Mali

Around 3.5 million people study the Spanish language in sub-Saharan Africa, double the number in 2014. Music, football, migration and the decline in French’s prestige explain its advance

Bally Bagayoko, the son of a family of Malian origin and a member of La France Insoumise, swept the first round of the municipal elections and unleashed a wave of racism in the French right-wing media

The leader of the local Al Qaeda branch is the architect of the strategic alliance between Tuareg rebels and radical Islamists threatening to overthrow the government

The April event in Ivory Coast broke records with the presence of 320 festival programmers from 72 countries, showcasing the vigor of creativity on the continent

Kyiv’s military personnel are operating drones from Libya to sink ships carrying Russian fuel and to support anti-Kremlin governments in Africa

Hundreds of young people are being deceived with fake job offers or high salaries through emigration networks coordinated by Moscow

The pattern of military cooperation in exchange for resources that originated in the Central African Republic and later spread to the Sahel is growing

The heads of state of Cameroon and Uganda, who have been in power for 43 and 39 years respectively, have announced their candidacies for reelection

The Russian government is hosting over 100 delegations at a security forum that has become a weapons showcase

A recent investigation reveals that child exploitation and forced labor are being used to pick cotton on dozens of farms in India. This investigation adds to those in countries such as China, which is accused of enslaving ethnic minorities to provide this raw material to dozens of brands

The Baku summit placed a central demand on the table: how to finance the poorest and least polluting countries to survive extreme weather events. They emit less polluting gases, but suffer more from the consequences of global warming

A wave of sovereignty and the emergence of new actors such as Russia, China, and Turkey have pushed Paris out from its main zone of influence in the Sahel

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have called on the UN to take action against Kyiv over its alleged support for ‘terrorism in Africa’

A report concludes that, in 2022 and 2023, attacks against students and teachers increased by 20%, as did the military use of schools. The worst hit places were Palestine, Ukraine, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Myanmar

An investigation by EL PAÍS with Lighthouse Reports reveals how Morocco, Mauritania and Tunisia use European financing to detain and forcibly displace migrants and refugees. The victims are primarily Black people. The objective: prevent them from reaching Europe

A migrant boat with an inexperienced skipper left from Senegal and capsized in the Atlantic, leaving over 50 passengers dead, but nine survivors managed to change course and await rescue

With Russia lurking and diplomatic channels failing, Washington is preparing to redeploy its troops from Nigerien soil while pressure from the Chadian army threatens to end its operations

The Federal Police were able to determine the victims’ origin thanks to their documentation and belongings, and are now trying to identify the bodies

For more than two decades, the human rights defender has fought to improve the lives of Malian women and girls, who experience the highest teenage pregnancy rates, schooling gaps and unemployment levels in sub-Saharan Africa

Europe and NATO are concerned about the destabilization of a region full of gold and uranium and central to migratory movements to the north

The boat departed Zawiya, Libya with about 85 people on board, including some women and at least one small child. The motor broke sometime after departure, and they had been adrift for more than a week

The division between ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States heralds a West Africa separated into antagonistic blocs, with different currencies, obliged to understand each other

The Elephants defeated Nigeria 2-1 in Sunday’s final to claim the country’s third title after wins in 1992 and 2015. It set off unbridled celebrations that lasted through the night

Moscow agrees to strengthen its military cooperation with Niger while the Rosatom company commits to developing nuclear energy in Mali and Burkina Faso

After consolidating in Mali, Moscow is strengthening its collaboration with Burkina Faso and Niger through an armed structure intended to replace the Wagner Group