Algeria and Mali block flights from each other after drone shot down
Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the…
Nigeria and Kenya among nations running out of HIV drugs – WHO
Eight countries - six of them in Africa, including Nigeria, Kenya and…
The region with more ‘terror deaths’ than rest of world combined
The Sahel region of Africa is the "epicentre of global terrorism" and…
Trailblazing African film-maker and Cannes winner dies
Malian film director Souleymane Cissé, one of the pioneers of African cinema,…
Dozens killed in Mali illegal gold mine collapse
More than 40 people, mostly women, were killed after an illegal gold…
Three military-run states leave West African bloc – what will change?
Three countries under military rule have officially left West African regional bloc…
West African bloc approves historic exit of military-run states
Leaders of the West African regional grouping, Ecowas, have approved the withdrawal…
West African bloc pins hopes on ambitious superhighway from Ivory Coast to Nigeria
West African leaders are holding a crucial summit in Nigeria's capital Abuja,…
Jihadist police chief of Timbuktu jailed for war crimes
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the…
The Belgian who fell in love with African football
New Mali head coach Tom Saintfiet is a man with a passion…
