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The Climate Action Window of the African Development Fund grants over $9 million to strengthen climate resilience in the Sahel's main catchment basins

The Sahelian wetlands of the catchment basins in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal are subject to ongoing degradation due to unsustainable exploitation practices

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has awarded a grant of $9.48 million to implement the Community and Ecosystem Resilience and Adaptation in the Wetlands of the Sahel Catchment Basins Project.   The financial support comes from the Climate Action Window (https://apo-opa.co/4i6v3Hi) -- a climate change financing mechanism…

African Union (AU)
Source: African Union (AU) |

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, His Excellency (H.E.) Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Calls for Urgent International Action as Crisis Escalates in Mali

The Chairperson firmly condemns the deliberate attacks against innocent civilians, which have resulted in unacceptable loss of life and heightened instability across affected regions

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, expresses deep concern over the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali, where terrorist groups have imposed blockades, disrupted access to essential supplies, and severely worsened humanitarian conditions for civilian populations. The Chairperson firmly condemns the deliberate attacks against innocent…

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
Source: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) |

Raising a New Cohort of Epidemiologists in West Africa

Graduates are now equipped to strengthen mental health surveillance, promote and facilitate the decentralisation of mental health services to primary health care and community-based facilities, and improve access to mental health care

Graduates sang and clapped as they celebrated reaching a personal milestone. They were embarking on a new journey as the next generation of mental health leaders in West Africa. After nine months of rigorous classroom and field training, fellows from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Mali and Niger became the pioneers of the Subregional…

Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International |

Mali: Authorities must immediately release former Prime Minister Moussa Mara and stop crackdown on civil and political rights

Numerous journalists and activists have been targeted in the crackdown on perceived critical voices in Mali

The conviction and sentencing of Mali’s former Prime Minister Moussa Mara to two years in prison, one of which is mandatory, and a fine of 500,000 CFA francs (762 euro), including 1 symbolic franc to the Malian state on charges of discrediting the state among others is a travesty of…

Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH)
Source: Islamic Development Bank Group Business Forum (THIQAH) |

OIC Investment Forum in Africa: Unleashing Africa’s Investment Potential 2–4 December 2025

OIC African Member States are emerging as attractive destinations for investment in agribusiness, mining, renewable energy, infrastructure, textiles, tourism, banking, and manufacturing

The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), the trade and investment promotion organ of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in partnership with   Islamic Development bank Group and its Business Forum (THIQAH) (https://IDBGF.org/) together with the Republic of Mali, will host the OIC Investment Forum in Africa from 2 to 4 December…

Energy Capital & Power
Source: Energy Capital & Power |

B2Gold Advances Mali, Namibian Gold Production Ahead of African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

African Mining Week will showcase opportunities within Africa’s gold value chain while connecting African projects with global investors

Canadian mining company B2Gold has set its 2025 gold production guidance at 970,000 to 1,075,000 ounces, with the bulk of output driven by its African operations. With key projects in Mali and Namibia, the company is advancing operations under efforts to unlock greater value from Africa’s gold market.  B2Gold is…

United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Source: United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) |

Mali: United Nations (UN) experts demand activist El Bachir Thiam’s release, four months after enforced disappearance

The experts stressed that Malian authorities are allegedly making increased use of enforced disappearance as a weapon to instill fear and silence civil society actors

UN experts* today called on authorities in Mali to disclose the fate and whereabouts of journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who disappeared four months ago. “Mali must immediately and unconditionally release El Bachir Thiam and other victims of enforced disappearance, and cease the crackdown on civil society actors, human…

The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
Source: The African Union – Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) |

African Ministers Commit to Livestock Transformation as Cornerstone of Food Security and Growth

Key commitments included scaling up genetic improvement programs, establishing feed banks, promoting youth entrepreneurship, and strengthening crop-livestock integration

At the African Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal, thirteen African countries convened for the first-ever ministerial deep dive on livestock, co-hosted by ILRI, AU-IBAR, and GIZ. The session placed livestock firmly at the centre of Africa’s food systems agenda, recognizing its potential to transform food security, livelihoods, and economic…

United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source: United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

United Arab Emirates (UAE) Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Mali

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the UAE’s strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence and terrorism

The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that targeted security posts in southern regions of the Republic of Mali, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of dozens of law enforcement personnel. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) reaffirmed the UAE’s strong condemnation of…

Energy Capital & Power
Source: Energy Capital & Power |

Africa’s Leading Gold Producers to Attend African Mining Week (AMW) 2025

African Mining Week 2025 will connect African projects with global investors as the continent consolidates its position among the world’s leading gold-producing regions

The upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 – Africa’s premier gathering for mining stakeholders, scheduled for October 1–3, 2025 in Cape Town – will feature representatives from the continent’s top gold-producing countries and companies. Collectively, these stakeholders account for the majority of Africa’s gold output and are expected to showcase…