Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
With Aïd al-Adha approaching, Niamey’s streets are alive with livestock. Trucks laden with cattle roll in continuously, and livestock markets overflow with activity. Yet, the laws of supply and demand seem to vanish—despite record abundance, prices surge while inflation tightens its grip on household finances. Niamey, late May 2026 — The streets of Niger’s capital […]
Recent data from Niger’s National Statistics Institute (INS) has sent ripples through the economic landscape. The Harmonized Consumer Price Index (IHPC) for April 2026 reveals a historic deflationary trend, with prices plummeting by -8.5 % year-on-year. Yet, this macroeconomic milestone contrasts sharply with the lived experiences of Nigerien households, where daily expenses tell a different […]
VfL Wolfsburg and SC Paderborn 07 played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Bundesliga promotion/relegation playoff clash on Thursday night. The outcome leaves the contest wide open ahead of the second leg in Paderborn on 25 May at 20:30 CEST. The under-pressure Wolves, sitting 16th in the Bundesliga with 29 points […]
SENEGAL-GOVERNMENT Dakar, May 21 – Senegal’s Prime Minister, Ousmane Sonko, issued a strong directive to his cabinet members on Thursday in Dakar, emphasizing the critical need to finalize and activate ongoing infrastructure developments within their respective ministries. “Regarding maritime and port facilities, I urge the Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy to implement the necessary […]
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has issued clear directives to several key ministries, including those responsible for the Environment, Tourism, Economy, Planning, Cooperation, Finance, and Budget. The mandate is to implement all necessary measures to invigorate the management of Senegal’s invaluable national natural heritage. Working in close coordination with COSIVRA, the administration aims to establish a […]
As preparations intensify ahead of the 2026 Popenguine pilgrimage, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko met with His Grace Archbishop André Guèye of Dakar in a high-level encounter underscoring republican cordiality and deep mutual respect. The official meeting, held amid national logistical and security preparations for the major Christian event, served as a platform for warm exchanges […]
The crucial first leg of the Bundesliga relegation playoffs ended in a goalless draw on Thursday evening. Despite dominating proceedings at home, VfL Wolfsburg, currently 16th in the standings, could not break down SC Paderborn, the 2.Bundesliga’s third-placed side. The decisive second leg now looms large for both clubs, with the Lower Saxony side forced […]
Just days prior to the revered Popenguine Marian Pilgrimage, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko undertook a significant courtesy visit to Monseigneur André Guèye, the esteemed Archbishop of Dakar, this past Thursday. The Senegalese Primature confirmed this important engagement. The gathering was characterized by exceptionally warm and cordial discussions between the two figures. During their exchange, Archbishop […]
Mali’s shifting power: military rule and new security alliances The Malian authorities claim to have reclaimed military sovereignty after the withdrawal of French forces and the gradual severing of ties with Western security arrangements. Official speeches frame this as a historic victory—an African nation regaining control of its territory and rejecting foreign influence. Yet beneath […]
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko recently disclosed that a staggering 245 public infrastructure projects across Senegal, representing a cumulative investment of 279 billion CFA francs, have been identified as either incomplete or non-operational. This significant revelation was made during an inter-ministerial council held in Dakar, focusing on the nation’s infrastructure challenges. The Prime Minister recounted that […]
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko recently dedicated his address during a Council of Ministers meeting to the crucial preparations for Senegal’s 2026-2027 winter agricultural season. While commending the commendable efforts and achievements of national institutions such as the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA) and Industries Chimiques du Sénégal (ICS) in producing fertilizers and certified seeds, […]
Senegal’s Premier Ousmane Sonko mobilizes urgent action to revive 245 stalled public projects worth billions Dakar, May 21, 2026 — Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has taken decisive action to address a mounting infrastructure crisis, convening a high-level inter-ministerial meeting at the Presidential Administrative Building named after Mamadou Dia. The government’s audit has uncovered 245 public […]
