MALI: Mali October 2025 Update

October 5, 2025: Mali has ended its cooperation with France on counterterrorism efforts. Five French diplomats believed involved were expelled from Mali. Ther current military government in Mali accesses France of trying to replace them with a...

SLFA Media Head Appointed as WAFU A Media and Marketing Officer for U-17 AFCON Qualifiers

Ibrahim Kamara, Head of Media and Marketing of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), has been appointed by WAFU A as the Media and Marketing Officer for the U-17 AFCON Qualifiers. The upcoming Confederation of African Football (CAF) Africa...

Will try to pass a law against ‘Love Jihad’ : Prakash Abitkar, Guardian Minister, Kolhapur District

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti submits statements to the people’s representatives demanding immediate implementation of the anti-‘Love Jihad’ law. Hindu Janajagruti Samiti activists and devout Hindus submitting a statement to Kolhapur District Guardian...

Africa Climate Communication Summit concludes with call for Africans to lead their own climate story

The Africa Climate Communication Summit 2025 has closed with a powerful call for Africans to take charge of their climate narrative, using communication as a catalyst for resilience, innovation, and collective action. The two-day virtual summit,...

Mali na GLOBSEK Tatra samitu: U toku razgovori o NIS-u i sa ruskom i sa američkom stranom

VISOKE TATRE - Prvi potpredsednik Vlade Srbije i ministar finansija Siniša Mali izjavio je danas da su u toku razgovori o NIS-u i sa ruskom i sa američkom stranom i da će vlada učiniti sve da zaštiti interese građana i energetsku stabilnost...

Cabo Verde President reaffirms commitment to a stronger ECOWAS during Abuja visit

The President of Cabo Verde, H.E. José Maria Pereira Neves, has reiterated his country’s commitment to the ideals of a united, stable and prosperous West Africa under the framework of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He gave...

How to Protect Democracy: Senegal Elects a New President

On Mar. 24, 2024, Bassirou Diomaye Faye won the Senegal presidential election with over 54% of the popular vote. Less than two weeks prior, Faye and his prime minister pick, Ousmane Sonko, were in prison, serving their respective sentences. The...

Mali: I presented Serbia's economic results at Tatra Summit

VISOKE TATRY - We gathered at the Tatra Summit - which has brought together more than 150 politicians, bankers and economists - to see Europe's position when it comes to industrial and overall economic development, and I presented Serbia's...

Mali: Talks about NIS underway with both Russian and US side

VISOKE TATRY - Serbian First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Friday talks about Serbia's Russian majority-owned oil company NIS were underway with both the Russian and the US side and that the Serbian government would do...

Mali army holds back 70 Allied Gold trucks as militants block fuel imports

By Portia Crowe Mali army holds back 70 Allied Gold trucks as militants block fuel imports DAKAR, - Mali's military has prevented about 70 fuel trucks from travelling to Allied Gold's Sadiola mine after al Qaeda-linked militants imposed a blockade...

Mali’s Blocked Transition: Five Years of Deepening Authoritarianism

Active Citizens, Africa, Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Featured, Freedom of Expression, Headlines, Human Rights, Press Freedom, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via Reuters MONTEVIDEO,...

Letters to the editor for Sunday, October 5, 2025

Readers express concerns over former President Trump's rhetoric and actions regarding the military, political opponents, and potential election outcomes. Writers debate topics including immigration law enforcement, local developer impact fees, and...

France's global news agency AFP buckles under pressure from rising populism

There is growing tension over the reliability of information, and Agence France-Presse (AFP) is in the thick of it. In a climate of global polarization and a surge in authoritarian regimes, the agency's management recorded 25 serious incidents...

Minister pledges support to GMA to enhance operations

By Kodjo Adams Accra, Oct. 1, GNA – Mrs Dorcas Affo-Toffey, the Deputy Minister of Transport, has assured Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) of the Ministry’s support to enhance its operation effectively. She underscored the sector’s key role in...

AU-AIP GCF Readiness Initiative Accelerates Climate-Resilient Water Investments Across 15 African Countries, Advancing Global Transformation Agenda

These achievements align directly with GWPO’s Global Transformation Agenda (GTA) launched in February, which seeks to mobilise USD 15 billion in climate-resilient water investments by 2030, including USD 500 million to be leveraged for GWP...

Climate, Conflict and Resilience: Understanding the Nexus in Least Developed Countries

Climate change is not only an environmental crisis; it is also reshaping security, livelihoods, and human rights in fragile contexts. This white paper, produced by a volunteer team, explores how climate risks and conflict dynamics intersect in...

PODCAST | Lincoln Mali on building a completive fintech platform

The fintech group reported revenue of R12bn, up 14%, for the year to end-June. Group adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) were up 33% at R922.2m, achieving the guidance provided. In recent years, the...

Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court

On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, declared it was leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes seven months after their official withdrawal from the Economic Community of...

'No incidents' reported as Costa del Sol hotel marks two years as migrant reception centre

Eugenio Cabezas Torrox Costa Friday, 3 October 2025, 11:06 Share Migration pressure on the Canary Islands and more recently, the Balearic Islands, continues unabated in Spain. Last year ended with a new record number of arrivals from African...

Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial

On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers’ application for his release on bail. The prosecution instead sought a two-year prison sentence, an action...