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At least 12 civilians were killed by drone strikes around the town of Kidal in northern Mali on Tuesday, including on a base vacated days earlier by a United Nations peacekeeping mission, a local... -November 07, 2023 at 02:40 pm EST - MarketScreener

A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the weekend.

Gambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration. Eight soldiers were charged with treason and conspiracy in January for their role in a Dec. 21, 2022 coup attempt in the West African nation of 2.5 million people almost entirely surrounded by Senegal. The soldier accused of being the ringleader, Sanna Fadera, was found guilty of treason, the court ruled on Tuesday.

BANGUI (Reuters) - At least five civilians were killed when rebels attacked a town in northwest Central African Republic on Thursday, the latest repor...

The International Monetary Fund and Gambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a new three-year support package of around $100 million, the Fund said in a statement on Wednesday.... -November 01, 2023 at 02:48 pm EDT - MarketScreener

DAKAR (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Gambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a new three-year support package of around $100 million, the Fund said in a statement on Wednesday. The program will support agreed ec...

DAKAR (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund and Gambian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on a new three-year support package of ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday said his country and the European Union as a whole were committed to boosting security in West Africa, and could provide training and equipment to support operations against a jihadist insurgency spreading through the region. Speaking in Ghana on the last leg of his third trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Scholz said a recent string of coups in West African nations had stalled cooperation between countries and could play into the hands of militants. West Afri...

BANJUL (Reuters) - Gambia's high court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 12 years in prison for leading a foiled coup last year against President Adama Barrow's administration.

Chads transitional government has agreed to allow an opposition leader who fled the central African country to return after a deadly crackdown on protesters demanding a quicker transition to... -October 31, 2023 at 04:12 pm EDT - MarketScreener