Sweden to withdraw from French-led special forces mission in Mali – Minister
BY AGENCY REPORT Brest (France) – Sweden has decided to withdraw its troops this year from a European special forces mission to the Sahel region, […]
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Hell hath no fury than Africa’s Sahel, By Osmund Agbo
Sahel, Arabic for coast or shore is the region of Africa between the Sahara desert to the north and tropical Savannah to the south and […]
Mali parliament VP arrested over ‘subversive remarks’
Malian authorities have arrested a vice president of the country’s interim parliament for making “subversive remarks” on social media, two legal sources said. Issa Kaou […]
Mali expels ECOWAS representative
Mali’s interim government has expelled the representative of West African bloc ECOWAS from the conflict-ridden and coup-prone country, the government said, over actions incompatible with […]
Kanu drags Nigeria, Kenya to African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Nigerian and Kenyan governments to the African Commission on Human and Peoples […]
Fact file for CAF Champions League final
Factfile for 2021 CAF Champions League finalists Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa: Popular name: Amakhosi (Chiefs) Captain: Bernard Parker Caretaker coaches: Arthur Zwane, Dillon Sheppard […]
“I Am Hurt, Broken, Sad And Lost” – Davido Pens Touching Tribute To Obama DMW
Award-winning artiste, Davido took to Instagram to penned a touching tribute to his aide, Obama DMW, who died of a breathing problem. The singer expressed […]
ECOWAS Summit on Mali: Buhari departs Nigeria for Accra tomorrow
By Chibuike Nwabuko Abuja (Sundiata Post) – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja tomorrow (Sunday) for Accra, Ghana to attend an emergency Extraordinary Summit of […]
Mali’s interim President, Prime Minister resign
Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane tendered resignation. Agence France-Presse reported this on Wednesday, citing military and diplomatic sources. Late on […]
PDP and state of the nation
SIR: It is true that there are isolated cases of insecurity pervading the landscape of Nigeria presently, and expectedly the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
MURIC to Pantami: Don’t let anyone blackmail you to resign
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the Minister of Communications and Digital Planning, Dr. Isa Pantami, to ignore calls by some people that he […]
APC Brought In Militias From Mali, S/ Leone, Others To Win 2015 Polls – Baraje
Abubakar Kawu Baraje has traced the origin of the current insecurity in the country to the influx of Fulani from neighboring countries like Sierra Leone, […]
Full List Of FG’s Career & Non-career Ambassadorial Posting
A list of career and non-career ambassadorial postings has been made public. TheNation shared the names below: The Non-career Ambassadors Dr Uzoma Emenike (United States) […]
Jonathan-led ECOWAS mediation team confident Mali will return to civilian rule in 18 months
BAMAKO, Mali (Sundiata Post) – After two days of meetings with Malian political and civil-society figures, the mediator for the Economic Community of West African […]
French forces kill al-Qaida military leader in Mali
French forces have killed Bah Moussa, a military leader of al-Qaida’s North Africa wing in Mali, Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly said Friday. “This is […]
Court orders release of detained 12 Malian soldiers linked with 2012 coup
The ECOWAS Court has ordered the immediate release of 12 Malian soldiers said to have been detained for about five years in their country. The […]
Ex- Malian President Toure dies at 72
Ex- Mali President Mali’s Amadou Toumani Toure, is dead. He was 72. He ruled for 10 years before coup he was overthrown in a coup. […]
Nigerian Policewoman, CSP Ugorji wins UN award
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Nigerian policewoman on foreign mission in Mali, CSP Ugorji, has been honoured by the United Nations in recognition of her selfless […]
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Mali
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the sanction imposed on Mali following the removal of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August. […]
Mali’s transitional govt should honour commitment to ECOWAS – U.S. Dept
By Busayo Onijala Lagos – The U.S. has urged the transitional government in Mali to honour its commitments to the Economic Community of West […]