Gambiaj.com – (BAMAKO, Mali) – Mali’s army and its Russian allies suffered a major setback and significant losses on Saturday while fighting separatists in the country’s north, a spokesman for the rebels told AFP.
Gambiaj.com (BANJUL, The Gambia) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Congo River Alliance (Alliance Fleuve Congo, AFC), a coalition of rebel groups seeking to overthrow the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government. The sanctions aim to curb the political instability, violent conflict, and civilian displacement driven by the AFC.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU) – In a shocking turn of events, three sitting judges of the Superior Military Court of Guinea-Bissau, Melvin MRI Sampa, Júlio Embana, and Rafael Gomes, were arrested on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the headquarters of the General Staff of the Armed Forces in Bissau.
Gambiaj.com – (FREETOWN, Sierra Leone) – The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Abdul Karim Conteh, a man from Sierra Leone, for his alleged involvement in a large-scale migrant smuggling operation. The sanctions, announced on Thursday, highlight Conteh’s purported role in orchestrating the smuggling of thousands of migrants from Africa and Asia into the United States.
Gambiaj.com – (BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau) – In a move that has sparked controversy, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo of Guinea Bissau announced that early legislative elections will be held on November 24.
According to information from Radio France Internationale (RFI), the disturbing footage shows a man in a Malian military uniform disemboweling a corpse and announcing his intention to consume the victim’s liver, accompanied by the gravelly laughter of his comrades in arms.
Gambiaj.com – (ABUJA, Nigeria) – The Community Court of Justice (ECOWAS) has ruled that the Federal Republic of Nigeria violated the human rights of Obianuju Catherine Udeh and two others during the Lekki Toll Gate protests in Lagos State on October 20 and 21, 2020.
Gambiaj.com – (ABUJA, Nigeria) – In a significant move to bolster regional industrial development, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, met with Ms. Fatou Haidara, Deputy Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Gambiaj.com – (MOMBASA, Kenya) – The Shakahola massacre trial in Kenya entered its third day on Wednesday, July 10, with Pastor Paul MacKenzie being tried in the Shanzu court, Mombasa, for allegedly forcing 429 of his followers to starve to death to “meet Jesus Christ.”
Gambiaj.com – (BAMAKO, Mali) – A sudden kerosene shortage at Modibo Keïta International Airport in Bamako, Mali, has brought significant disruption to airline operations. According to a letter from the director of the National Civil Aviation Agency, the fuel supply will be unavailable from Tuesday, July 9, to Monday, July 15, forcing airlines to modify or cancel flights.
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