[RFI] Political parties and civil society groups in Mali have rejected the suspension of political activities by the country's military rulers and plan to mount a legal challenge to the order from the junta which also banned media coverage of politic...

[DW] In addition to banning the activities of political parties, Mali's ruling junta has also imposed a ban on media coverage of political life.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Action Undermines Fundamental Freedoms

[HRW] Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls to the United Nations General Assembly on violence against women and girls in sport. This submission covers...

[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists urges Mali's media regulator to lift its ban on political reporting in the country and allow journalists to cover the news without restrictions.

[DW] Citing the need to maintain public order, the Malian junta suspended all political party activities until further notice.

[Spotlight Initiative] Koulikoro -- With a determined step, Aminata Fofana walks into the courtyard and sits down on a chair. The teenager unlocks her phone with a swipe of the screen and starts a conversation with her new friends from the adolescent...

[RFI] Attacks by jihadists are on the rise in both Niger and Mali, where juntas are keen to hold on to power. The volatile situation in the Sahel region is casting a long shadow over future elections and the return to civilian rule, which now look in...

[HRW] Investigations Needed Into Indiscriminate Drone Strikes, Summary Killings

[AI London] Two night-time drone strikes by the Malian army on 17 March killed at least 13 civilians, including seven children aged between two and 17, in Amasrakad, Gao region, and left more than a dozen people injured, according to eyewitness accou...

[New Zimbabwe] Eagle Italian Shoes (Pvt) Ltd director Francesco Marconati and his son, Alessandro will perform 105 hours of community service following their conviction on charges of disorderly conduct by intimidating their business partner to withdr...

[Leadership] Nigeria's Super Eagles suffered a 2-0 defeat to the Les Aigles of Mali in their second international friendly match Tuesday's night in Marrakech, Morocco.

[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has in the interest of the dire implications on peace and security on the continent and the imminent threat to West Africa's long-standing integration experience, called f...

[Vanguard] Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been ruled out of Nigeria's upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Mali.