Amid a brutal civil war, the international community has to send a message that targeting healthcare has real consequences
Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel
Fatalities have surged since dictatorships took power and turned to Russian mercenaries for help
Legislative elections set to give President Bassirou Diomaye Faye strong mandate to pursue ambitious reforms
Resolute Mining says it is working to release three executives from detention
Company’s stock drops 10 per cent in London where it is still trading
Resolute Mining chief and colleagues held as junta want greater share of gold producers’ profits
Resolute Mining says Terence Holohan and other executives were in Bamako to discuss claims made against company
Civil war creeps closer to an archaeological site with more pyramids than the whole of Egypt
Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities
Audit threatens African nation’s hard-won reputation as reliable place to do business, critics warn
Abdalla Hamdok warns civil war risks spilling over into Sahel without negotiated solution
Intelligence officers say retired pilots from Ukraine and snipers from Russia are both working with Sudanese Armed Forces
With 150,000 dead and millions displaced, Russia, Iran and the UAE are jockeying for influence.
The Sounion has a cargo of 1mn barrels of crude and is on fire after being attacked by Houthi rebels in Yemen
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Endeavour Mining had agreed to sell sites to rival last year for $300mn
EU vessels are registering with African fleets and exploiting local fishing laws
The conflict that has displaced 10mn people is made more intractable by proxy players and tangled objectives
Dispute over whether Kyiv provided support for rebels behind attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner mercenaries
Unknown number of mercenaries killed in clashes with ethnic Tuareg rebels on border with Algeria
The Tuareg band’s soulful music speaks of exile, rebellion and companionship
The husband-and-wife duo played a vital set that demonstrated their staying power after nearly 50 years
Assault that killed more than 100 soldiers and regime tensions exacerbate dire security situation
The battle for Khartoum has parallels with Mogadishu’s bloody descent in the 1990s
