At least 14 people were killed and 29 injured when a bus and truck collided Thursday in Mali, the transport ministry said. READ ALSO:Denmark shuts embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso   The accident happened around 6:00 am (0600 GMT) on a major road near the town of Fana, east of the capital Bamako,…

Senegal said Tuesday that it was temporarily suspending mining activities along the bank of a river that forms part of its southeastern

Denmark said Monday it was shutting its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso as part of its new Africa strategy, as military coups have "severely limited the scope for action in the Sahel region". Denmark said it would open embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda, and bolster diplomatic staff at its embassies in Egypt, Kenya,…

At least 15 civilians including children were killed Sunday by drone strikes in Mali's north, where the army and its Russian allies are fighting separatists and jihadists, local sources said. The separatists blamed "the army of the Malian junta and Russian mercenaries from the Wagner group" for the strikes at Tinzaouatene, near Algeria, giving a…

  Nigeria on Tuesday handed over the Vice-Chairmanship seat of the World Customs Organization (WCO), West Africa and Central Region, to Mali. READ ALSO:National Health Insurance Act: 2yrs after, states underenrol as 90% Nigerians still pay out-of-pocket The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the ceremony held at the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Headquarters, Abuja,…

Libya repatriated on Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries, Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official told AFP. Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry organisation tasked with halting irregular migration, said two repatriation flights took place, transporting 204 Nigerians and 165 Malians. Nine babies, 18…

The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, has described the threat of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit the bloc as sad and heartening.

Suspected jihadists killed at least 18 civilians in central Mali, numerous sources told AFP on Sunday, the latest attack in a region roiled by violence for years.

Mali and Russia on Friday launched the construction of the largest solar power plant in West Africa, Malian Energy Minister Bintou Camara said on national television.

Withdrawal from ECOWAS takes effect one year after notification of withdrawal to the secretariat, during which period the withdrawing member

Their foreign ministers met Friday in Niger's capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

African leaders called for more regional cooperation in fighting terrorism on Monday at a summit to look for African-led solutions to the continent's security challenges, including creating a possible regional military force.