Ministry of Defence accidentally emails ally of Russia

Defence officials say the emails did not contain information that could compromise operational security. More »

Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile

One of the few democracies left in the Sahel, Niger now faces military rule just like its neighbours. More »

Gunmen ambush Mali army convoy, soldiers killed: residents

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 »

Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali

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 »

Attack on Canadian miner in Burkina Faso threatens gold’s final frontier

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 »

Merkel confirms EU deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline

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 »

Mali president confirms he will run for re-election

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 »

Federal judge partially lifts Trump’s latest refugee restrictions

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 »

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.

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 »

Suspected Islamist militants kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant

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 »

China, France eye Gambian port upgrade to rival Dakar

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 »

Wars and dogs complicate WHO`s bid to kill off Guinea worm

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

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

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

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 »

Late to the party, Obama seeks bigger U.S. Africa role

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

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 »

Malian president’s party wins legislative elections

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

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.

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 »

EU observers and U.N. mission praise Mali legislative vote

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 »

Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, U.N. nerve

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 »

Freed French hostages leave Niger after 3 years in Sahara

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 »

France to cut military staff by 12 percent in six-year budget

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 »

EU lawmakers urged to back data list to track fighters to Syria

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 »

French general urges EU to equip “impoverished” Mali army

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 »

Obama tells Cameron wants Britain in “strong European Union”

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 »

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Ministry of Defence accidentally emails ally of Russia

Niger coup makes the troubled Sahel region yet more fragile

Gunmen ambush Mali army convoy, soldiers killed: residents

Sweden says to send up to 150 special forces troops to Mali

Attack on Canadian miner in Burkina Faso threatens gold’s final frontier

Merkel confirms EU deal on Nord Stream 2 pipeline

Mali president confirms he will run for re-election

Federal judge partially lifts Trump’s latest refugee restrictions

As North Korea threat looms, Trump to address world leaders at U.N.

Suspected Islamist militants kill 18 in attack on Burkina Faso restaurant

China, France eye Gambian port upgrade to rival Dakar

Wars and dogs complicate WHO`s bid to kill off Guinea worm

Mali bids final farewell to renowned photographer Malick Sidibe

Singer Akon launches academy to help Africans harness the sunshine

New York woman with eight husbands denies fraud charges

Late to the party, Obama seeks bigger U.S. Africa role

Bad weather likely cause of Air Algerie crash: French officials

Malian president’s party wins legislative elections

Sorting out Mali isn’t our job, France says

Central African Republic needs many more peacekeepers: E.U.

EU observers and U.N. mission praise Mali legislative vote

Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, U.N. nerve

Freed French hostages leave Niger after 3 years in Sahara

France to cut military staff by 12 percent in six-year budget

EU lawmakers urged to back data list to track fighters to Syria

French general urges EU to equip “impoverished” Mali army

Obama tells Cameron wants Britain in “strong European Union”

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