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ECOWAS virtual summit on Mali crisis holds July 27
ECOWAS has called a virtual extraordinary Summit on Monday, 27 July on the crisis in Mali following inclusive talks held by five...
Peace mission to Mali: Buhari returns to Abuja without a deal
President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Thursday from his peace mission to Mali without a truce to the country’s political crisis....
Like U.S. Pres.Trump, Buhari bows to pressure, wears face mask
President Muhammadu Buhari was on Thursday spotted wearing the N95 nose mask, the first time since the outbreak of the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Buhari was...
Just in: ECOWAS leaders head to Mali on peace mission
Four ECOWAS leaders — Presidents Macky Sall of Senegal, Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, Alassane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire and Nana Akufo Addo...
UN, Europe Union and African states call for calm in Mali
The United Nations, European Union, African Union and the West African regional bloc Ecowas have called for calm in Mali after at...
Benin, Togo, 6 other Francophone West African countries dump CFA, adopt new currency
…French President Macron endorses decision Eight French-speaking countries in the West African region have dumped the CFA, severing links with their former colonial...
UBA Extends Africa Footprint, opens doors in Mali
The Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and...
Gunmen attack U.N. base in Mali, killing 7 and wounding 7
Gunmen attacked two United Nations bases in Mali on Monday, killing a peacekeeper, a contractor and seven Malians, the UN said, in the...
