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Suspected jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Suspected jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, the military and residents said, in a new series of attacks in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more...
Mali government takes over abandoned Yatela and Morila gold mines
Yahoo Finance
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Mali's government has completed the nationalisation of the Yatela and Morila gold mines, previously abandoned by their owners, in an effort to regain control of its natural resources, as reported by Reuters. Despite being Africa's second-largest...
Burkina Faso mine delivers first gold pour as Australian firm hits milestone
Business Insider Africa
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June 30, 2025
The Australian-listed company confirmed the development came ahead of schedule and under budget, marking a strong start to what is projected to become one of the region’s most significant gold operations. According to Miningmx, West African...
President of EBID urges graduates to champion problem-solving innovation for Africa’s growth
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Chancellor of the Nobel International Business University (NiBS), Dr George Agyekum Donkor, has urged graduates to champion innovation and advance policies that not only address Africa’s most pressing challenges but also safeguard the...
Account for security votes spending, invite EFCC, ICPC’, SERAP tells 36 governors
News Diary Online
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July 1, 2025
‘ Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Nigeria’s 36 state governors urging them to “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by your...
Morality binds and blinds: Applying Haidt’s framework to NPP’s political psychology – Part 1
Daily FT
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The NPP’s shift under AKD is not just ideological, but psychological: a move from reform to ritual The NPP’s shift under AKD reveals not just a political turn, but a moral one. Haidt’s insights show how movements bound by sacred values can become...
Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner in Ghana Presents Letters of Credence in Burkina Faso
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Sierra Leone’s non-resident Ambassador to Burkina Faso and high commissioner resident in Accra, Ghana, has on Thursday, 26th June 2025, formally presented his Letters of Credence to Captain Ibrahim Traore,...
Togo’s political crisis risks spilling over into West Africa – Security Analyst warns
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
Since August, Togo's opposition has organised regular protests against demanding the departure of embattled President Faure Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled this west African nation for five decades. By MATTEO FRASCHINI KOFFI (AFP/File) Togo’s...
Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power
Garowe Online
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Burkina Faso Says It Has Earned $18 Billion From Gold Since Traoré Took Power OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Burkina Faso’s transitional government says it has generated $18 billion in revenue from gold mining since Capt. Ibrahim Traoré seized power...
Tanzania to Face Burkina Faso in CHAN Opener
News Central TV
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June 28, 2025
The 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is set to begin on August 2, with co-hosts Tanzania facing Burkina Faso in the opening match in Dar es Salaam. The biennial tournament, exclusively for footballers playing in their home countries, will...
Burkina Faso explores Brazilian expertise to improve meat industry
Food Business Africa Magazine
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June 27, 2025
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso is seeking to upgrade its livestock sector through a new partnership with Brazil’s Daniel Franco Institute (IDF), focusing on improving animal breeds and increasing meat and dairy yields. The collaboration was explored...
Ghana’s peace must not be taken for granted – Mahama warns amid regional instability
Joy FM
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July 1, 2025
Former President John Dramani Mahama has urged Ghanaians to remain vigilant and not take the country’s peace and stability for granted, particularly in light of growing political tensions and unrest in neighbouring West African states. Speaking at...
Group to Governors: Account for security votes spending, invite EFCC, ICPC
Eagle Online
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June 29, 2025
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Nigeria’s 36 state governors urging them to “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by your...
Co-hosts Tanzania to face Burkina Faso in CHAN opener
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 28, 2025
Co-hosts Tanzania will play Burkina Faso in the opening match of the 2025 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Dar es Salaam on August 2, the organisers announced on Friday. The other co-hosts, Kenya and Uganda, will begin their campaigns on the...
France Loses Niger Uranium Mine As EU, Trump Boost Nuclear for AI
Benzinga
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France lost a strategic uranium mine in Africa after Niger's military junta seized the reserve from Europe’s biggest nuclear producer. The junta described the nationalization of the Somair mine as "healthier and more sustainable management" of...
How far Nigeria don reach to change Donald Trump ban bifor di 60 days deadline?
GhanaWeb
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July 1, 2025
Recently, President Donald Trump administration don announce say dem go soon enforce rules wey go block citizens from Nigeria, Ghana and 34 oda nations from entering di United States, even if dem get valid visa or to stay back afta di 60 days...
Burkina Faso: one year after Serge Oulon’s abduction, RSF presses Senegalese ambassador on missing and forcibly conscripted journalists
Reporters Without Borders
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At a press conference organised on 13 May by the Burkina Faso embassy in Senegal and Senegalese MP Guy Marius Sagna to show support for Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s leader, Ambassador Saïdou Maïga said that “the doors of the embassy”...
Morocco’s US$1.3b Atlantic trade corridor aims to bridge Africa’s divides, but security and politics remain hurdles
Malay Mail
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June 29, 2025
EL ARGOUB, June 29 — A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic...
In FOI requests, SERAP tells governors to account for security votes
Premium Times
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June 29, 2025
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to Nigeria’s 36 state governors urging them to “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of ‘security votes’ by your...
Insecurity: SERAP Gives 36 State Governors Seven Days To Account For Security Votes
The Will
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June 29, (THEWILL) — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Nigeria’s 36 state governors to within seven days, “promptly account for the spending of public funds in the name of security votes” since 29th May 2023...