Mali takes 51% stake in China-backed local explosives venture
Mali has taken a 51% stake in a new industrial‑explosives venture with China’s Auxin Chemical Technology, its Council of Ministers ...
Tag: Niger
Niger revokes licenses of truckers refusing to deliver fuel to Mali
Niger has revoked the licenses of around thirty transport operators and truck drivers for refusing to transport fuel to neighboring ...
The AES and the Reconfiguration of Regional Security Architecture: A Look at the 2025 Bamako Summit
The AES stated that it is a response to the exacerbation of insecurity, the failure of international military interventions against ...
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, the West African wildlife sanctuary
The W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, commonly known as the WAP, is the largest and most important protected ecosystem in West Africa. Spanning ...
Sahel Alliance leaders meet in Bamako to deepen break with ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States is taking its next steps toward regional autonomy, with the military leaders of Mali, Niger ...
Coup contagion? A rash of African power grabs suggests copycats are taking note of others’ success
In a scene that has become familiar across parts of Africa of late, a group of armed men in military ...
Terrorist takeover of Mali is far-fetched, foreign minister says
Mali's foreign minister has dismissed as implausible the notion that terrorists could soon take the capital, in the first extensive ...
Agadez, historic city in Niger
Agadez is a historic city located in northern Niger that stands as a silent witness to centuries of trade and ...
Niger, Mali military leaders meet in Bamako, pledge stronger Sahel confederation
In a display of deepening solidarity, Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, was received with warm camaraderie by his Malian ...
International court blocks Niger uranium sale amid Orano dispute
An international court of arbitration has temporarily blocked the sale of uranium stockpiles over a dispute between the Niger government ...