West Africa

Mali's ousted interim president and prime minister have been released after being arrested and detained by the military for three days in a blatant second military coup in nine months, an assistant to the vice president said on Thursday. Interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were taken to a military base outside the capital on Monday, triggering a political crisis in the West African country and threatening sanctions from the major powers. The two men resigned while in custody on…

The leaders of the military junta, which took power for the first time in August 2020, have just renewed themselves. Their leader, Assimi Goïta, told foreign mediators who came to see him on Wednesday, May 26, that he himself took matters into his own hands at the moment after the departure of Bah N'Daws and Moctar Ouane. What is its room for maneuver vis-à-vis the Malian political class and the…

President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned on Wednesday, May 26, are not in favor of international mediation, led by ECOWAS, which has already mentioned possible sanctions. Everything goes very fast. No decision has been announced yet, but sanctions can be adopted quickly. Penalties have been swung since…

Dozens of people are missing after an overloaded boat with about 160 passengers sank in the Niger River on Wednesday, a local official said. The boat left central Niger and headed for the northwestern state of Kebbi when it split and sank, said Abdullahi Buhari Wara, administrative director of the Ngaski district. "A rescue operation is underway but only 22 survivors and a dead body have been recovered," Wara said. "We are talking about about 140 passengers who are still missing." Boat strokes are…

Dozens of people are missing after an overloaded boat with about 200 passengers sank on Wednesday in the Niger River in the northwestern state of Kebbi. The boat left central Niger State and was on its way to Kebbi when it split and sank, said Abdullahi Buhari Wara, Ngaski District Administrative Manager. The wooden boat had about 200 passengers on board, while previous reports say 160. "Bodies are still recovering. We cannot determine the number at this time," said Yahaya Sarki, a spokesman for the…

Mali will form a new government after the country's interim president and prime minister's resignation as part of a mediation effort on Wednesday, after they were arrested in a blatant second military coup in nine months, a top aide said. President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, tasked with directing the return to civilian rule after a coup last August, had been held since Monday and resigned "before the mediator," said Baba Cisse, special adviser to junata boss Assimi Goita. Cisse said…

President Bah Ndaw and Malia's Prime Minister have resigned. The Trojan delegation, made up of representatives of ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations, was in Kati, where they had been since they were arrested on Monday 24 May to meet them. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielPresident Bah Ndaw and Malia's Prime…

Algerian artist Kamel El Harrachi signs his second international album: "Nouara". © Laurent Hermouet Kamel El Harrachi, son of the huge Dahmane El Harrachi, creator of 130 titles including Ya Rayah, a globally danced chaabi hit, signs Nouara's second international album. This collection of 11 titles that gives pride to the pieces to his deceased father, that is, nine titles rearranged at the moment and the son's two…

Emmanuel Macron is on an official visit to Rwanda on Thursday 27 May. This rapprochement with Kigali is made possible in particular by the Ducler Commission's report on France's responsibility for the 1994 genocide. It was drawn up on the basis of easy access to the official archives of the time. Despite the promise of greater transparency, access to classified documents is still boring for researchers.…

Colonel Assimi Goïta, who already fell from IBK nine months ago, has therefore just rejected the president of the transition, Bah N'Daw, and his prime minister, Moctar Ouane. Even though he was officially vice president, the colonel was and still is the strong man in the country.Yes, exclaims Informantri Bamako, “Bah N'Daw, Moctar Ouane and Colonel Assimi Goïta, who decides? All indications are that the first two should…