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US lifts sanctions on top Malian officials as ties improve

FILE PHOTO: Mali Defense Minister Sadio Camara, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 28 February 2024.    MAXIM SHIPENKOV/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Mali Defense Minister Sadio Camara, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Mali Abdoulaye Diop enter a hall during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, 28 February 2024.    MAXIM SHIPENKOV/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Islamist militants show 'unprecedented coordination' in Burkina Faso attacks

Seven Ghanaian traders killed in Burkina Faso by suspected Islamists, Ghana says

Burkina Faso military government dissolves political parties

Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore and Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani walk together during the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey, Niger July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou
Heads of state of Mali's Assimi Goita, Burkina Faso's Captain Ibrahim Traore and Niger's General Abdourahamane Tiani walk together during the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey, Niger July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Mahamadou Hamidou

Togo expels ex-Burkina Faso leader after coup plot claim, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is welcomed by soldiers in Dori, Sahel region as he arrives to motivate his troops, after armed men killed civilians and militaries in Seytenga, at an airport in Dori, Burkina Faso June 15, 2022. Burkina Faso's Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Burkina Faso President Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba is welcomed by soldiers in Dori, Sahel region as he arrives to motivate his troops, after armed men killed civilians and militaries in Seytenga, at an airport in Dori, Burkina Faso June 15, 2022. Burkina Faso's Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Burkina Faso sack coach after Cup of Nations disappointment

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Group C - Algeria v Burkina Faso - Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - December 28, 2025 Burkina Faso players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Stringer
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Group C - Algeria v Burkina Faso - Prince Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco - December 28, 2025 Burkina Faso players pose for a team group photo before the match REUTERS/Stringer

Tapsoba to miss Bundesliga restart, says Leverkusen coach

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen v Paris St Germain - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - October 21, 2025 Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba in action with Paris St Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/ File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayer Leverkusen v Paris St Germain - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - October 21, 2025 Bayer Leverkusen's Edmond Tapsoba in action with Paris St Germain's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen/ File Photo

Amad Diallo inspires Ivory Coast to 3-0 win over Burkina Faso to book Afcon quarter-final spot

Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo closing down Burkina Faso defender Arsene Kouassi in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 football match at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh on Jan 6, 2026.
Ivory Coast forward Amad Diallo closing down Burkina Faso defender Arsene Kouassi in their Africa Cup of Nations round-of-16 football match at the Grand Stadium in Marrakesh on Jan 6, 2026.

Late winner puts Algeria into Africa Cup of Nations last eight, Ivory Coast ease through

Striker Adil Boulbina scores the winning goal for Algeria in extra time against the  Democratic Republic of Congo.
Striker Adil Boulbina scores the winning goal for Algeria in extra time against the  Democratic Republic of Congo.

Egypt not among the Afcon favourites but will keep fighting, says Mohamed Salah

Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Egypt v Benin - Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco - January 5, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
Soccer Football - CAF Africa Cup of Nations - Morocco 2025 - Round of 16 - Egypt v Benin - Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco - January 5, 2026 Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.