Drone Shooting: Algeria Military Claims Breakdown in Chain of Command
Tensions between Algeria and Mali have erupted into a full-blown diplomatic crisis following the shooting of a Malian military drone near the Algerian...
CAF Champions League: Egypt’s Al Ahly, Pyramid and South Africa’s Pirates, Sundowns to Play Semi Final
The 2024/25 CAF Champions League semi-final stage is set as the four remaining clubs—two each from Egypt and South Africa—prepare to battle. Following...
Mali Govt Launches Official Investigation After Algeria Shoots Down Malian Drone
The Malian government has launched a formal investigation into the destruction of one of its military drones in the Kidal region, in what...
Court Summons Tinubu’s Administrator in Rivers Over LG Administrators Appointments
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has issued a directive for the Rivers State Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), to...
Tinubu’s Sole Administrator in Rivers Defies Court Order, Appoints LG Administrators
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd.), has appointed administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the...
Niger Declares Hausa as Official Language, Retains French and English as Working Languages
Niger has declared Hausa as its official language, according to Article 12 of the newly ratified Renaissance Charter. The transitional document, signed into...
Algeria Closes Airspace to Mali, Rejects Accusations of Jeopadising Malian Counterterrorism Efforts in Drone Incident
The escalation of diplomatic tensions between the Algerian government and Mali has taken another turn as Algeria announced the immediate closure of its...
Malian Govt. Summons Algerian Ambassador After Drone Destruction Incident
Tension has continued between Mali and Algeria after the Malian government accused the Algerian regime of an “act of aggression” following the destruction...
Malian Govt. Creates 75 New Bailiff-Commissioner Posts to Strengthen Judicial System
The government of Mali has approved the creation of 75 new positions for bailiff-commissioners. The decision, adopted during the Council of Ministers meeting...
CSS Condemns Algerian Regime Over Malian Military Drone Destruction
The College of Heads of State of the Confederation of Sahel States (CSS) has issued a communiqué condemning what it describes as an...
‘I Did Everything Possible’ to Keep Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger in ECOWAS — Faye
Senegalese President Bassirou Faye on Friday said he had exhausted all diplomatic efforts to persuade Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to remain in...
CSS Joint Military Force Records Major Counterterrorism Gains with Airstrikes Against Terrorists
A joint military operation of the Confederation of the Sahel States (CSS), consisting of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso, has recorded gains in...