Mali: Mali Junta Leader to Attend Funeral of Defence Minister Killed in Rebel Attacks

Mali's junta leader Assimi Goita is expected to attend the funeral on Thursday of Mali's defence minister Sadio Camara, who was killed in an assault on his home during attacks that… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Junta Chief Says Situation 'Under Control', Urges Citizens Not to Panic

Mali's military leader insists the situation in his country was "under control" as he made his first public address since unprecedented large-scale attacks at the weekend… Read more »

Africa: World Cup 2026 - Red Cards for Players Who Cover Mouths and Walk Off in Protest

Players who cover their mouths during confrontations with opponents and teams who leave the pitch without the referee's permission can be given red cards under new rules announced… Read more »

Mali: Malian Official Accuses Russian Forces of 'Betrayal' After Kidal Falls to Rebels

Mali's crisis deepened on Tuesday, a day after Russian paramilitaries withdrew from the northern city of Kidal, allowing jihadist and Tuareg rebel forces to seize the strategic… Read more »

Mali: Mali Plunged Into Uncertainty Following Coordinated Attacks On Junta

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis since 2012 following coordinated weekend attacks by jihadists and Tuareg separatists on army positions near the capital Bamako and… Read more »

Mali: Mali's Defence Minister Camara Killed in Rebel Assault On Residential Compound

Mali's Defence Minister, Sadio Camara, has been killed during an attack on his residence near the capital Bamako,as fighting continued around the country between the army and… Read more »

Africa: Black British Music Takes Centre Stage As London's V&A East Opens Doors

London - More than 125 years of black music in Britain is being celebrated in the inaugural exhibition at the new V&A East museum in Stratford, London. RFI was at the opening… Read more »

Mali: Malian Army Confirms Clashes With Armed Fighters in Key Cities

Mali's army confirmed on Saturday it was involved in clashes with armed fighters who had attacked army barracks in the capital Bamako and other areas in the country. Read more »

Chad: Algeria and Chad Cement Stategic Partnership With Raft of Bilateral Deals

Chad and Algeria have signed more than 30 agreements focusing heavily on economic cooperation in the energy sector, with Chadian president hailing a political will to move "from a… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Latin American Migrants Deported From U.S. Await Their Fate in DR Congo

The first group of Latin American migrants deported from the United States to the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrived in Kinshasa, under a controversial US scheme to transfer… Read more »

Africa: Child Vaccine Catch-Up Drive On Course to Hit Target Says UN

A three-year effort to immunise children who missed routine vaccinations due to the Covid-19 crisis is on course to reach the 21 million target, the United Nations has said. Read more »

Senegal: Macky Sall Pitches Four Decades of Power As His UN Calling Card

Former Senegalese president Macky Sall closed the public hearings for candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres as United Nations Secretary-General, presenting himself… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Charges Retired General and Five Others Over Alleged Coup Plot

In Nigeria, prosecutors charged six men, including a retired major general, on Tuesday, accusing them of attempting to plan a coup in October 2025. Authorities initially denied the… Read more »

Senegal: Senegal's Macky Sall in UN Leadership Race Faces Rare Public Questioning

Four candidates to lead the United Nations face public questioning at the organisation's New York headquarters this week, only the second time the UN has held such an open forum.… Read more »

Ethiopia: Tigray Party Restores Pre-War Parliament, Jeopardising Northern Ethiopia Peace

Tigray's main political party, TPFL, said it was taking back control of the region's government, effectively voiding a peace deal with Ethiopia's federal government that ended one… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Welcomes Progress On Talks Between DR Congo, M23 Armed Group

MONUSCO, the UN's peacekeeping mission in DR Congo, has hailed progress after Kinshasa and rival M23 rebels agreed to ease humanitarian aid deliveries and release prisoners within… Read more »

Africa: Dakar Hosts 10th Peace Forum Amid Rising Tensions Across Africa

The Senegalese capital Dakar is hosting the 10th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa on Monday and Tuesday - an anniversary edition taking place against a backdrop… Read more »

Senegal: Beyond Restitution, Towards 'Universal Museums' - the Case for Sharing Heritage

France this week passed a law to simplify the restitution of art and artefacts looted from its former colonies and now held in public collections, a move designed to speed up the… Read more »

Ethiopia: Poet, Trader, Explorer - Following Rimbaud's Footsteps in Ethiopia

In the heart of Ethiopia's ancient walled city of Harar, more than 500 kilometres east of Addis Ababa, stands a museum dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud. It offers visitors the chance to… Read more »

Sudan: The French Archaeologists Helping War-Ravaged Sudan Save Its Heritage

The war in Sudan, now in its fourth year, has seen thousands of people killed and millions displaced. Alongside the human toll, there are concerns too for the country's abundant… Read more »

Algeria: The Paris Movement That Planted the Seeds of Algerian Independence, a Century On

In 1926, migrant workers in Paris formed a small political group named North African Star, the first movement to call for Algerian independence and freedom from French rule -… Read more »

Cameroon: Pope Leo Brings Message of Unity to Cameroon's Divided Anglophone Regions

Pope Leo XIV is travelling to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda to preach a message of peace in the epicenter of a separatist conflict that humanitarian groups have called one… Read more »

Sudan: Donors Pledge €1.5 Billion for Sudan At Berlin Conference

International donors have pledged about €1.5 billion for Sudan at an meeting held in Berlin to mark three years of war in the country that has killed tens of thousands and… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's EFF Leader Julius Malema Jailed for Five Years On Gun Charges

A South African court has sentenced radical left-wing opposition leader Julius Malema to five years in jail for firing a rifle into the air at a rally eight years ago. Read more »

Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence

Sudan's civil war, now in its fourth year, has been described by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. Sexual violence has reportedly been used as a… Read more »