Mali

The three Sahelian countries — Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger — which have experienced military coups, have not been able to contain the growing episodes of terrorism they have…

The West does not have a moral claim over African security. African states retain the right to choose partners according to their own historical interests. A multipolar world…

Each unaddressed attack undermines the UN’s legitimacy and reinforces perceptions of impotence

New and emerging technologies should serve peace, not conflict

Blending Malian heritage with high-energy pop, Fatoumata Diawara used the CTIJF stage to honour her roots and confront FGM, proving that heritage and modern activism are…

The Malian legend celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a universal language

These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows

In addition, some of the continent’s wars show little sign of resolution

Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention

This is despite protests by opposition parties

The grouping, made up of Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Malaysia, Namibia, Senegal and South Africa, is a challenge to the West on Israel’s war in Gaza

About 50% of the continent’s children have experienced violence – emotional, sexual, physical and the added dangers of war

Many African countries are anxious not to be sucked into a new Cold War and want to maintain cordial relations with both Russia and the West

How musical icon Aicha Kone has turned her back and microphone on the old political class in West Africa

Mali’s “king of kora” Toumani Diabaté died last Friday, 19 July, at the age of 58