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Gibraltar: The Strait That No Longer Divides Africa from Europe, but Two Visions of the World
Morocco World News
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August 18, 2025
For decades, the Strait of Gibraltar marked the boundary between a developed North and a dependent South. Today, it has become something else entirely, a strategic fault line between Europe turning inward and an emerging African front, anchored by...
Mali's military junta marks five years in power but elections still indefinitely postponed
Africanews
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August 18, 2025
After five years in power, Mali's military junta have broken their promise not to stay in power long. But what has it achieved? August 18th marks five years since the military overthrow of Mali’s democratic government. One month later,...
Vancouver-based B2Gold Receives Mali Approval for Underground Mining at Fekola
Canadian Process Equipment & Control News
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August 18, 2025
B2Gold Corp. has received approval from Mali’s government to begin underground mining operations at its Fekola mine, including stope ore production. The approval came July 30 following meetings between B2Gold executives and Malian officials,...
Mali Government Arrests Dozens Of Soldiers In Fear Of Coup
The Organization for World Peace
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August 17, 2025
On August 10th, 2025, dozens of soldiers, including a prominent general, were arrested over an alleged coup attempt against the ruling junta in Mali. One of the arrestees was General Abass Dembele, a former governor of the central Mopti region....
Five years after the 2020 coup, where is Mali today?
Modern Ghana
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When Mali's military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that overthrew the transitional civilian government in 2021, the military is still...
Mali arrests generals, French national accused in 'destabilisation' plot
Times LIVE
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Mali's military-led government has arrested two generals and a French national, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot to destabilise the West African nation, according to a government statement and state-owned media. Mali has endured...
New documentary on colonial debt premieres in Mali, calls for justice and reform
GhanaWeb
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August 18, 2025
The premiere of the documentary “Reparations: The Colonial Debt” was held in Bamako to resounding public and media attention. Produced under the Réveil d'Afrik initiative, the film sheds critical light on one of Africa’s most urgent conversations...
South Sudan vs Senegal: The Road to the African Dream
Eye Radio
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August 18, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 7 hours ago South Sudan’s national basketball team faces a monumental challenge today in Luanda, Angola, taking on Senegal in a crucial AfroBasket quarter-final. The winner of the high-stakes clash will advance...
France in diplomatic row with Mali over arrest of embassy staff in alleged coup plot
Business Insider Africa
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August 18, 2025
The French government identified the man as Yann Vezilier, an accredited diplomat, and insisted the charges against him were “unfounded,” a development that further strains already tense relations between Paris and Mali’s military rulers. France’s...
New DRC Mines Minister Louis Watum Strengthens Ties with China
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 18, 2025
DRC’s New Mines Minister Louis Watum Meets Chinese Ambassador to Bolster Mining Cooperation Louis Watum Kabamba, newly appointed Minister of Mines in the Suminwa II government, officially took office on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, succeeding...
Africa’s missed opportunity?
World Finance
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Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)   Historically, Africa has been consistent in creating a pattern of pursuing integration through grand masterplans. Many have remained just plans on paper due...
Drone Statecraft: Turkey’s Expanding Security Footprint in Africa
Observer Research Foundation
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Image Source: Getty Images As Jihadist fighters continue to wreak havoc with a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali, the Junta government—with its limited capacity and international support—is scrambling...
France verifies man detained over coup plot in Mali is French
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) France has confirmed that a citizen detained in Mali over an alleged coup plot is an employee of its embassy in Bamako but rejected claims linking him to efforts to overthrow the military-led government, according to reports. Malian...
CSquared Accelerates West Africa’s Digital Transformation with Cross-Border Fiber Backbone
This Day
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August 17, 2025
…Infrastructure sets to connect coastal and landlocked nations Raheem Akingbolu CSquared, a pan-African technology company committed to digitally connecting Africa through open-access, carrier-neutral broadband infrastructure, today announced a...
Youth activist calls for probe into potential human trafficking scheme targetting African girls
Zambia Reports
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August 18, 2025
By Richard Lamu “I applied for the Alabuga Start Programme but with what I have read so far, I am having second thoughts; I don’t think I would go if they accept me,” 21-year-old Chileshe (not her real name) told Zambia Reports. A graduate of...
Mali hosts premiere of reparations documentary
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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August 18, 2025
A documentary, which sheds critical light on the call for reparations from former colonial powers has been premiered in Bamako, Mali. The documentary “Reparations: The Colonial Debt”, produced under the Réveil d’Afrik initiative, and directed by...
PREVIEW: It's Monday Madness! South Sudan, Senegal, Guinea, and Mali in the hunt for quarterfinal spots
FIBA Basketball
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LUANDA (Angola) - The 2025 AfroBasket is approaching its final stages. On Monday, fans can look forward to two thrilling elimination games at the Pavilhão Multiusos de Kilamba, with Guinea facing Mali and South Sudan competing against Senegal. The...
“Justice must and will prevail” – An interview with the President of the International Criminal Court, Judge Tomoko Akane
EJIL: Talk!
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August 18, 2025
On 17 July 2025, I interviewed Judge Tomoko Akane, President of the International Criminal Court. It was a wide-ranging conversation in which we discussed, among other things, her priorities as President, the impact of US sanctions and Japan’s...
West Africa Deaf FootbalI/ Athletics Competition ignites Abuja
The Sun Nigeria
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August 18, 2025
All is now set for the 13th West Africa Deaf football tournament ( WADFT ) and 3rd West Africa Deaf Athletics Championship kicking off today in Abuja. The event is slated 18 to 30 August 2025 at the Package ‘B’ of the Moshood Abiola National...
Liberia: LISCR FC Accepts Invitation to West Africa Champions Cup New Coach, Fresh Ambitions After Trophyless Season
Front Page Africa
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August 18, 2025
Monrovia-LISCR Football Club, one of Liberia’s most decorated football sides, has officially accepted an invitation to represent the country at the 4th Edition of the West Africa Champions Cup, scheduled to take place in Conakry, Guinea from...