Elon Musk becomes Richest Person in History, Surpasses Emperor Mansa Musa
Elon Musk is the prime owner of Tesla and SpaceX. His major income originates from the ownership stakes in Tesla and SpaceX.
Mali seizes $245M gold from Canadian mining firm ‘Barrick Gold’
The government is holding gold from Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS).
Senegal to rename all streets named after French Colonials
Niger and Burkina Faso have already made several changes to street and monument names in the last couple years.
ECOWAS issues 6 months deadline to Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger
The decision was acknowledged by ECOWAS Heads of State during a Summit which was held in Abuja.
Mali issues arrest warrant against CEO of Barrick Gold
Mali claims that the mining company Barrick Gold owes $500 million unpaid taxes to the country.
Military-led govt of Mali postpones presidential election
The government of Mali postponed the presidential elections which was scheduled to be held in Februray 2024. The spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga said that the election is being delayed due to…
Read here: history, a culture of Touareg
They are a large group of Amazigh (Berber) tribes who inhabit Libya, southern Algeria, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad. The largest number has been in Mali and Niger.
Militiary govt releases ex-President Roch Kabore after 2 months of detention
Africa: According to the military government, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's ousted President Roch Kabore has been getting a permit to return to his home in the capital. Since January, Mr Kaboré…
Millions of people are at risk of starvation, warns WFP
Number of people are at the edge of starvation across Africa's Sahel region is ten times higher than it was three years back in 2019, and this is because World…