An Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, says it will pay Mali's military government $160m (£126m) to settle a tax dispute, after the company's British boss and two other staff were unexpectedly detained 10 days ago.
Reports say Terry Holohan (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia is hosting donors' conference to support displaced persons and refugees in Sahel and Lake Chad Basin on Saturday, Oct. 26.
Saudi Arabia, represented by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), will (...)
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has announced its first foray into Serbia by signing three development loan agreements valued at $205 million.
These agreements, aimed at boosting the agriculture, education, and energy sectors, mark the (...)
RIYADH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman administered the oath of office and secrecy to a number of newly appointed Saudi ambassadors to friendly countries in a ceremony (...)
The death toll from devastating floods in Nigeria since August 16 has risen to 49, with at least 470 people injured, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported on Monday.
The northern states of Jigawa, Adamawa, and Taraba have been hit (...)
Mali declared a national disaster on Friday due to the devastating floods caused by torrential rains, following an extraordinary Cabinet meeting chaired by Col. Assimi Goita, the president of the transition government.
Since the beginning of the (...)
In response to the severe humanitarian crisis impacting Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Mali, Saudi Arabia has announced plans to host a high-level ministerial donor conference on October 26, 2024.
The conference, supported by the (...)
Authorities in Niger have declared a curfew in the volatile Tillaberi region after several prisoners escaped from a heavily fortified jail known to hold militants.
The incident occurred on Thursday at Koutoukale prison located about 50 kilometers (...)
An attack that reportedly killed more than 100 soldiers on an army base in Burkina Faso has snowballed into speculation about unrest in the security forces, in a country where the military has been in power since 2022.
The leader of the military (...)
Russian troops have been deployed to an airbase in Niger where American soldiers are located, US officials say.
The move comes after Niger's military rulers ordered the US to withdraw troops who had been countering Islamic insurgents in the (...)
Dangerous levels of acute hunger affected a staggering 281.6 million people last year – the fifth year in a row that food insecurity has worsened – heightening growing fears of famine and "widespread death" from Gaza to Sudan and beyond, UN agencies (...)
All US soldiers are set to leave Niger, ending their role in the fight against Islamist insurgents.
Military leaders in the West African nation have sought closer ties with Russia since seizing power in a coup last year.
On Friday the US also (...)
A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was "impossible" without human-induced climate change, scientists say.
Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme heat.
Researchers say (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman in Jeddah Tuesday, gave its blessing to the launch of the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC's) Vision for Regional Security, which aims to maintain stability in the region, (...)
JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia will bear the government fees of displaced citizens from neighboring countries, who are permitted to stay and rectify their status in the Kingdom, for a period of four years. This landmark decision was taken by the weekly (...)
JEDDAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries accredited to the Kingdom in a ceremony held at (...)
An elderly Italian couple and their son, who were kidnapped by extremists in Mali in May 2022, have been released, Italy's government has said.
The three were in good health, and due to return to Rome, it added.
The family were Jehovah's Witnesses (...)
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
The junta-led countries had already been suspended from the bloc, which has been urging them to return to democratic rule.
The three (...)
RIYADH — Roberto Mancini, the head coach of the Saudi national football team, has announced the squad for the upcoming preparatory camp to be held in Qatar from Dec. 31 to Jan. 11.
This camp is part of the fourth phase of preparation for the 2023 (...)
The Cabinet, chaired by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday in Riyadh, praised the positive outcome of the Saudi-African Summit in Riyadh, which will lead to a significant leap in cooperation and partnerships between Saudi (...)
RIYADH — In a surprising move, Italian coach Roberto Mancini has introduced a Saudi national team lineup that shies away from some experienced players, making way for a wave of young talent.
Notably, Talal Hajji's inclusion stands out, potentially (...)
When two scientists went looking for fossil fuels beneath the ground of northeastern France, they did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis.
Jacques Pironon and Phillipe De Donato, both (...)
The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed former President, Mohamed Bazoum, to escape from custody.
The former president attempted to flee in the night with his family, cooks and security, a military spokesman (...)
JEDDAH — In preparation for the upcoming World Cup 2026 qualifiers and the Asian Football Cup in Qatar next year, the Saudi national football team faced Mali in a friendly match in Portugal on Tuesday. The Saudi team suffered a 1-3 defeat, conceding (...)
Heightened tensions and the increasingly hostile presence of armed groups in northern Mali are likely to impede the departure of the UN Stabilization Mission there (MINUSMA), the UN said in a note to correspondents issued on Saturday.
The (...)
