July 25, 2022
Cameroon: French President Emmanuel Macron Can Be a Peacemaker in Cameroon
Macron's visit, part of a four-day Africa tour, comes as France has been forced to withdraw from Mali, where its armed forces have fought an increasingly violent Islamist… Read more »
July 23, 2022
Mali: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Attack On Mali's Largest Military Base
Militants linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the country's main military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Mali: Nation's Largest Military Base Attacked By Insurgents
Mali's military government said it repelled an attack on Friday against the country's main military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read more »
West Africa: Climate Change 'Drowning' West African Coastline
Scattered scraggy palm trees blow in the sea breeze, and stone ruins rise from the sand -- the last remnants of a village besieged by the sea. The coastal village of Fuveme in… Read more »
July 21, 2022
Senegal: Sadio Mane Named African Footballer of Year
The Confederation of African Football on Thursday awarded Senegalese forward Sadio Mane African Player of the Year for the second time. Read more »
Nigeria: Elections - Youth Apathy in Kenya, Not So Much in Nigeria
On August 9, Kenyan voters will cast their ballots in what many call a two-horse race between 77-year-old Raila Odinga and 55-year-old William Samoei Ruto, the current deputy… Read more »
Ghana: High Inflation Worsens Living Conditions
Benjamin Yeboah, an Accra-based trader, is struggling to stay in business due to the high cost of importing and clearing his goods from Ghanaian ports. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Mali: Govt Expels UN Peacekeeping Mission Spokesperson
Malian authorities on Wednesday ordered the Olivier Salgado, the spokesman of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, to leave the country within 72 hours. Read more »
June 30, 2019
West Africa: Common Currency Divides West African Nations
For many West African countries, introducing the eco is tempting. But the political will to do so is not enough -- many questions need answers before a new single currency becomes… Read more »
August 17, 2017
Mali: ICC - Timbuktu Destruction to Cost Islamist Rebel $3.2 Million
ICC judges have made legal history by ruling that a former Islamist rebel is liable to pay compensation for the destruction of ancient shrines in Mali's Timbuktu. The historic… Read more »
October 30, 2014
Burkina Faso: Army Takes Over, Compaore's Whereabouts Unknown
The chief of Burkina Faso's army has dissolved the government and said that a transitional government will be formed. The announcement came shortly after the president reportedly… Read more »