Mali said it and Russia will seek to strengthen security and defense ties, in a country where Russia already provides helicopters and mercenaries.
Author: ELIAN PELTIER
Wagner Group May Have Committed War Crimes in Mali, UN Experts Say
Persistent reports point to “horrific executions” and other atrocities possibly committed by the Kremlin-affiliated mercenary force and the Malian military, according to human rights experts.
Wagner Group May Have Committed War Crimes in Mali, UN Experts Say
Persistent reports point to “horrific executions” and other atrocities possibly committed by the Kremlin-affiliated mercenary force and the Malian military, according to human rights experts.
Armed Insurgents Kidnap 50 Women in Burkina Faso
The women were abducted while searching for food in a region that has been under a blockade by extremist groups for nearly a year.
African Journalists Urge Senegal to Release Pape Alé Niang
Pape Alé Niang, an investigative reporter, was arrested on charges of disclosing confidential government information. Journalists and rights defenders say he was just doing his job.
Mali Pardons Detained Ivorian Soldiers
Ivory Coast had said the 49 soldiers were in Mali to provide security for a United Nations peacekeeping mission, but Mali had accused them of being mercenaries.
She Is Africa’s First Heat Officer. Can She Make Her City Livable?
Eugenia Kargbo remembers when Sierra Leone’s capital was greener and cooler, and is now trying to help the city combat rising temperatures.
Nets, Buoys, Salt, Ice. For West African Fishermen, ‘Everything’ Is Going Up.
Fishermen in Sierra Leone need large amounts of ice to store their catch on multiday journeys. Like many commodities, it has become pricey.
At Least 141 Die in Congo After Floods Hit Kinshasa
In Kinshasa, a megacity of 15 million, heavy rain left roads, infrastructure and many neighborhoods underwater or in ruins.
While Abortion Rights Shrink in U.S., This Small Country Expanded Access
The West African nation of Benin adopted one of the continent’s most liberal laws on abortion last year after hearing testimony from gynecologists about women dying from illegal abortions.