000 women and children have fled islands on the Niger River in western Niger following strings of deadly attacks staged by terrorists, state radio “Voix du Sahel” said. The radio indicated that Women and children fleeing the remote islands have sought safety in Ayorou, a town 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Nigerien […]
Seven soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded last Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off under their convoy, the mission said. The roadside IED exploded as the convoy went over it 34 kilometers north of the town of Douentza, Mopti Region. No one claimed […]
A group of 30 African and international news organizations and rights groups have joined in an appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso, calling on the authorities of these two countries and the international community to put an end to the pressure and threats against national and foreign journalists. The signatories of the […]
The Malian army has urged the population to stop wearing military uniforms that it argues are causing confusion and mistaking terrorists for soldiers, few days after a bloody terrorist attack. The army in a statement said any civilian caught wearing the uniform without being a soldier could be charged for contributing to confusion and blurring […]
Germany is counting on nine to 12 months to withdraw its soldiers from Mali, just as jihadists affiliated to Islamic State group have made a significant advance to take Tidermene in the southeastern part of the country, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. Germany’s withdrawal was imposed by the new realities of the West African […]
The UN chief has called on Mali’s ruling junta to “expedite” the process of returning power to elected civilians by early 2024 as earlier promised, according to a quarterly Security Council report. In this report, on the eve of a Council meeting this Wednesday April 12, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also expressed his concern about […]
Reporters Without Borders fears reporting in Africa’s Sahel region will soon be ‘mission impossible’, as the international NGO reveals in its latest report published on Monday (3 April) where it describes a deterioration in the working conditions of journalists. Local and international media are caught between jihadist threats and pressure from the authorities, as was […]
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived Sunday (26 March) in Ghana for the start of a weeklong visit to Africa intended to deepen her country’s relationships amid global competition over the continent’s future. “I’m very excited about the future of Africa,” Harris said and added that she wanted to promote economic growth and food security […]
China is importing more food products such as avocados, cashews, sesame seeds and chili peppers from Africa, after President Xi Jinping promised to increase non-resource imports from Africa and agriculture is emerging as the new focus of Beijing’s engagement with the continent. In the first two months of this year, Shanghai ports handled more than […]
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Monday two of its staff kidnapped in Mali, early March, have been freed, without providing more details. “The two ICRC collaborators kidnapped on March 4 between (the cities of) Gao and Kidal (north) were released this (Sunday) evening”, announced the Malian branch of the ICRC on […]