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BABA AHMED

BABA AHMED

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Africa|Political|World

Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels. But will it end one of Africa's longest conflicts?

Senegal’s government has signed an agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed rebellion has been raging for over 40 years over calls for independence

Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels. But will it end one of Africa's longest conflicts?
Africa|Arts|Entertainment

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84

Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema, dies at age 84
Africa|Business|Economy|World

The collapse of a gold mine has killed 42 people and injured several others in Mali

A gold mine has collapsed in the east of Mali, leaving a preliminary death toll of 42 and many injured, according to Malian national television and local authorities

Africa|Election|News|Political

Mali's military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule

A spokesperson says Mali's military-led government has postponed a presidential election that was expected to return the West African nation to democracy following a 2020 coup

Africa|News|World

U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies

The United Nations says its peacekeepers have started departing from two bases in northern Mali as part of a forced withdrawal from the country and amid increasing insecurity

U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies
Africa|Health|News

Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says

Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence

Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says
Africa|News|World

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta's pressure to go

The United Nations has ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta's pressure to go
Africa|Crime|News

More than 70 are dead after an unregulated gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says

An official in Mali says that more than 70 people have been killed after an unregulated gold mine collapsed late last week

Africa|News|World

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence

The military juntas ruling Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger say they have agreed to create a joint force to fight extremist violence in their nations

Juntas ruling Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso agree to create a joint force to fight worsening violence
Africa|News|World

Mali's junta suspends all political activities until further notice

Mali’s ruling junta issued a decree suspending all political activities until further notice late on Wednesday, citing a need to preserve public order

Africa|Economy|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa

Street vendors in Mali’s capital of Bamako peddle water sachets, ubiquitous for this part of West Africa during the hottest months

Laborers and street vendors in Mali find no respite as deadly heat wave surges through West Africa
News|World

Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces

Mali's army says a senior Islamic State group commander wanted in connection with the deaths of U.S. forces in Niger has been killed in an operation by Malian state forces

Malian army says it killed an Islamic State group commander who attacked U.S., Niger forces
Africa|Crime|News

Extremists attack a wedding ceremony in Mali and kill at least 21

Residents say an armed group attacked a wedding ceremony in central Mali and killed at least 21 people

Africa|Crime|News|Videos|World

Two men who say they're Russian appear in hostage video from Niger released by al-Qaida-linked group

Two men claiming to be Russian nationals and saying they were taken captive in Niger by militants linked to al-Qaida have appeared in a video published on a media platform affiliated to the extremist group

Africa|News|World

Mali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital

Army troops have subdued Islamic militants who attacked a military training camp and the airport in Mali's capital, but some soldiers were killed

Mali troops put down a deadly militant attack in the capital
Environment|Science|World

Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert

A rare deluge of rainfall has left lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert

Water gushes through sand dunes after a rare rainfall in the Sahara desert
Africa|Crime

Mali cuts TV news station's signal over broadcast criticizing Burkina Faso's ruling junta

Mali’s junta has taken popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News off air after it broadcast a politician's critical remarks about a close ally of the military regime, a journalist for the channel said Tuesday

Africa|Business|Crime|Economy|World

Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes

Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes

Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes
Africa|World

Nearly 70 migrants died when their boat sank en route to Spain, a Malian minister says

The Malian authorities have announced that almost 70 migrants, including 25 Malians, died when their boat sank last week while they were trying to reach Europe

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