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Children in Mali experienced high levels of violence and grave violations perpetrated by all parties involved in the conflict all the while a serious gap in child protection capacities in [...]

Byline: Ilaria Allegrozzi Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger End Citizens' Access to West African Regional Court (https://www.hrw.org/africa/burkina-faso) Burkina Faso, (https://www.hrw.org/africa/mali) Mali, and (https://www.hrw.org/africa/niger) Niger officially (https://ecowas.int/burkina-faso-mali-and-nigers-withdrawal-from-ecowas-is-now-a-reality/) left the (https://ecowas.int/) Economic [...]

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution - one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary [...]

The full fixture list for Group A of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, has been confirmed, setting up an intense battle between hosts Morocco, Mali, Zambia, [...]

Byline: Nicholas Mwangi The Alliance of Sahel States (AES) withdraws from ECOWAS and continues initiatives for independence, regional integration, and defensive cooperation. Last week, the Foreign Ministers of Burkina Faso, [...]

Byline: Beloved John Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso first announced their decision to leave ECOWAS in early 2024 The three military-led West African nations - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso [...]

Byline: Helen Ngoh (Niger) and Richard Atem (Cameroon) Seybata sits cross-legged on a worn blue mat in a sun-dappled compound in Harobanda, a neighbourhood in Niger's capital, Niamey. Her hands [...]

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has appointed a former national security chief as envoy to the alliance formed by Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, signalling his administration's intention to mend [...]

Byline: Banning Eyre (https://afropop.org/articles/djembefola-weedie-braimah-returns-to-the-blue-note) Weedie Braimah is a djembefola (a master of the djembe drum), and a force of nature. Born in Ghana and raised in East St. Louis by [...]

Byline: Muktar Balogun Video shows Nigeria supporting France's fight against Islamists in northern Mali in 2013, not the deployment of French troops to northern Nigeria IN SHORT: Several social media [...]

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ((https://www.unocha.org/) OCHA) issued an alert on Tuesday over intensifying hostilities in the northeast in recent days. Between 16 and 18 January, [...]

Byline: Umar Farouk Bala Security in the Sahel, one of the world's most dynamic regions, requires concerted effort by all concerned countries. More effort and investment must be directed toward [...]

Byline: Julius Yao Petetsi President John Dramani Mahama has underscored the need for closer collaboration between West African countries to fight the canker of insurgency and extremism. According to President [...]

Byline: Muhammad Dan Suleiman John Mahama has been (https://apnews.com/article/ghana-mahama-inauguration-economic-crisis-president-985c317852f35d1ff5d0e8ae07e099d3) sworn in as Ghana's new president. He inherits a host of security challenges by dint of the country's position in the [...]

TLDR Barrick Gold said it will temporarily suspend operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mining complex in Mali This follows the government's seizure of approximately three metric tons of gold, valued at [...]

Byline: Duro Ikhazuagbe *Disquiet amongst Nigerian coaches, Mali govt angry with FA over Chelle Former Mali Coach, Eric Sekou Chelle, who was appointed as Super Eagles Head Coach on Tuesday [...]

Byline: Bola A. Akinterinwa Francophone Africa and French military bases have been two critical foreign policy challenges for Nigeria since 1960. The administration of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa had [...]

Byline: Melissa Chemam As Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger prepare to withdraw from the West African bloc Ecowas, reports show an increase in instability in the region - partly due [...]

Bamako -- The Malian government has expressed 'its deep concern at the persistence, on the part of some Algerian authorities, of continuous acts of interference in the internal affairs of [...]

The leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reaffirmed that their decision to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is irreversible, (https://tass.com/) reports Russian news agency [...]

Byline: Chiara Lanfranchi, Margaux Pinaud and Sara Hellmüller The host countries of two of the United Nations' flagship peacekeeping missions recently demanded their withdrawal. This development raises questions about whether [...]

Byline: Baba Martinsjoshua Odeyemi The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso up till July next year to reconsider their planned withdrawal from [...]

Jihadist militants have imposed a strict blockade on the Malian city of Léré, severely disrupting vital supply routes and movement in the Timbuktu region. The tactic is not new, with [...]

