While you were sleeping, global agencies reported the following events overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. Nineteen thousand residents of Southern California received evacuation orders on Wednesday following the eruption of the uncontrolled Hughes Fire near Castaic,

The exit of military-led Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) is seen to hurt

It happened while you were sleeping. Here is what global agencies reported overnight from Wednesday to Thursday. 19,000 residents of Southern California were issued an evacuation order on Wednesday after the eruption of the uncontrolled Hughes Fire,

Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali – are set to deploy a 5,000-strong joint force to address escalating security challenges in the central Sahel region. According to Niger's Defense Minister Salifou Mody,

A significant military hardwares, including armoured vehicles, artillery, and engineering vehicles, have been spotted in the streets of Bamako, Mali.

The withdrawal of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso – who have formed their own Alliance of Sahel States – from West African bloc Ecowas is set to take effect on 29 January, with security experts and

Barrick Gold has been in dispute with Mali since 2023 Mine site has around 4 tons of gold stocked, says employee Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger seek bigger revenues BAMAKO/DAKAR Jan 13 (Reuters) - Mali's government has begun enforcing a provisional order to ...

The capital of Mali witnessed a powerful display of force as a massive military convoy, featuring armored vehicles, artillery, and engineering vehicles, symbolized the growing presence of the Africa Corps in the country .

Mali's military government is holding gold seized from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto mine site at state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarite (BMS), two sources said, as the miner pursues plans to suspend its operations in the country.

CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in West Africa over the weekend were released in Niger, officials said.

The Malian military government seized around three metric tons of gold from Barrick Gold's Loulo-Gounkoto complex, valued at $245 million. This action comes amidst a long-standing dispute over mining contracts.

A group known as Muryar Talaka Awareness Initiative has commended the federal government over its diplomatic efforts in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso.