•ECOWAS defence chiefs meet in Abuja The Chiefs of Defence Staff of the Economic Community of West Africa States today called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the regional bloc. Speaking in Abuja while on a visit to the National Counter Terrorism Centre, the Chairman of the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs […]
•Libya flag Libya today repatriated 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official told our correspondent. Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry organisation tasked with halting irregular migration, said two repatriation flights took place transp...
•Niger’s General Abdourahamane Tiani (R) salutes next to his Burkinabe counterpart Captain Ibrahim Traore (L) upon his arrival in Niamey on Friday The military regimes of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso marked their divorce from the rest of West Africa Saturday, with Niger’s ruling general saying the junta-led countries have “turned their backs o...
•Terrorists An attack blamed on jihadists in central Mali killed more than 20 civilians on Monday, two local officials said, in the latest killings in the troubled Sahel region. Mali has for over a decade been ravaged by jihadists and other armed groups, with the centre of the West African country becoming a hotbed of […]
•Osimhen Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest were among the players ruled out of Nigeria’s friendly games against Ghana and Mali. The Super Eagles camp for the game opened today. But Osimhen, Africa’s Player of the Year, would miss the matches, according to an update on the team’s social media page, reports […...
•ECOWAS leaders in Abuja yesterday The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to lift some sanctions on Niger Republic, Mali and Guinea. The resolution was taken at the extraordinary summit on the peace, political, and security situation in the ECOWAS sub-region in Abuja yesterday, reports Channels TV. While the region...
•(L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani Ministers from Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger met in the Burkinabe capital yesterday to discuss creating a confederation, our correspondent saw. The three military regimes formed a defence and economic pact, th...
•Ivory Coast players celebrate first goal Hosts Ivory Coast has beaten Mali to reach Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals … developing story
•Photo (L-R ) The leader of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita and Niger’s General Abdourahmane Tchiani. The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced today their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states. The leaders of the thr...
Namibia qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 for the first time yesterday after a 0-0 draw against Group E winners Mali in San Pedro. The Brave Warriors will advance as one of the four best third-placed teams and meet Angola on Saturday for a place in the quarter-finals, reports AFP. Mali secured […]
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