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...

What is Françafrique? The taboo word that reveals the shifti...

The term “Françafrique” describes the political, economic and military networks built to preserve French influence in Africa. It refers to a past era but many believe that it still shapes relations between France and its former colonies today. The...

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,...

Ghana initiates major gold sector audit as Africa tightens grip on resource governance

Ghana has begun its most extensive audit of the mining industry in more than a decade. This is a sweeping review that signals a new era of accountability in Africa’s top gold-producing country. The move comes as governments across the continent...

S. Korea plans travel ban on Mali over terrorist activities

SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- The foreign ministry said Saturday it is planning to impose a travel ban on Mali over increased terrorist activities in the African nation. The ban -- the highest Level 4 of a four-tier travel warning system -- is...

Volta Corridor Positioned as Ghana’s Next Economic Hub

The Volta Region’s been positioned as Ghana’s next major economic growth hub following the unveiling of a comprehensive investment roadmap at the Volta Economic Forum, with organizers presenting specific project opportunities worth hundreds of...

West Africa Takes Digital Leap With SIGMAT Customs Launch

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is officially launching a homegrown digital customs platform that could fundamentally transform how goods move across the region’s borders, as technical experts from Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and...

Traditional roots of polygyny in Africa

Polygyny has long been a feature of many African societies: a man marrying multiple wives was often culturally acceptable, economically rational (in agrarian societies), and socially prestigious. But with rapid urbanization, changing economic...

US, UK withdraw non-essential embassy staff from Mali

Agence France-Presse . Bamako, Mali 31 October, 2025, 23:41 The United States and United Kingdom are withdrawing non-essential staff from their embassies in Mali, where a fuel blockade waged by jihadists has upturned daily life. Since back-to-back...

Jihadists have blockaded Mali’s capital. What’s at stake

A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaida have laid siege to landlocked Mali’s capital. For over a month, they have attacked convoys supplying Bamako with fuel, putting considerable pressure on the military junta that has been ruling...

Why an armed group linked to al-Qaida is gaining ground in Mali

Mali’s military regime is coming under increasing pressure from Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), an armed group linked to al-Qaida that now controls large swathes of territory across the Sahel region of western and north-central...

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...

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...

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...

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 Fuel Blockade Worsens Amid Restructuring of Mining Industry

Rebel offensive against the military government has resulted in severe petroleum shortages while the country has cancelled more than 90 contracts with extractive foreign firms Geoeconomic Analysis In the resource-rich West African state of Mali...