Transport routes to Mali hit by escalating disruptions The flow of goods into Mali is facing mounting challenges as critical transport corridors from Senegal, Morocco, and Guinea experience severe disruptions.…
Month: June 2026
Benin achieves landmark global ranking in budget transparency
Bénin has reached a historic milestone in the governance of its public finances. According to the latest results of the Open Budget Survey, the country now stands as an essential…
French intelligence officer sentenced to 20 years in Mali amid diplomatic tensions
French intelligence officer handed 20-year sentence in Mali, Paris calls charges unfounded Saturday, June 6, 2026 Diplomacy – A French intelligence agent under diplomatic cover, detained for nearly 10 months…
Niger’s o.c.r.t.i.s. leads intensive crackdown on Sahel drug trafficking
Niamey, June 5, 2026 — Niger has solidified its position as a pivotal force in the regional battle against international narcotics trafficking across the Sahel. This assertion comes in the…
Burkina Faso: damiba’s ex-security chief sentenced to 11 years for arson
Burkina Faso: damiba’s ex-security chief sentenced to 11 years for arson Actus. The Burkinabè judiciary has handed down an 11-year prison sentence, including five years to be served without parole,…
Mali sentences french intelligence operative to 20 years for state security charges
Mali sentences french intelligence operative to 20 years for state security charges A fresh chill has descended upon relations between Paris and Bamako. Malian courts have handed down a 20-year…
Mali jails french diplomat for 20 years, Paris decries ‘baseless’ claims
France has vehemently protested the twenty-year criminal conviction of one of its diplomatic agents by the Malian judiciary. Found guilty of “undermining state security,” the French national was also barred…
Malian court sentences french intelligence officer to 20 years amid escalating tensions
The ongoing dispute between Paris and Bamako has intensified following the severe twenty-year prison sentence handed down to Yann V., a declared operative of France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE).…