An apparent Islamist armed group attacked a civilian convoy escorted by Malian armed forces and allied militias in northeastern Mali on February 7, 2025, killing at least 34 civilians and injuring 34 ...

Analysis - Captain Ibrahim Traoré is the interim leader of Burkina Faso, having taken over the position following a coup which he led against Lieutenant Colonel Paul Henri Damiba in September 2022.

Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema, has died aged 84. His daughter, Mariam Cissé, confirmed his death at a clinic in the capital Bamako, expressing shock and ...

The Africa Union, AU, 38th Summit from February 15-16, 2025 promised to be challenging as the body had to elect a new Chairperson for the African Union Commission, AUC, which is its engine room. The ...

On 8th January 2019, one of the most talented midfielders in the world born in 1998 was presented at Cottaweg. It was Amadou Haidara, RB Leipzig's new number 8. The youngster had already won the ...

A commission in junta-led Niger has recommended a five-year transition timeframe back to civilian rule. Back in 2023 when the military seized power, the junta suggested three years for the transition, ...

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has reached a new agreement with the Malian Government, potentially resolving a nearly ...

A national committee to chart Niger’s future has proposed that the junta-ruled country return to civilian administration in five years under new rules that strictly limit the number of political ...

On Saturday 15 February 2025, the first official presentation of the new and 40th book by the French-Cameroonian ...

France said on Thursday it would keep 80 military personnel in Ivory Coast largely for training purposes, as it handed over control of a military base in the commercial capital amid a scaling back of ...

As France hands back another base in Africa, experts question the future of its security cooperation on the continent and ...

From healthcare for Afghan women to education programs for children in Mali, discover what activities have halted following ...