The United Nations has sent a team of investigators to Mali’s restive Mopti region, where more than 150 people were killed this weekend, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogossagou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti in central Mali. Local officials and security sources […]
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One year after, AfCFTA seeks last ratification to kick off agreement
A year after the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) was presented for signature, along with the Kigali Declaration and the Protocol on Free Movement of Persons, Right to Residence and Right to Establishment, implementation of the agreement remains delayed over the inability to achieve required number of ratifications. Twenty-two (22) ratifications […]
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Terror attacks on the rise in Mali
Security is worsening in Mali with terror attacks on the rise, targeting UN peacekeepers, Malian troops, international forces and civilians, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned in a report on Tuesday. The threat from extremist groups has spread from northern Mali to the center of the West African country, complicating efforts to implement a peace deal […]
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France hails progress in fight against jihadists in Sahel
The fight against jihadists in Africa’s Sahel region is “achieving results”, France’s prime minister said in Mali on Saturday, two days after French forces killed a top extremist leader. “The anti-terrorist struggle in the Sahel requires determination, endurance and humility. We are faced with a hard fight,” Edouard Philippe told reporters. The prime minister arrived […]
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Mali claim first AFCON U-20 title, edge out Senegal
Malians jubilate after winning their first U-20 AFCON championship By Victor OkoyeMali on Sunday defeated Senegal 3-2 on penalty kicks to claim their maiden Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title following a 1-1 stalemate at extra time in Niamey. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the match played at
AFCON U-20: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles lose to South Africa, finish fourth
UBA begins operation in Mali
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has commenced banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the aspiration of deepening banking penetration in Africa. The launch of UBA Mali brings to 20, the number of African countries, where the Group currently operates, with global operations in the United States, United Kingdom and France. The […] …
UN urges probe as mines kill peacekeepers in Mali
NAPTIP to rescue 20,000 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali ― DG
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said it is making efforts to rescue about 20,000 Nigerian girls trapped in different parts of Mali. The Director-General of NAPTIP, Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, said […]
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NAPTIP to rescue 20,000 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali –DG
NAN The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it is making efforts to rescue about 20,000 Nigerian girls trapped in different parts of Mali. Mrs Julie Okah-Donli, the Director- General of NAPTI, who made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja, […]
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