Byline: Ronald Musoke Analysis -- The fact that remittances -the money sent home by migrant workers- is often a lifeline for millions of those left behind has been known for [...]

Human Rights Watch has condemned 'atrocities' committed against civilians by Mali's army, the Russian mercenary group Wagner, and Islamist armed groups since UN peacekeepers withdrew a year ago. In December [...]

Islamist Armed Groups Responsible for Killing Civilians, Arson Mali's armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the UN [...]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed ECOWAS' commitment to the welfare of citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger, emphasising that wisdom and diplomacy are essential to reintegrating the nations [...]

Mr Tinubu told the German leader that ECOWAS would leave the door open for the return of democracy in the countries. President Bola Tinubu said the interest and welfare of [...]

Extensive flooding in more than two dozen African countries due to higher-than-average rainfall has resulted in thousands of fatalities, millions of people displaced, and devastated infrastructure. (https://africacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/flooding-volume.png) Click here for [...]

Byline: RFI A court in Mali has granted provisional freedom to 11 opposition figures who have spent five months in detention, after making calls for a return to civilian rule [...]

Byline: Inemesit Richardson Malian, Burkinabe, and Nigerien visitors to Cuba felt an even stronger push to fight for socialism after seeing the progress of Africa's sister revolution in Cuba From [...]

Byline: Biran Gaye Increasingly frequent demonstrations are shaking Mali, with supporters of the transitional authorities from several regions, including Kayes, Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister [...]

Byline: Kingsley Omonobi and Henry Umoru The Senate yesterday raised the alarm that terrorists from Mali and Burkina Faso, who operate under the aegis of Lakurawa, have invaded Kebbi, Sokoto, [...]

Byline: Unic Dakar Malian artist reimagines Africa's waste, blending art and activism to spark an eco-conscious revolution. In the heart of Dakar's bustling streets, in a humble workshop, a striking [...]

Byline: Pavan Kulkarni Ahead of the 'Conference in Solidarity with the Peoples of the Sahel' in Niamey, Peoples Dispatch brings forth stories of resilience and resistance of the people of [...]

Byline: Silas Jonathan Telegram has become a medium for disinformation in Africa, with minimal content moderation allowing harmful narratives to spread unchecked. Umar works as an assistant in a provision [...]

Byline: Alex Anfruns Alex Anfruns analyzes the resistance of the people of the Sahel region against colonial domination and for prosperity Since the coup d'etat of Colonel Assimi Goita in [...]

Byline: Larissa Kojoué Suspend Discriminatory and Stigmatizing Criminal Offense Mali's Transitional National Council passed a law on October 31 that makes homosexuality a criminal offense. The new legislation will intensify [...]

Cairo -- Secretary of State to the Minister of National Land Planning, Urban Development, Housing and City Policy, in charge of Housing Adib Benbrahim held talks in Cairo on Tuesday [...]

The Malian authorities must carry out an effective and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least eight civilians following drone strikes that targeted a market on a busy day [...]

Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali The Malian authorities must carry out an effective and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least eight civilians [...]

'Catastrophic levels of acute food insecurity' bordering on starvation are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people in coming months, driven principally by violence and conflict. Five hunger hotspots [...]

On 14 October, on the outskirts of Nampala in the Segou region of central Mali, a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) team and community health workers were violently attacked and robbed [...]

Byline: Frank Kisakye Around trip from Entebbe, Uganda to Dakar, Senegal via Ethiopia takes approximately ten hours, costing around $483 (about Shs 1.7m). Compared to the short 45-minute flight from [...]

Bamako -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali. Since the start of the rainy [...]

On 14 October, the Bamako Court of Appeal ordered Étienne Sissoko's provisional release pending his appeal trial on 11 November, but the decision was suspended later the same day, following [...]

An estimated 10 million children across Nigeria, Mali, Niger and the Democratic Republic of Congo are unable to attend school after devastating regional flooding, the charity Save the Children has [...]

Mali's military government has lifted its seven-month ban on Starlink satellite Internet kits, allowing citizens to reconnect for six months while it works on a new regulatory framework. In Liberia, [...]