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Feb
20
2024
By The African Mirror
Niger names new ministers of mining and energy in reshuffle

Niger names new ministers of mining and energy in reshuffle

NEWS
NIGER'S military government has named new ministers of mining and energy in a government reshuffle, splitting up the previous ministry of mines, petrol and energy into three posts, it said. Mahaman Moustapha Barke Bako, previously minister of mines, petrol, and energy, will now be minister of petrol. Professor Amadou Haoua was named the new minister of energy and Colonel Ousmane Abarchi was named minister of mines, according to a decree read out on state television, that did not give a reason for the reshuffle. All three are strategically important sectors for the West African country, where military officers overthrew the…
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Nov
24
2023
By TIEMOKO DIALLO
Mali signs agreement with Russia to build gold refinery

Mali signs agreement with Russia to build gold refinery

NEWS
MALI'S military government said it has signed an agreement with Russia to build a gold refinery in the capital Bamako, one of a slew of deals between the two countries as Russia seeks to extend its regional influence. The accord, a non-binding memorandum of understanding, involves building a 200-tonnes-per-year refinery, minister Alousséni Sanou said in an interview on state television broadcast late on Tuesday. The memorandum is valid for four years, he said, without giving a timeline for construction. If built, it would be the West African country's largest gold refinery. "This will allow us not only to control all…
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Sep
28
2023
By The African Mirror
French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup

French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup

NEWS
FRANCE'S ambassador to Niger left the country, around one month after the military government ordered his expulsion and days after President Emmanuel Macron said the diplomat would be pulled out and French troops withdrawn. Relations between Niger and France, its former colonial ruler which maintained a military presence in the country to help fight Islamist insurgents, have broken down since army officers seized power in Niamey in July. The junta had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours at the end of August in response to what they described as actions by France that were "contrary to…
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May
09
2023
By The African Mirror
Mali sets date for delayed vote, saying it’s true to its word on democracy

Mali sets date for delayed vote, saying it’s true to its word on democracy

NEWS
MALI'S military government set a new date for a delayed constitutional referendum meant to pave the way for presidential elections next year. The vote, initially scheduled for March 19, is the first in a series of polls meant to restore democracy in the West African country after two military takeovers since August 2020. It was delayed days before that date to give electoral management authorities more time to set up in all of Mali's 19 administrative regions. Government spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga announced on state television on Friday that the referendum would now take place on June 18. He added that the new…
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Jan
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops

Burkina Faso military government demands departure of French troops

NEWS
BURKINA Faso's military government has demanded the departure of French troops stationed in the country, the West African nation's national television reported, citing a local news agency. A spokesman for the government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A spokesman for the French government was not immediately available for comment. A source close to the Burkina Faso military government confirmed the news of the demand for the departure of French troops but gave no further details. Burkina Faso's state television RTB, citing the news agency, said the military government on January 18 suspended a 2018 military accord…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Mali threatens to defend against French sovereignty violations

Mali threatens to defend against French sovereignty violations

NEWS
MALI'S foreign affairs minister said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country's sovereignty and national security. Speaking at a United Nations Security Council briefing on Mali in New York, Minister Abdoulaye Diop repeated allegations that France had violated its airspace and delivered arms to Islamist militants that have been waging an offensive in northern Mali for the past decade. France has denied this. Its relations with Mali have soured since an August 2020 coup and it is withdrawing troops sent in 2013 to help fight the insurgency. "There needs to be…
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