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Cardi B and Aya Nakamura Spark Fashion Frenzy at Balenciaga Haute Couture Show in Paris

American rapper Cardi B and French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura were seen sitting together in the front row and taking selfies at the Balenciaga Haute Couture show in Paris. Their surprise appearance has sparked a buzz on social media during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2025.

International Business Times UK · Jul 9, 2025

Mali To Finance Barrick's Mine Restart By Selling Seized Gold

The Malian government is reportedly moving to sell $107 million worth of seized gold from Barrick Mining's (NYSE:B) Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex to fund the site's restart following a nearly six-month suspension of operations.

Benzinga · Jul 9, 2025

West Africa terror: why attacks on military bases are rising – and four ways to respond

More than 40 Malian soldiers were killed and one of the country’s military bases was taken over in early June 2025 in a major attack by an al-Qaeda linked group, Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), on the town of Boulikessi.

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2025

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner Group over promotion of atrocities in West Africa

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

Euronews · Jun 23, 2025

Takeaways from AP report on accusation that Wagner commits war crimes by promoting atrocities

The International Criminal Court has been asked to review a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025

A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa

The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Africa on social media

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2025

Sahel Juntas Pile Pressure On Foreign Mining Firms

Army strongmen who have seized power in coups across Africa's Sahel region since 2020 have ramped up pressure on foreign mining companies in the name of greater control over their countries' riches.

International Business Times · Jun 20, 2025

How Guinea became a gateway for Russian weapons to reach the Sahel

Despite the departure of the Wagner Group from Mali, Russia is continuing to strengthen its military presence in the country through its Africa Corps. Using satellite imagery, shipping logs and eyewitness reports, journalists from RFI have confirmed that Russia is discreetly shipping in large quantities of military equipment via the…

Radio France Internationale · Jun 20, 2025

Armed men in western Niger kill 34 soldiers and wound 14, authorities say

Officals in Niger say armed men have killed 34 soldiers in western Niger near the tri-state border with Mali and Burkina Faso

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2025

Russia Steps Out From Shadows In Africa With State Paramilitary

With the rise of a paramilitary force that analysts say is controlled by the Kremlin, Russia is openly expanding its state military footprint in Africa, after years of distancing itself from mercenaries deployed on the continent to support pro-Russian rulers.

International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025