Africa

Mauritania’s government has firmly denied accusations of migrant expulsions, dismissing claims that it serves as a “guardian” of European borders. At a press conference on Thursday, following the Council of Ministers’ weekly meeting, government spokesman Houssein Ould Meddou – who also serves as Minister of Culture and Relations – defended Mauritania’s migration policy. He emphasized…

Senegal’s Sangomar oil site recorded a production of 2.70 million barrels of crude oil in February 2025. According to the Ministry of Petroleum , of this production, 2.59 million barrels were shipped in three cargoes—SAN021, SAN022, and SAN023—destined for both national and international markets. A key milestone was the lifting of cargo SAN021 by Petrosen…

Authorities in Niger’s Maradi region have seized 135 cans of contraband gasoline, each containing 25 liters, in an operation led by the Departmental Directorate of the National Police (DDPN) in Dakoro. According to police sources, the crackdown followed intelligence reports of an unregistered Toyota Land Cruiser covered with a black tent that had bypassed a…

Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, on Thursday inaugurated a 4.5 billion FCFA ($7.5 million) Detergent Industrial Complex (CIDF) in the country’s Central region. The facility specializes in producing powder detergents, liquid soap, and solid soap, with a daily production capacity of 300 tonnes. The locally branded “Fassi” products—meaning “clean and unblemished” in the…

The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) has launched a unified military deployment in the tri-border area of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso as part of its regional defense strategy. The operation, named Yereko 2, ran from February 24 to March 6, 2025, and marks the implementation of security commitments made by Niger’s Defense Minister, General…