Celeb Digest: Politician found dead at her home, Jeff Koinange speaks after missing on air

In celeb digest this week, politician and influencer Fernanda Oliveira da Silva passed away, leaving her friends and fans in mourning Jeff Koinange also made it to the headlines this week after he broke his silence on his whereabouts TUKO.co.ke...

Mali on the Brink: Jihadis Tighten Siege Around Bamako as Russian Support Falters

More than ten years after jihadi forces stormed the fabled city of Timbuktu, banning music, dancing and imposing sharia law, Mali is once again teetering on the edge of collapse. Fighters affiliated with al-Qaeda have surrounded Bamako, the...

Mali fuel crisis, insecurity spark foreign embassy warnings ...

Embassies in Mali urged citizens to depart the country immediately this week while the United States and United Kingdom withdrew non-essential staff, as a fuel blockade by jihadists upturns daily life and stokes fears of growing insecurity. Since...

Mali's fuel shortage sparks urgent advisories from Western countries

The Malian capital is facing a dual crisis of severe fuel shortages and a wave of foreign advisories to leave the country, creating what local journalists describe as a “psychosis” among residents who feel trapped by deteriorating security and...

Mali has not just plunged into crisis. It has been unraveling for years.

This week, the United States urged its citizens to leave Mali immediately, as an al-Qaeda affiliated group imposed a fuel blockade on the capital. More than a routine security warning, this move highlights the deep vulnerability of a country...

‘My Father’s Shadow’  to Open Film Africa 2025

Vanessa Obioha British-Nigerian filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr. will open Film Africa 2025 with his debut feature, ‘My Father’s Shadow,’ when the festival runs from November 14 to 23 in London. Co-written with his brother Wale Davies, the film is set...

$124 Trillion And Counting... These Are The World's Largest Economies

The 2026 world economy has a cautious outlook, according to the October report put out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The organization says that global growth is slowing amid fragmentation and rising protectionism. Significant downside...

Russia threat extends beyond Ukraine, says Finnish Foreign Minister

SINGAPORE – Finland’s chief diplomat has called on the “free world” to “keep pushing back” against Russia, warning that the threat posed by Moscow extends beyond its ongoing war in Ukraine. Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Elina Valtonen also...

Korea plans travel ban on Mali over terrorist activities

Published: 02 Nov. 2025, 12:22 A bus runs on a road in Bamako, the capital of Mali, Oct. 28. [XINHUA/YONHAP] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday it is planning to impose a travel ban on Mali over increased terrorist activities in the...

Social Worker's Day, International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: what is celebrated on November 2

Today, November 2, the world celebrates Zero Task Day and the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and in Ukraine - Social Worker's Day, writes UNN. Zero Task Day Zero Task Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of...

A museum in motion: Where memory, creativity and cultural ju...

In this interview with Africa Renewal’s Franck Kuwonu the Director of the Museum of Black Civilisations in Dakar Mohamed Abdallah Ly reflects on the urgent need to decolonize cultural institutions, the symbolism of absence, and the politics of...

What are Algeria’s options after the UN vote on the Sahara?

Why it matters: Resolution S/RES/2797 transformed Morocco’s autonomy initiative from proposal to operating reference within the UN system, and Algeria’s policy apparatus must determine how to operate within that structure. Algeria is left with...

Jihadists Expand Operations in Mali, Force Women to Wear Veils, Extort, Kidnap for Ransom: Report

The Catholic information service reports that unrest is growing in the Malian capital due to the blockade by the jihadist group Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), which is attempting to prevent fuel tankers from Senegal and Ivory Coast...

Al-Qaida Poised to Take Over Mali, First Country for Militants

Mali faces mounting pressure from al-Qaida-linked militants as the U.S.-designated terrorist group tightens its grip on supply routes leading to the capital, Bamako, according to the Wall Street Journal. The U.S. this week urged its citizens to...

Mahama pushes for new regional security platform to tackle extremism as Germany pledges €65m support

President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to establish a new regional security platform that will bring together Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to strengthen cooperation in the fight against violent extremism. Speaking at a joint press...

Foreign Ministry follows up on Lebanese nationals as Mali faces instability

Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday it is closely monitoring with “deep concern” the deteriorating situation in Mali, citing ongoing political and security tensions, as well as a severe economic crisis and shortages of energy and fuel. In a...

State Department Issues Advisories Against Traveling to 3 African Nations

A protester holds up a sign demanding that U.S. soldiers leave Niger during a demonstration in the capital Niamey, on April 13, 2024. AFP via Getty Images The U.S. State Department issued updated travel advisories for three African nations—Mali,...

5 African countries added to U.S. high-risk travel list amid growing instability

The latest travel advisories, issued between September and October 2025, place Mali and Niger at Level 4: Do Not Travel, Sudan also at Level 4, while Madagascar and Tanzania have both been raised to Level 3: Reconsider Travel. The updated...

West Africa Suffering A Crisis Of Democracy – ECOWAS Warns

The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has raised the alarm over what he described as West Africa’s deepening democracy and security crises, warning that the region’s political instability threatens to derail Africa’s integration...

L’esempio del Burkina Faso e di Thomas Sankara per un’Africa pienamente sovrana e indipendente

Come un piccolo paese ha resistito al neocolonialismo Segue nostro Telegram. L’indipendenza conseguita agli albori degli anni ‘60 da molte nazioni africane, in particolare quelle già colonie francesi, si sono rivelate spesso semplicemente formali,...