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Again, Buhari condemns Boko Haram attack on UN building in 2011
Nine years after the office of the United Nations (UN) by Boko Haram terrorists in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday for the umpteenth time insisted that the action of the terrorists was regrettable.
Speaking when he recieved a…
Mali Crisis: Soldiers agree to release President Keita
Barring unforeseen circumstances, ousted Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita may be released from captivity any time soon, even as the group of soldiers that took power from him said at the weekend that they would hold on to power for…
20 inmates killed in Madagascar prison breakout
Twenty inmates were killed in a shootout with police during a prison breakout in Madagascar on Sunday, the justice ministry said.
Scores of prisoners attacked guards with rocks and grabbed a gun as they tried to flee the Farafangana…
Jonathan, ECOWAS leaders in Mali, to meet with Keita, Coup leaders
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and ECOWAS Special Envoy to Mali, Goodluck Jonathan and other West African leaders are currently in Bamako, Mali to meet with ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of the new junta that…
Coup: Four soldiers killed as explosion rocks Mali
Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP.
The explosion in the Koro region, near Mali’s…
Ex-Trump aide, Bannon, 3 others arrested over $25m fraud
Former close associate of President Donald Trump of the United States, Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged along with three others for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in a Mexico border wall fundraising campaign.
The…
Mali: Buhari demands return to ‘Constitutional Order’
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday asked those behind the arrest anf forced resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali to act responsibly and ensure restoration of constitutional order, peace and stability.
The president…
Mali: Soldiers pledge to restore stability, oversee transition to elections, soon
Soldiers who overthrew Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Kéita in a coup d’état also known as the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (NCSP) have declared their readiness to restore stability and oversee a transition to…
ECOWAS suspends Mali, seeks release of President Kaita
Unhappy with the turn events in Mali, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has placed the West African country on suspension.
The regional body also demanded for the immediate release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita…
UN, US, France, Nigeria condemn Coup in Mali, seek return to status quo
The federal government has condemned Tuesday’s coup d’état in Mali by mutineering soldiers.
Also, the United Nations, the United States of America and France have expressed their displeasure at the turn of events in Mali, urging return…