COUNTER-TERRORISM: Islamic Terrorists Rampage Across Africa

November 1, 2025: Over 200,000 deaths are attributed to Islamic terrorist groups operating in sub-Saharan Africa in the past ten years. Separately, escalating violence in the Sahel and Somalia have caused fatalities linked to militant Islamist...

Fayemi: ECOWAS Must Reform to Tackle Poverty, Inequality, and Insecurity in West Africa

Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has called for urgent reform of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), insisting that the challenges of poverty, inequality, governance deficits, and insecurity in the West African region...

Bamako under siege: why Mali’s army is struggling to break the jihadist blockade of the capital

When the military overthrew the democratically elected government in Mali in 2020, coup leader General Assimi Goita promised to root out jihadists in the north of the country. Mali had been struggling to defeat them for nearly a decade. Multiple...

SIMA 2025 Concludes With Bold Vision For Pan-African Media Collaboration

Dakar, Senegal — October 30, 2025 The inaugural International African Media Exhibition (SIMA) wrapped up in Dakar with a resounding commitment to reshape the future of African media. A key outcome of the event was the decision to launch a...

CAF unveils 2025/26 group stage draw

The Confederation of African Football has conducted the group stage draw for the 2025/26 CAF Champions League, placing Nigeria's Rivers United in Group A. Nigeria's Rivers United will face reigning champions Pyramids FC of Egypt, Moroccan giants...

Kremlin moves to systemic influence on African states - intelligence

Russia is increasing its information influence in Nigeria, relying on the network of the African Initiative agency, which has been operating in Lagos since 2024, using tactics developed in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso. This was reported by the...

Mali Revokes 90 Mining Permits, Tightening Control on Sector

Mali’s military-led government has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits due to alleged non-compliance with the country’s new legal requirements. An official decree signed by Mines Minister Amadou Keita on October 13 announced the...

Edward Chilufya doubtful for AFCON 

Chipolopolo winger Edward Chilufya is doubtful for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a knee injury. Chilufya last played a match last month when Zambia suffered a narrow 1-0 loss to Niger. According to his club FC Midtjylland, the...

CAF Unveils 2025/26 Champions League Group Stage Draw

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially unveiled the group stage draw for the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League, setting the stage for a thrilling continental showdown. The draw, conducted at the SuperSport studios in Johannesburg...

President Mahama meets Macron to strengthen Ghana-France ties at Paris Peace Forum

President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive bilateral talks at the Élysée Palace on Thursday October 30, 2025, focusing on security cooperation, economic development and regional stability on the...

Mali Cancels 90-Plus Mining Permits Amid Compliance Crackdown

Mali’s government has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits following what officials described as widespread failure by operators to meet updated legal requirements, marking one of the most extensive regulatory interventions in West...

WAFU U-20: Falconets clash with defending champions Ghana Saturday

The Nigeria U20 Women’s national team, the Falconets, will begin their 2025 West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) Under-20 girls cup against defending champions, the Black Maidens of Ghana on Saturday at 10 am in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The...

WAFU B Women’s U-20 : Nigeria To face Ghana On Saturday

News Investigators/ The Nigeria U20 Women’s national team, the Falconets, will begin their 2025 West African Football Union (WAFU Zone B) Under-20 girls cup against defending champions, the Black Maidens of Ghana on Saturday at 10 am in Cotonou,...

Mali annuls 90-plus mining exploration permits amid legal changes 

Mali has cancelled more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those belonging to subsidiaries of international mining companies, due to alleged non-compliance with new legal requirements. The companies impacted include local subsidiaries...

President Mahama, President Macron hold talks on strengthening Ghana’s maritime security

President John Dramani Mahama and French President Emmanuel Macron held extensive bilateral talks at the Élysée Palace on Thursday, October 30, 2025 discussing security cooperation, economic development, and regional stability on the sidelines of...

AFRICA/MALI - Fuel war spreads to the Capital Bamako

Bamako (Agenzia Fides) – “This morning at dawn, a convoy of 1,000 fuel tankers, escorted by the army, was greeted by a cheering crowd in Bamako,” local sources told Fides, describing the situation in the Malian capital, where unrest is growing due...

Mali Cancels Over 90 Mining Permits In Compliance Crackdown

Mali has revoked more than 90 mining exploration permits, including those held by international firms, in a sweeping crackdown on non-compliance with new legal standards. According to a decree signed by Mines Minister Amadou Keita, all rights...

Mali Mining Permits Cancelled Amid Sweeping Legal Reforms

Mali annuls 90-plus mining exploration permits, marking a turning point for compliance and control In a decisive regulatory move, Mali has cancelled more than 90 mining exploration permits, affecting subsidiaries of major international firms such...

African leaders call for sovereign justice mechanisms

African leaders have emphasised the need to safeguard the future of justice on the continent and the importance of national sovereignty. This was at an event commemorating the eighth anniversary of Burundi’s withdrawal from the International...

Mali jails former PM over social media post

Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been sentenced to one year in prison for expressing support for political prisoners in a social media post. The 50-year-old, who served from 2014 to 2015, was convicted by a Bamako cybercrime...