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...

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...

CAF Champions League: Rivers United get tough draw

BY BEN OGBEMUDIA Nigeria’s sole representative, Rivers United, have been handed a daunting challenge in the group stage of the money-spinning CAF Champions League, following Monday’s draw ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Africa. ‎ ‎Sixteen of...

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...

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...

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...