Russia, Mali sign new cooperation deals
Russia signed a series of agreements with Mali to strengthen trade and economic ties, including a key deal on…
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China’s Ganfeng Lithium plans to build derivatives desk
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. is considering setting up a derivatives-trading desk to manage risk in response to market…
Egypt remains Africa’s top investment destination – UNCTAD
Egypt has been named Africa's top destination for foreign investment for the second consecutive year, according to…
Niger misses debt payment, default climbs to nearly $520mln
Niger missed 13.4 billion CFA francs ($22 million) debt payment last week, which brings the country’s total default…
Putin pledges African countries free grains despite Western sanctions
Russia would remain a reliable food supplier for African countries despite illegal Western sanctions, according to…
EgyptAir operates 22 flights for pilgrims
EgyptAir, the state-run aviation company, operated 22 flights on Monday to transport Hajj pilgrims to their…
IMF lowers Mali’s economic growth projections to 5% in 2018
Mali’s economy is forecast to grow by 5 percent this year, down from 5.3 percent in 2017, the International…
Mali president Keita officially wins re-election with 67% of vote
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won re-election with 67 percent of the vote in a run-off against opposition…
Mali elections: low turnout over security fears, opposition charges fraud
Voters stayed away in droves from Mali’s run-off presidential election due to concerns over security and simple…
Islamists militants attack African military base in Mali
Islamist militants armed on Friday with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military…
Russia hands Mali two combat helicopters
A Russian Helicopters company said Tuesday that Moscow sent Mali two MI-35M combat helicopters, Russian Sputnik…
Gunmen kidnap U.S. aid worker in Niger towards Mali; mayor
Gunmen raided the house of a U.S. aid worker in central Niger overnight, killing his two guards before driving him…
Putin seeks global anti-terrorism fight after Mali attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he wanted global cooperation to combat terrorism after Islamist…
Mali in mourning after more than 27 killed in hotel attack
Mali Saturday began three days of national mourning and declared a state of emergency after a nine-hour siege by…
Russian Researchers Expose Breakthrough U.S. Spying Program
The U.S. National Security Agency has figured out how to hide spying software deep within hard drives made by…
Egypt: Sobhy Inspects Egyptian Peacekeeping Force In Mali
Affirming the Egyptian role in supporting security and stability in Africa, Colonel General Sedqi Sobhy, the…
Nigeria Pulls Troops From Mali For Its Own Fight
A battalion of Nigerian troops fighting Islamic extremists in Mali will return home Wednesday, where their country…
U.N. Says Mali Still Precarious, Future Peacekeepers Need Equipment
Armed groups in Mali continue to pose a serious security threat to the entire region while African troops forming…
Egyptian Salafists Boycott Muslim Brotherhood Protest For Jerusalem Mufti
An Egyptian Salafist group has confirmed its boycott of a mass demonstration, organized by the Muslim Brotherhood,…
Rebels’ Raid Poses Mali Guerrilla War Threat For French
Malian troops hunted house-to-house in Gao on Monday for Islamist insurgents whose attack inside the northern town…
Mali On Edge After Suicide Attack
Malian troops bolstered security at army checkpoints and villagers detained two youths allegedly strapped with…
Egypt’s Morsi Opposes French Intervention In Mali
Egypt's Islamist president on Monday stated his opposition to France's military intervention in Mali, saying its…
Sahara Hostage Siege Turns Mali War Global
Islamist fighters have opened an international front in Mali's civil war by taking dozens of Western hostages at a…
Mali’s Islamist Groups United By War Threat
A powerful southern offensive by Islamists in Mali last week, halted only by French air strikes, showed that a…
Mali And France ‘Push Back Islamists’
Government forces in Mali say they have regained territory from Islamist militants following air strikes by the…
Morocco Disbands Al-Qaida Cell Sending Fighters To Mali
Moroccan Interior Ministry said on Saturday that it had disbanded a cell linked to the al-Qaida terrorist group…
Al Ahly Team Delayed on Mali Violence
Players and officials from Egypt's Al Ahly and Nigeria's Sunshine Stars are stranded in Mali, after renewed…
Food insecurity still a worry
Africa's Pulse reports that the Sahel region of West Africa is facing a severe food security situation.…
Calls for Calm in Mali
The self-declared leader of a military coup in Mali has appeared in a recorded interview on state television to…
Malian Soldiers declare Seizing Power
Renegade Malian soldiers went on state television on Thursday to declare they had seized power in a coup after the…