Niger’s neighbors approve military intervention
The West African bloc ECOWAS has activated a standby force to use against the junta that took power last month ECOWAS heads of state gathered for a summit meeting on…
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Chocolate set to be more expensive as cocoa prices soar
The costs have surged to 12-year highs © Getty Images / Anastassia LAURENT Prices for chocolate-making ingredient cocoa jumped to the highest level in more than 12 years last week,…
Mali adopts new constitution
The document is said to bolster the powers of the country’s president, who will be elected democratically next year A Malian national living in Abidjan casts his ballot during voting…
African monetary union ends Mali’s suspension
The eight-nation bloc punished Bamako in 2022 after the military government proposed staying in power for up to five years General Assimi Goita, President of Mali. © Michael Kappeler /…
Mali counts votes in referendum on new constitution
Supporters of the draft law say it will pave the way to forming a civilian government in the military-ruled state A Malian national living in Abidjan casts his ballot during…
France reduces military presence in three African countries
France intends to reduce the number of its military personnel in three African countries in the coming months. France will reduce the number of the contingent by “several hundred people”…
Record number of migrants crossing Mediterranean
Crossings soared almost 300% in the first four months of 2023, the EU’s border agency has said Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa sit in a makeshift boat off the coast of…
Burkina Faso’s junta leader touts Russia as ‘strategic ally’
Ibrahim Traore said Moscow is a major supplier of military equipment, but denied there is Wagner involvement in the capital Ibrahim Traore © OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP Russia has…
Berlin blames Russia for Western setbacks in Africa
The German defense minister has expressed alarm at Moscow’s growing traction on the continent, especially in the Sahel region German defense minister Boris Pistorius. © Julian Stratenschulte/picture alliance via Getty…
US eyes aid to stop violence spilling into coastal West Africa
The United States is preparing long-term assistance for the Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo as concerns rise that jihadist violence in the Sahel could spill into coastal West Africa, officials…