-
🌍 Timbuktu’s ancient manuscripts return after years away
In a room at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, staff photograph and scan fragile manuscripts, page by page.These texts, some dating back hundreds of years, contain knowledge that scholars say exists nowhere else. Thirteen years ago, when al-Qaida-connected fighters swept into the city, staff and local families smuggled tens of thousands of manuscripts south…
-
🇲🇱 Mali: A major militant crushed
The leader of the terrorist group “Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb” (AQIM) has been killed. At least, that’s what is reported in the West and what American officials hope. According to assumptions by Jamestown, based in Washington, Abu Ubaida Yusuf al-Annabi was eliminated back in July, when the Malian Armed Forces claimed to have eliminated…
-
🇳🇬 Wike vs. The Navy: Abuja Land Clash Exposes Fissures Between Power and Uniform
A fiery public confrontation between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, and a senior naval officer has erupted into a national sensation, laying bare simmering tensions over land, authority, and the reach of civil power in the heart of the nation’s capital. The incident, which was captured on video and quickly went viral…
-
🇺🇸 Beyond the Boarding Pass: Apple’s Digital ID and the Global March Towards a Wallet-Free Future
For years, the smartphone has been steadily absorbing the contents of our pockets. First, it replaced the camera, then the map, and most significantly for many in Africa, it began replacing the physical wallet through mobile money platforms. Now, the next frontier is upon us: your national identity, digitised and living securely in your device.…
-
🇮🇱 Wikipedia in Turmoil: Co-Founder Clashes with Editors Over Neutrality of Gaza War Page
A foundational debate over who controls the narrative on one of the world’s most contentious conflicts has erupted within Wikipedia, pitting a co-founder against the platform’s community of editors and raising critical questions about digital knowledge sovereignty. In a revelation that strikes at the very heart of online information integrity, Larry Sanger, the co-founder of…
-
🇺🇳🇹🇿 UN Sounds Alarm on Post-Election Violence and Crackdown in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – The United Nations has issued a formal expression of concern over harrowing reports of deadly violence in Tanzania, allegedly perpetrated by government security forces against citizens. The situation stems from the political turmoil that has engulfed the country following the contentious re-election of President Samia Suluhu Hassan on October 29.…
-
🇲🇱 Malian PM Vows to Eradicate Terror, Pays Tribute to Slain Pro-Army Blogger
BAMAKO, Mali – In a powerful and emotionally charged address, Mali’s Prime Minister, Abdoulaye Maïga, used a major national stage to pay solemn tribute to Mariam Cissé, a blogger recently executed by terrorist groups in the Timbuktu region, vowing that his government would not rest until the threat of extremism is “eradicated.” The prime minister’s…
-
🇬🇶🇷🇺 Dostoevsky’s works discussed at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo
A meeting of the discussion club dedicated to the works of Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky was held at the Russian Cultural Centre in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, with the support of African Initiative. 🔸Students of Russian language courses and guests of the Cultural Centre attended a presentation on the writer’s life and legacy,…
-
🇲🇱🇷🇺 Russian military leaders hold talks with Mali’s leadership
A Russian delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defence, Army General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, and Lieutenant General Andrey Averyanov held talks with the President of the Republic of Mali during a working visit to Bamako. The head of the transitional government, Assimi Goïta, received the guests at the Koulouba Palace on Tuesday, African Initiative correspondent reports.…
-
🇨🇲🇷🇺 Cameroonian man sentenced in Moscow to three years in prison for ‘turning roubles into dollars’
A Cameroonian citizen, Hans Takang, has been sentenced in Moscow to three years in prison for fraud. According to the Moscow Prosecutor’s Office, the man deceived acquaintances by promising to “turn roubles into dollars” through a “special ritual.” 🔸Law enforcement officers reported that Takang befriended Russian citizens, gained their trust, and then told them he…
Recent Posts
- 🇱🇷🇬🇳 Tensions are rising along the Liberia–Guinea
- 🌍Anthony Joshua relocates to Dubai as ‘millionaire exodus’ hits UK
- 🇺🇸 Atlanta bets on its film future amid industry slowdown
- 🇰🇪🇷🇺 Nairobi and Moscow to address perilous issue of Kenyan soldiers recruited by Russian army
- 🇸🇳 Senegal parliament doubles penalty for gay sex
Tags
Africa African Union Algeria Burkina Faso China Cryptocurrency DRC ECOWAS Egypt Ethiopia France Ghana Gold Guinea Haiti Immigration Israel Kenya Liberia Libya Mali Military Industries Mining Morocco Niger Nigeria Oil & Gas Industry Pan-Africanism Pan African Nations Presidential Elections Protest Republic of Liberia Russia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Tanzania Uganda United Nations United States United States of America West Africa Zimbabwe
Comments
Wow wonderful blog layout How long have you been blogging for you make blogging look easy The overall look of…
𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕟𝕜𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕦𝕡𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕖 .