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Sahel: Mali and Canadian mining firm Barrick are talking againF

Mali’s junta and Canadian gold mining firm Barrick Gold went back to the negotiating table to find a compromise in their ongoing feud. The two spent months fighting over the Loulo-Gounkoto gold mine, where the Malian authorities recently seized nearly three tons of gold to pressure the Canadian company.

Sahel: France Concludes Military Presence in ChadF

France has officially ended its military presence in Chad, returning the Kossei base to the Chadian government. This marks the end of a long-standing French military footprint in the Sahel after similar exits from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger.

French energy firm TotalEnergies Exits Mali, Sells Operations to Bénin Petro-Backed FirmF

TotalEnergies has exited Mali, finalizing the sale of its operations to Coly Energy Mali, backed by Bénin Petro. While no official explanation was provided, it is likely that tensions with Mali’s ruling junta may have played a role. Sources say that persistent tax pressures and recurring labor strikes may have influenced the company’s decision.

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Sahel: Mali and Canadian mining firm Barrick are talking againF

Sahel: France Concludes Military Presence in ChadF

French energy firm TotalEnergies Exits Mali, Sells Operations to Bénin Petro-Backed FirmF

Tunisia: Stranded Oil Platform off Bizerte: Investigations and Removal Plans UnderwayF

Algeria: Former Labor Minister Receives Prison Sentence for Role in Public Funds Misuse$

Algeria: Air Algérie Adds Over 100 Weekly Domestic Flights in Network Expansion$

Sahel: Chad jails alleged rebelsF

Sahel: Boko Haram attacks village in Gueskerou, Nigeria, dozen killedF

Tunisia: Despite his arrest, Nabil Karoui remains presidential candidateF

Algeria: No-backing down, Algerians maintain pressure on government, insist on regime changeF

Sahel: Explosive situation in ChadF

Algeria: Another corrupt former Justice Minister arrested for alleged criminal activityF

Tunisia: Islamist media and a candidate TV banned from covering election campaignF

Tunisia: PM Chahed focuses on presidential election campaigningF

Libya: Warlord Haftar’s troops lose ground in Tripoli battleF

Sahel: More violence in Chad’s Tibesti regionF

Sahel: Mali soldiers ambushed by insurgents in Mopti, five killedF

Libya: American arms dealer sentenced to prison for attempting to sell Russian weapons to Libyan militiaF

Egypt: Army says it killed 11 insurgents near El ArishF

Spying on their people with Huawei technologyF

Algeria: Months after starting their movement, Algerian people determined to oust illegal regimeF

Sahel: Insurgents kill at least 24 soldiers in northern Burkina FasoF

Tunisian election regulator cleans up list of candidates to presidential electionF

Libya: Tripoli could get a moment of respite in this Eid al-AdhaF

Tunisia: Abdelfattah Mourou of Islamist party Ennahdha to run for presidential electionF

Sahel: Red Cross suspends operations in Timbuktu, Mali, as violence escalatesF

Egypt: Carnage in Cairo after blast killed 20 peopleF

Libya: Warlord Khalifa Hartar pursues attacks on Misrata as death toll in Tripoli reaches 1,100F

Algeria: court issues arrest warrant on Khaled Nezzar, ex-General accused of alleged mass killings in the 1990sF

Libya: Khalifa Haftar’s army kills 42 civilians in MorzukF

Libyan civilian plane escapes bombing at Mitiga Airport in TripoliF

Tunisia: Army kills two insurgents near Bou AmraneF

Algerian people continue to protest, considering civil disobedience to up pressure on military regimeF

Algeria: Military command keeps war veteran Lakhdar Bouregaa in prison for his political viewsF

Algerian military chief Gaid Salah rejects demands for appeasement, wants his rules onlyF

Libya: Fighting continues in TripoliF