BAMAKO, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Mali and Burkina Faso have said they are imposing a travel ban on U.S. citizens in response to an equivalent measure announced by…
Read more Mali and Burkina Faso Announce Reciprocal Travel Ban on USDAKAR/BAMAKO (Reuters) -A two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital of Mali, turning the screws on the military government and raising concern…
Read more Jihadists’ Fuel Blockade Poses Biggest Threat Yet to Mali’s Military Rulers(Reuters) -Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, after the Trump administration said the West…
Read more Mali to Impose Reciprocal Visa Bond Requirement for US Nationals'Business is at a standstill' – Mali jihadists' fuel blockade hits the capital Source link
Read more ‘Business is at a standstill’ – Mali jihadists’ fuel blockade hits the capitalRussia, not long ago a rising military force in Africa, is now struggling to maintain its footprint on the continent. The Kremlin’s new official guns-for-hire military force, the…
Read more Russia’s Ambitious Plans in Africa Are UnravelingMali’s military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by Islamist militants on major highways where lorry drivers have been facing ambushes and arson attacks. In…
Read more Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade routeRUSSIA’S Wagner mercenaries are still waging a secret war earning £8million a month to reign terror for brutal warlords in Mali. It’s a standard play for the mercenary…
Read more Wagner still waging secret war earning £8m-a-month to massacre civiliansKYIV — Mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group are back fighting on the front line in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military official told POLITICO on Wednesday. Several hundred…
Read more Russia’s Wagner troops are back on the battlefield, Ukraine saysFrench President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday that French troops would be withdrawn from Niger in the next couple of months, in the wake of a coup d’état in…
Read more France withdraws troops from NigerA group of high-ranking military officers in the West African nation of Gabon announced on public television Wednesday that they were “putting an end to the current regime”…
Read more Gabon coup attempt sees military chiefs declare election resultsJohannesburg — Hundreds of people joined demonstrations in Niger’s capital city of Niamey on Thursday, protesting against sanctions imposed on the country by many of its neighbors in…
Read more Niger coup leader gets support on the streets, with Russian flags waving, and from other post-coup regimesCNN — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday, according to the Mali presidency,…
Read more A Niger coup leader meets with Wagner-allied junta in Mali | CNNPARIS — An ongoing military coup in Niger is threatening to destabilize one of the last Western allies in Africa’s Sahel region. On Wednesday night, Niger’s top military…
Read more Niger coup leaves France, US exposed in West AfricaBritish authorities have launched an investigation after officials mistakenly sent emails meant for U.S. military intelligence to the government in Mali, a Russian ally. Officials from the U.K.…
Read more UK accidentally sent military emails meant for US to Russian allyTroops from Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, who are relocating to Belarus following last month’s aborted mutiny, will not go back to fight in Ukraine and will stay in…
Read more Wagner troops won’t go back to fight in Ukraine, Prigozhin saysPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Vladimir Putin had an iron grip on Russians’ views of the world. Then Yevgeny Prigozhin ripped that…
Read more Why Putin should worry his propaganda machine broke downPress play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. All eyes are on Moscow — but no one knows what they’re looking at. Are there more…
Read more Gaming out Russia’s futureClimate change headlines are rarely positive, but even against that yardstick, the World Meteorological Organization’s (WMO) latest global warming predictions unveiled in mid-May marked a poignant moment for…
Read more The planet’s burning. Can the Global South save it?Video Duration 27 minutes 50 seconds 27:50 Mali’s military rulers are proposing changes to its constitution, which would reinforce presidential powers. It is a vote to approve or…
Read more Will a new constitution in Mali lead the way to civilian rule?Rebels linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have been active in parts of Mali and the Sahel for more than a decade now. The chief of staff for Mali’s…
Read more Malian president’s chief of staff, three others killed in ambush
