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The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Mali held telephone talks
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
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July 2, 2025
02 July 2025 58 The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and Mali held telephone talks On July 2, 2025, a telephone conversation was held between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign...
Spain offers €200 million package as EU partners with Mauritania on migration
Libyan Express
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July 22, 2025
Spain backs Mauritania with investment and migration deal to curb Atlantic crossingsSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón has concluded a landmark visit to Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott, marking his third trip to the West African...
NALAG President appeals to ECOWAS, AU to intervene in Togo’s crisis
Ghana News Agency
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July 2, 2025
By Albert Allotey Accra, July 02, GNA – Mr Alfred Asiedu Adjei, the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) has called on ECOWAS and the African Union to act immediately to bring the political tension in Togo...
How France and Turkey can renew their ties in a shifting strategic order
Atlantic Council
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July 22, 2025
Sometimes it seems as though there are few points of alignment in Turkey-France relations. In response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and uncertainty over continued US support for European security, several European Union (EU) countries have...
GTF President Lartey Otu in Bamako for 2025 Africa Club Championship
Ghanaian Times
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July 2, 2025
The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) President, Mr Frederick Lartey Otu, has arrived in Bamako, Mali, for the 2025 African Club Championships. This follows his appointment as a Technical Delegate for the championship slated for Friday to...
Al-Qaeda-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — a development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The al-Qaeda-linked JNIM extremist group claimed...
Pune Crime News: Man Held for Molesting Woman on Pune-Solapur Highway
Pune Mirror
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July 2, 2025
A disturbing incident of molestation occurred on Tuesday (July 1) around 3:15 p.m. near Loni Station Chowk in Kadamwakvasti, under the jurisdiction of the Haveli Taluka Gram Panchayat. A married woman, accompanied by her young daughter, was...
Africa News Live Updates: Illicit 'blood gold' trade fuels conflict in West Africa's Sahel region
Firstpost
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July 2, 2025
Illicit 'blood gold' trade fuels conflict in West Africa's Sahel region An illicit trade in ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict across West Africa’s Sahel region, providing a critical revenue stream for both military juntas and jihadist groups,...
UNHCR Welcomes Mali's New Law To Protect Rights Of Stateless Persons & Improve Their Situation
Free Press Journal
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July 1, 2025
UNHCR Welcomes Mali's New Law To Protect Rights Of Stateless Persons & Improve Their Situation | Representative Photo Bamako: The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed Mali's recent adoption of an innovative law aimed at protecting the...
Infosys employee held for secretly filming women in restroom at Bengaluru campus: Report
Hindustan Times
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July 2, 2025
A 28-year-old employee of IT major Infosys has been arrested for allegedly filming obscene videos of female colleagues inside a restroom at the company’s Electronic City campus. The shocking incident, which occurred on June 30, came to light after...
APC’s Minkailu Koroma Says President Bio Should Have Declined ECOWAS Chairmanship
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
A member of the All People’s Congress (APC) Publicity Secretariat, Minkailu Koroma, says President Julius Maada Bio should have declined the appointment as Chairman of ECOWAS, arguing that the country is already under serious economic and...
Nuclear energy: Mali-Russia sign cooperation agreement
ESI Africa
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June 30, 2025
Mali and Russia have entered into an intergovernmental agreement for cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The latest development between the two countries follows on from a nuclear roadmap set up last year. The agreement was cemented...
Sustaining Africa’s economic resilience hinges on intra-trade, local investments, new partnerships – Kale, MD/Group Chief Economist, Afreximbank
Business Day
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July 2, 2025
A key takeaway from Afreximbank’s 2025 Annual Meetings, held Last week in Abuja, is the growing recognition of Africa’s resilience amid global shocks. However, Yemi Kale, Afreximbank’s Managing Director (Research & International Cooperation) and...
Jihadists wage string of attacks on Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists waged attacks on military installations in several western Mali towns Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
Al-Qaida-linked group claims attack against Mali army position near Senegal
Associated Press
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July 1, 2025
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali’s military said Tuesday — an development that one expert called especially worrying as the deadly violence spreads. The al-Qaida-linked JNIM extremist...
Jihadist fighters stage series of attacks on Mali military posts
BBC
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July 1, 2025
Jihadist fighters have launched a series of simultaneous attacks on military posts across numerous towns in Mali - the third major assault on the army over the last month. Mali's army said it repelled Tuesday morning's attacks, allegedly...
Jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, in a new series of assaults in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more than a decade Mali has faced assaults from...
Suspected jihadists attack multiple military sites in western Mali
Xinhua News Agency
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BAMAKO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Suspected jihadists launched coordinated attacks early Tuesday over seven military sites across western Mali, according to the Malian army. The army said in a statement that the attacks occurred "very early this morning"...
Suspected jihadists attack string of Mali military sites
Modern Ghana
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Suspected jihadists attacked military installations in several towns in western Mali early Tuesday, the military and residents said, in a new series of attacks in the junta-led country amid resurging violence in the wider Sahel region. For more...
Africa’s trade stunted by poor market intelligence – Afreximbank
Punch
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June 30, 2025
The African Export-Import Bank has warned that Africa’s failure to trade effectively within itself stems largely from poor market intelligence, weak connectivity, and the absence of structured trade platforms. The Executive Vice President,...