Bamako: President John Dramani Mahama has called for increased collaboration between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. This call was made during his installation as Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source by Oba Adeyeye Enitan

Nouakchott: A 14-year-old girl arrived at a refugee clinic near death with an untreated infection from an alleged rape her family says was carried out by Russian fighters in Mali – a case that aid workers say exposes how sexual violence in the country’s war has remained largely hidden by

London: Historian Greg Jenner invites listeners on an enlightening and humorous exploration of football’s origins in the latest episode of the family podcast, Dead Funny History. The episode, titled “The History of Football,” brings to life the evolution of what is now the world’s favorite sport, tracing its roots from

Cotonou: How could Benin come so close to a military takeover? When a group of soldiers stormed Benin’s state broadcaster on Sunday to announce a coup, panic spread among citizens and across West Africa. Fears mounted that another democracy had fallen. According to Deutsche Welle, the swift response by Benin’s

Nouakchott: Over the past two weeks, thousands of Malians have escaped westward toward the Mauritanian border as an al Qaeda-linked JNIM blockade continues to cut off entire communities. Most who managed to reach Mauritania say they have no intention of returning, citing the relentless violence that has plagued the region