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Residents flee Malian town over fear of attack

A viral social media message by a senior ranking Malian military officer is causing survivors of the September 6 attacks on Talataye and nearby villages to relocate to safer locations in neighboring Burkina Faso and Niger.  In the viral message,…

Concerns rise in Liberia over shortage of banknotes

The National Chairman of the Patriotic Entrepreneurs of Liberia, PATEL, Dominic Nimely, is alarmed over the shortage of smaller denomination of currencies in the country.  Speaking in Monrovia Monday, the PATEL official threatened unspecified actions from the business community if…

Liberian officials resign after US corruption allegations

Three ranking officials in the George Weah-led administration in Liberia who were sanctioned by the United States government for engaging in widespread public corruption have resigned.   The three officials are Nathaniel McGill, Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and…

Three UN peacekeepers injured in mine explosion

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, says Three peacekeepers were injured on Sunday in the northern region of the country when their vehicle hit a mine between Ber and Timbuktu. MINUSMA did not specify the nationality…