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Al-Qaeda-linked group burns fuel trucks as it tightens blockade on Mali imports
Militants linked to Al-Qaeda have opened a new front in Mali’s conflict by striking at the country’s fuel lifeline. Over the weekend, fighters belonging to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) burned tankers coming in from Ivory Coast, footage circulating online revealed. A security source in Sikasso confirmed the attacks, which took place in the southern…
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Gradually, Africa is becoming a ‘NATO’ continent: No action, talk only – Alan Kyerematen laments
Alan Kyerematen, Ghana’s former Minister of Trade and Industry and one of the architects...
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One Market, 54 Nations: Why Africa’s free trade pact is still stalled 7 years after signing
When African leaders signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) in 2018,...
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Guinea-Bissau president names new prime minister as election tensions rise
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau has dismissed Prime Minister Rui Duarte de...
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Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio appointed ECOWAS chairman amid security and political turmoil
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been named the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at a time when the regional bloc is grappling with one of the...
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Burkina Faso Coup Over, President Kafando Restored to Power
After the presidential guard and coup leader Gen. Gilbert Diendere agreed to the deal presented by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Burkina Faso Interim President Michel Kafando...
