- 25 April, 2024
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West African leaders set deadlines for ‘recalcitrant’ coup-hit states
By Cooper Inveen ACCRA (Reuters) -West Africa's main political and economic bloc said on Friday it would give Mali's military transitional government 12 to 16 months to arrange elections and…
Ukraine slaps sanctions on TV channel tied to Russian coup plot claim
By Natalia Zinets and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's security and defence council on Friday imposed sanctions on the television channel linked to Yevhen Murayev, the politician named by…
Sudan rejects Western criticism of arrests as ‘blatant interference’
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan on Friday denounced Western criticism of the arrest of two high-profile former officials opposed to military rule and charged with corruption, saying it was contrary to…
Sudanese march against military rule, fear return of Bashir-era officials
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Thousands of Sudanese marched against military rule on Monday in Khartoum and other cities, a Reuters reporter said, with some voicing concern about the return to government…
As relations fray, Mali accuses France of splitting country, spying
By Paul Lorgerie BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali has accused France's military of deliberately dividing the West African country and of committing espionage during its fight against Islamist militants, in the…
Mali asks West African monetary union to lift “inhumane” sanctions
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's government has asked the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) to lift sanctions that will have severe consequences for the population, it…
Burkina Faso junta says it will work with regional bloc
Ouagadougou (Reuters) - The army officer who seized power in Burkina Faso at the helm of a military coup last week has promised that he will work with the region's…
Mali blames sanctions for $31 million in bond defaults
By Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali has defaulted on more than $31 million of bond payments, its finance ministry and the West African debt management agency said on Wednesday, as…
Guinea Bissau president survives W. Africa’s latest coup attempt
By Edward McAllister OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Cheering crowds welcomed Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo's election victory in 2020, but his opponents alleged fraud. When he was sworn in before…
U.S. prepared to impose additional costs on Sudan’s military if violence continues
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has made clear to Sudan's military leaders that Washington is prepared to impose additional costs if violence against protesters continues, U.S. Assistant…
EU to blacklist five members of Mali’s junta, diplomats say
By Robin Emmott and John Irish BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - The European Union has agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on five members of Mali's junta after the military…
Burkina Faso will return to constitutional order when conditions are right, military leader says
By Edward McAllister and Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's new military leader Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba said on Thursday that the West African country return to constitutional order…
