Turkey: Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor faces fresh trialF

By Dmitry Zaks: Istanbul’s popular opposition mayor went on trial Thursday on fresh corruption charges that could further cloud his hopes of succeeding President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ekrem Imamoglu has turned into one of Erdogan’s most outspoken and...

Nigeria ends segmentation of Forex markets, OKs free trading on nairaF

Nigeria’s central bank has abolished the country’s multiple exchange rate system and effectively floated the naira currency, the bank said, as new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu revamps the country’s monetary policies. Economists, the World Bank and IMF...
Egypt executes man over high-profile femicideF

Egypt executes man over high-profile femicideF

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Mali leader speaks to Russia’s Putin on deepening tiesF

Mali leader speaks to Russia’s Putin on deepening tiesF

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Algerian president begins Russia visitF

Algerian president begins Russia visitF

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15 die in Mali as livestock truck collides with coachesF

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Sahel: Second UN peacekeeper dies after attack in MaliF

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Tunisia: Tunisia under pressure to accept IMF reformsF

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Map for issue 1289F

This week’s Critical Incidents Map | Courtesy MEA Risk LLC [week ending 9 June...
Mali resumes train service on Bamako-Kayes lineF

Mali resumes train service on Bamako-Kayes lineF

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Sweden eager to get NATO bases even before membershipF

Sweden, whose NATO membership bid is currently blocked, is ready to welcome temporary NATO bases on its soil even before it is a full member, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday. “The government has decided that the military can undertake preparations...
Mali: Attack in Tombouctou claims life of UN peacekeeperF

Mali: Attack in Tombouctou claims life of UN peacekeeperF

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African space tech? Don’t rule it out, says Nigeria’s startup kingF

African space tech? Don’t rule it out, says Nigeria’s startup kingF

By Joseph Boyle: Iyinoluwa Aboyeji might not have the personal wealth of Elon Musk or Mark Zuckerberg, but his level of success as an African entrepreneur bears comparison with any Silicon Valley tech titan. While still in his twenties, the Nigerian co-founded two...

Nigeria grapples with end of fuel subsidyF

By Alexandre Martins Lopes: Nigerians are struggling with surging fuel prices after newly elected President Bola Tinubu declared an end to popular subsidies, a move analysts and experts said was long overdue. On his first day in office, Tinubu kept to his campaign...

Nigeria: Bandits raid six villages in north, kill 30 civiliansF

Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria’s north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said. The bloodshed is the latest outbreak of inter-communal violence which the...

Turkish Airlines set for major fleet expansionF

The chairman of Turkish Airlines said Monday that the company will make a final decision on plans for a record-breaking order of 600 aircraft in two months. The airline is in talks with US aircraft maker Boeing and its European rival Airbus to purchase 400...

Nigeria: ISWAP ambushes army unit, kills several soldiersF

Several Nigerian soldiers died in an attack on a military convoy in the Lake Chad region by jihadist fighters aligned with the Islamic State group, security forces said Tuesday.  The convoy was hit by militants from the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP)...

Nigeria: Cash-strapped Boko Haram kidnaps herders for ransomF

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 30 ethnic Fulani herders near northeast Nigeria’s Lake Chad, demanding ransom for their release, fishermen and the head of an anti-jihadist militia told AFP Tuesday. The militants in eight boats stormed the fishing and herding...
Sudan: Sexual violence is widespread in war-torn SudanF

Sudan: Sexual violence is widespread in war-torn SudanF

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Turkish currency continues to lose value vs. US dollarF

Arezki’s Take @arezkid#1Country1Minute: #Turkey voted #Erdogan for another term, #investors hate it ♬ original sound – Arezki By Fulya Ozerkan: The Turkish lira sank to a new low against the dollar on Wednesday, more than a week after the re-election of...