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Mali: Less than two months after his release by Jihadists, opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has died of Covid-19F

Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cisse has died of coronavirus aged 71, his family and party said Friday, after being held hostage for six months by jihadists earlier this year. Cisse "died in France, where he had been taken for Covid-19 care," a member of his family...

Sahel: Former president of Mali, Amadou Toumani Toure dies in BamakoF

Mali's former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, who steered the Sahel nation to democracy and led it for a decade before being ousted in a coup, has died in Turkey aged 72, a family member and a doctor said on Tuesday. Toure "died during the night of Monday to Tuesday...

Power politics in the Sahel: Profile of a Sufi leaderF

Cattle herders, traders and heads of state are among the people who have sought the ear of the sharif of Nioro, one of Mali's most influential men, to whom they voice their needs, grievances and hopes. A man of great clout and reputed wealth, Mouhamedou Ould Cheikh...

Algeria: Oligarch Ali Haddad gets 18 years in prisonF

An Algerian court on Wednesday handed heavy prison sentences to several former allies of ousted president Abdelaziz Bouteflika for corruption, a defence lawyer said. Prominent tycoon Ali Haddad was handed an 18-year jail term while former prime ministers Ahmed Ouyahia...

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