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COMPLICATIONS heightened insecurity disrupts vital transport corridors to Mali Key trade routes connecting Mali with its regional partners, including Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea, have been grappling with significant disruptions for…
This sprawling expanse of sand, as magnificent as it is lethal, once again serves as a stark reminder of profound human tragedies, often unfolding beyond international scrutiny. While media attention…
Niamey, June 5, 2026 — Niger has solidified its position as a pivotal force in the regional battle against international drug trafficking across the Sahel. This assertion comes following a…
Former security chief for Damiba sentenced in Burkina Faso arson case Actus. The Burkinabè judicial system has handed down an 11-year prison sentence, with five years to be served without…
«The costs of schooling are so high that capping them would, to some extent, relieve our parents and help them provide a good education for our little ones,» shared Alain…
The ongoing dispute between Paris and Bamako has escalated significantly following the severe twenty-year prison sentence handed down to Yann V., a declared officer of France’s Directorate-General for External Security…
diplomacy update Belgium to permanently close its embassy in Mali by 2026 Belgium has confirmed the definitive closure of its embassy in Bamako, Mali, slated for June 30, 2026. The…
A Malian court has sentenced a French intelligence officer, holding diplomatic status, to 20 years in prison for allegedly undermining state security. The ruling, delivered Friday, comes nearly a year…
In Bamako, the capital of Mali, a French diplomat was sentenced to two decades behind bars on Thursday. The court ruled that the intelligence officer, who held diplomatic immunity, had…
A Malian court delivers a landmark verdict in the DGSE officer case In a decisive legal ruling, a court in Bamako has sentenced a detained French intelligence officer from the…
The Malian government has escalated its fight against terrorism by placing a 2 billion FCFA bounty on Iyad Ag Ghaly, the notorious leader of the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM),…
The Burkina Faso security landscape has once again been shaken by a devastating assault in the northern region. On the morning of Friday, June 5, 2026, militants from the Jama’at…