Guinea's former prime minister is jailed for 5 years for corruption
A local court in Guinea has sentenced the country’s immediate past prime minister for five years after finding him guilty of corruption and embezzlement of public funds ...
Mali to investigate claims soldiers 'executed' women and children
Mali's military government says it is investigating allegations that soldiers "coldly executed" at least 24 civilians in the ...
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Niger junta poised to keep power for five years
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rejected the three-year timeline. Niger, along with its junta-ruled neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, left the union this year, accusing it of ...
Niger junta to consider proposal for 5-year transition to non-military rule
Niger’s National Conference has submitted a proposal to return the country to non-military rule after a five-year transition ...
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Niger's national committee proposes a return to civilian rule after five years
The junta leader expressed his support for the plan ... You have done your part; I will do mine,” Tchiani said. Niger and its ...
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Northern Mali rebels say army killed 24 civilians, army reports clashes
Mali, led by a military junta, has for more than a decade battled jihadist groups allied to Islamic State and al Qaeda while grappling with a much longer history of Tuareg-led rebellion in the north.
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Mali's security crisis deepens as 20 killed in attack by Wagner mercenaries and army
Mali, run by a military junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has spent the past dozen years mired in a security crisis due to violence by groups affiliated to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The ...
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Russian Wagner troops ‘execute women and children in Mali’
Mali has been beset by jihadist groups for more than a decade. The country has been ruled by a military junta following coups in 2020 and 2021. A photograph obtained by the French military shows ...
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'In the first car, everyone died': Mali army, Wagner mercenaries accused of killing 20
Mali, run by a military junta following coups in 2020 and 2021, has spent the past dozen years mired in a security crisis due to violence by groups affiliated to al-Qaeda and Islamic State. The ...
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Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Mali on Saturday. The collapse took place near Kéniéba, in Mali's western, gold-rich Kayes region.
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Myanmar junta criticizes Argentina arrest warrant
YANGON — Myanmar's ruling junta criticized an Argentine court on Saturday for issuing an arrest warrant for its top leader over alleged "genocide and crimes against humanity" toward the Rohingya ...
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HRW urges African rights commission to end Mali junta’s opposition and dissent crackdown
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights in a Thursday letter to stop the Malian junta’s crackdown on political opposition and dissent. The group’s call comes ...