Mathieu Bonkoungou –

Burkina watchdog fines cellphone firms $12 million for poor service

August 24, 2021 at 11:18 p.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's communications regulator has ordered three cellphone companies to pay 5.8 billion CFA francs ($12.23 million) in fines for poor service. The Authority for the Regulation...

Mali says reaches deal with Tuareg rebels

August 24, 2021 at 12:04 p.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali has reached a deal with Tuareg separatist rebels paving the way for Malian government troops to return to the rebel-held northern town of Kidal ahead of...

Mali says reaches deal with Tuareg rebels

August 24, 2021 at 12:10 p.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Mali is ready to sign a deal with Tuareg separatist rebels on Tuesday, paving the way for Malian government troops to return to the rebel-held northern town...

Mali government, Tuaregs reach ceasefire deal ‘in principle’

August 24, 2021 at 11:44 a.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A Malian government delegation and Tuareg separatist rebels have reached an agreement "in principle" that would allow planned elections in July to go ahead in the disputed...

Mali government, Tuaregs reach ceasefire deal ‘in principle’

August 24, 2021 at 11:40 a.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - A Malian government delegation and Tuareg separatist rebels have reached an agreement "in principle" that would allow planned elections in July to go ahead in the disputed...

West African heads urge Mali to act over militants

August 23, 2021 at 10:16 a.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - West African leaders urged Mali's politicians on Saturday to urgently form a national unity government and request U.N. backing for troops from the ECOWAS regional bloc to...

West African heads urge Mali to act over militants

December 24, 2018 at 8:47 a.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - West African leaders urged Mali's politicians on Saturday to urgently form a national unity government and request U.N. backing for troops from the ECOWAS regional bloc to...

France wants European solution to Sahel crisis

August 23, 2021 at 9:31 a.m.

PARIS/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Europe should get involved directly to help solve the worsening crisis in Mali and the Sahel once the U.N. Security Council endorses an African request to allow...

France wants European solution to Sahel crisis

December 24, 2018 at 7:26 a.m.

PARIS/OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Europe should get involved directly to help solve the worsening crisis in Mali and the Sahel once the U.N. Security Council endorses an African request to allow...

French hostages in Mali appeal to Sarkozy: video

August 23, 2021 at 4:30 a.m.

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Two Frenchmen held hostage by al Qaeda in northern Mali since November appeared in a video on Saturday appealing to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to secure their...

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