Bookmark?Remove? Ministry of Defence accidentally emails ally of Russia Published 1y ago Defence officials say the emails did not contain information that could compromise operational security. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile Published 1y ago One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like its neighbours. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Gunmen ambush Mali army convoy, soldiers killed: residents Published 5y ago BAMAKO (Reuters) – Gunmen ambushed an army convoy near a town in central Mali on Sunday and killed a number of soldiers, residents from another nearby town said. Several other soldiers and around half of the dozen or so vehicles in the convoy were still missin... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali Published 5y ago STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government on Monday said it had decided to send troops to Mali to join French-led special forces that are fighting militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the Sahel region of North Africa. The Social Democrat and Green... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Attack on Canadian miner in Burkina Faso threatens gold’s final frontier Published 5y ago NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG/LONDON (Reuters) – As jihadists wreaked ever more havoc in the last two years, mining firms in Burkina Faso rolled out extra security measures, from barracks for government troops protecting them to safe rooms for workers behind barbed wir... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Merkel confirms EU deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline Published 6y ago BERLIN (Reuters) – European Union countries have reached an agreement on how to regulate Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday, declining to give details on the compromise. “Regarding the gas directive, we have reached an agr... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Mali president confirms he will run for re-election Published 7y ago BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced on state TV on Monday that he would run for re-election in a poll scheduled for the end of July. Keita, 73, had been widely expected to run for a second term, but had not confirmed his intent... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Federal judge partially lifts Trump’s latest refugee restrictions Published 7y ago International passengers arrive at Washington Dulles International Airport after the U.S. Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration’s emergency request to put its travel ban into effect later in the week pending further judicial review, in Dulles... More »
Bookmark?Remove? As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N. Published 7y ago North Korea's nuclear threat looms large this week over the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, where diplomats are eager to hear U.S. President Donald Trump address the 193-member body for the first time. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Suspected Islamist militants kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant Published 7y ago Suspected jihadists killed at least 18 people and wounded several during a raid on a restaurant in Burkina Faso's capital overnight but security forces shot dead both attackers and freed people trapped inside the building. More »
Bookmark?Remove? China, France eye Gambian port upgrade to rival Dakar Published 8y ago Port workers are seen in front of a shipping vessel unloading its cargo in the port of Banjul, Gambia June 29, 2017. Picture taken June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Emma Farge Chinese and French companies are bidding to help Gambia build up its Atlantic port Banjul to be... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Wars and dogs complicate WHO`s bid to kill off Guinea worm Published 8y ago The World Health Organization’s battle to eradicate Guinea worm is being hampered by conflict and infections in dogs but cases have fallen to just 17 so far in 2016, the doctor leading the fight told Reuters on Wednesday. More »
Mali bids final farewell to renowned photographer Malick Sidibe Published 9y ago BAMAKO Mali bid a final farewell on Saturday to Malick Sidibe, an award-winning photographer considered a national treasure for his unique studio portraits and candid black-and-white depictions of popular culture in his West African homeland. From humble begin... More »
Singer Akon launches academy to help Africans harness the sunshine Published 10y ago LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Senegalese-American singer Akon, whose Akon Lighting Africa initiative aims to bring electricity to some of the 600 million Africans who lack it, announced on Thursday the launch of a new “Solar Academy” for the continent.... More »
New York woman with eight husbands denies fraud charges Published 10y ago NEW YORK (Reuters) – Always the bride, never the bridesmaid. A New York City woman accused of being married to eight men at the same time pleaded not guilty in state court in the Bronx on Friday to two counts of felony fraud that prosecutors say stemmed from a... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Late to the party, Obama seeks bigger U.S. Africa role Published 10y ago CAMP LEMONNIER Djibouti/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Ask Major-General Wayne W. Grigsby Jr., the top U.S. military officer in Africa, how he thinks U.S. and European-backed African troops are faring in their war on Islamist militants in Somalia, and his answer com... More »
Bad weather likely cause of Air Algerie crash: French officials Published 10y ago PARIS (Reuters) – Poor weather was the most likely cause of the crash of an Air Algerie flight over the West African state of Mali with 116 people on board, French officials said on Friday. Investigators at the scene of the crash had concluded the airliner bro... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Malian president’s party wins legislative elections Published 11y ago BAMAKO (Reuters) – The party of Mali’s president and its political allies have won a comfortable majority in a parliamentary election intended to seal to a return to democratic civilian rule following an army coup in March 2012. Completion of the vote should u... More »
Sorting out Mali isn’t our job, France says Published 11y ago PARIS (Reuters) – France will not play Africa’s policeman and sort out a territorial dispute in Mali, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Thursday, a day after Mali’s president and Tuareg separatist rebels both criticized Paris for doing too little. After ... More »
Central African Republic needs many more peacekeepers: E.U. Published 11y ago ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Central African Republic needs up to four times more peacekeepers than are now deployed to quell a worsening sectarian conflict and provide security for aid workers, the European Union’s top humanitarian official said. The country has desce... More »
Bookmark?Remove? EU observers and U.N. mission praise Mali legislative vote Published 11y ago BAMAKO (Reuters) – European Union observers and the United Nation’s mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on Monday praised the West African nation’s weekend legislative election, despite low turnout and some voting abuses. Sunday’s vote was largely peaceful except for a ... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, U.N. nerve Published 11y ago DAKAR/NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Nine months after they were scattered across the Sahara by waves of French air strikes, Islamists in Mali are making a comeback – naming new leaders, attacking U.N. peacekeepers and killing two French journalists. Their return is m... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Freed French hostages leave Niger after 3 years in Sahara Published 11y ago NIAMEY (Reuters) – Four Frenchmen held hostage in the Sahara desert by al Qaeda-linked gunmen for three years left Niger on a French government plane on Wednesday morning. The men, who were kidnapped in 2010 while working for French nuclear group Areva and a s... More »
Bookmark?Remove? France to cut military staff by 12 percent in six-year budget Published 11y ago PARIS (Reuters) – France will cut nearly 34,000 military personnel under a proposed six-year defence budget to be unveiled on Friday, as government belt-tightening and a desire for more nimble forces alters the makeup of Europe’s second-largest army. Defence M... More »
Bookmark?Remove? EU lawmakers urged to back data list to track fighters to Syria Published 11y ago PARIS (Reuters) – Nine European Union nations urged the European Parliament on Thursday to set aside privacy concerns and back plans for an EU-wide passenger data list aimed at thwarting suspected militants travelling from Europe to fight in Syria. EU governme... More »
Bookmark?Remove? French general urges EU to equip “impoverished” Mali army Published 12y ago BAMAKO, Mali (Reuters) – The European Union should complement a mission to train Mali’s army, routed by rebels last year, by providing equipment from uniforms to vehicles and communications technology, a French general said on Wednesday. General Francois Lecoi... More »
Bookmark?Remove? Obama tells Cameron wants Britain in “strong European Union” Published 12y ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday that the United States “values a strong UK in a strong European Union,” the White House said. Cameron, who has faced calls from some in his own party for a refe... More »