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 (...)
RIYADH — Italian coach Roberto Mancini has reintroduced Captain Salman Al-Faraj to the Saudi national football team's lineup.
Al-Faraj, who missed the last two gatherings due to injury and incomplete readiness, has been included in the 31-player (...)
Fierce fighting has broken out in northern Mali with Tuareg rebels saying they have taken control of the town of Bamba from the army.
It comes after the separatist fighters said they had killed more than 80 soldiers in the center of the country.
The (...)
Sudan's leader has warned the United Nations his country's war could spill over into neighboring African nations.
In a speech, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan also urged the international community to designate his opponents, the Rapid Support Forces (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian national football team is set to play two friendly matches against Nigeria and Mali in Portugal during the upcoming international break in October.
In an official statement released on Wednesday, the Saudi Arabian Football (...)
Two attacks by suspected militants in restive northeastern Mali Thursday killed 64 people including dozens of civilians, the country's transitional government said.
The attacks targeted a passenger boat on the Niger River near Timbuktu and an army (...)
The UN migration agency (IOM) called on Friday for the setting up of a humanitarian corridor in Niger to enable voluntary returns of stranded migrants, after July's military takeover triggered border & airspace closures
IOM Regional Director (...)
Why is it so often that problems seem to get worse just when they ought to be getting better?
Or in a French-African context, how come President Emmanuel Macron is surveying the tatters of French policy - coups in four Francophone states — just when (...)
While its peacekeeping operation in Mali, MINUSMA draws to a close by the end of this year, the UN remains committed to supporting the country's stability and development, the head of the mission said on Monday.
Briefing the Security Council, (...)
The political crisis in Niger has created uncertainty for scores of vulnerable displaced people, with restrictions on humanitarian operations limiting aid and protection, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday.
UNHCR's representative in Niger (...)
France's ambassador has remained in Niger despite being given a 48-hour deadline to leave the country last Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed in a defiant speech.
Ambassador Sylvain Itte had been ordered to go amid rapidly (...)