Malian president’s chief of staff, 3 others killed in ambush

The chief of staff for Mali’s interim president, Oumar Traore, and three others have been killed in an ambush, the government said on Thursday. The ambush took place in the rural area of Nara in Mali’s southwestern Koulikoro region, the…

Burkina urges ‘federation’ with Mali for joint clout

Burkina Faso’s prime minister, in a visit to neighbouring Mali this week, has suggested the two countries form a “federation” to boost their economic clout, his office said. Both nations are battling jihadist insurgencies and are run by juntas who…

Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping mission in Mali – Letter

Ivory Coast on Tuesday announced it will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force in Mali, according to a letter by its Ambassador to the UN. The latter came after Bamako detained…

France completes Mali pull-out

The last soldiers belonging to France’s Barkhane operation in Mali have now left the African country, the French chiefs of staff said on Monday. French forces have been supporting Mali against insurgents for nearly a decade, but President Emmanuel Macron…

Two Red Cross workers killed in Mali ambush

A vehicle transporting a Red Cross team came under a hail of gunfire in western Mali, killing a worker and the car’s driver, the Malian and Dutch Red Cross organisations have said. Witnesses said the attackers were riding motorcycles when…

Man sells wife and son for N2million: Let’s not mistake poverty for reason to act like animals

My dad has a saying I wished at some point he would stop telling us his kids, “you can’t say because you are hungry go picking food from the dustbin.” He used this to illustrate to us that, no matter…

Trial suggests malaria sickness could be cut by 70%

A new approach to protecting young African children from malaria could reduce deaths and illness from the disease by 70%, a study suggests. Giving them vaccines before the worst season in addition to preventative drugs produced “very striking” results, London…

*Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust)*3 Lagos LG traffic officers arrested for extorting motorists (Punch)

Soldier kills self after killing Customs officer at Seme (DailyTrust) A customs officer has been shot dead by a soldier at Seme border in Lagos State. A witness told Daily Trust that the incident happened on Wednesday night. The witness,…

2021 Afcon qualifiers: Mali, Tunisia qualify but Ghana, Nigeria must wait

Mali ensured their place at an eighth consecutive Nations Cup finals with narrow hard-fought 2-1 win over hosts Namibia. All three goals of Tuesday’s Group A encounter came in the opening 40 minutes of the game as Mali had a…

*Lagos loses $2.1bn to environmental pollution, says Minister (Guardian)*Third Mainland Bridge repairs progressing as planned – Lagos (Punch)

Lagos loses $2.1bn to environmental pollution, says Minister (Guardian) Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has said Lagos state has lost $2.1 billion due to the adverse effect of pollution, according to a report by the World Health Organization…

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