Long queues have continued to form at fuel stations across Mali’s capital, Bamako, as residents struggle to access petrol amid an ongoing blockade by militants affiliated with al-Qaida. The crisis began in early September when members of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) declared a blockade on fuel imports from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast, targeting …
President John Dramani Mahama has confirmed that Ghana will accept West African nationals deported from the United States, adding a fresh layer to the ongoing global debate over migrant rights and resettlement policies. Mahama revealed that Ghana had already received 14 deportees, including Nigerians and one Gambian. According to him, authorities have since facilitated their …
By Esther Ososanya The United States has approved a $346 million sale of bombs, rockets, and precision-guided weapons to Nigeria. The move aims to strengthen the West African nation’s fight against rising terrorist violence. The U.S. State Department said in a statement on Wednesday that the deal would “support the foreign policy goals of …
By Esther Ososanya Mali’s military authorities have arrested at least 45 soldiers, including two generals, over the weekend for allegedly attempting to “destabilise the institutions” of the Sahel nation. Among those detained is General Abass Dembele, a former governor of the central Mopti region and a respected figure within army ranks. He was arrested early …
By Esther Ososanya Hon. Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, Chairman of the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), has raised alarm over fresh political attempts to sack the statutory leadership of Nigeria’s key petroleum regulatory agencies, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). “We didn’t labour for two …
