MALIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM KEY TESSALIT MILITARY CAMP. (PHOTO).

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 Malian army withdraws from key Tessalit military camp: sources Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies have surrendered Camp Tessalit, a strategic military post in the north, multiple sources told the AFP news agency on Friday. An official from the Tuareg-led separatist group claimed soldiers and mercenaries at the camp had "surrendered", following a fierce fight over the weekend. Simultaneous attacks in Mali by militants linked to Al Qaeda and separatist Tuareg rebels on April 25 showed how fighters ​from different groups with different goals were able to strike at the heart of the West African country's military government. Gunfire and explosions were reported in the capital Bamako and around a large military base outside the capital, as well as Gao and central areas, as gunfire continuing in the northern city of Kidal. Defence minister Sadio Camara was killed at his residence in Kati, a garrison town near the capital, Bamako, following the fierce weekend fighting...

BURKINA FASO, MALI IMPOSE VISA BANS ON US CITIZENS IN RETALIATION. (PHOTO).


 Burkina Faso, Mali impose visa bans on US citizens in retaliation


Burkina Faso has retaliated following its inclusion in the US total travel ban list by the Trump administration.


Burkina Faso decided to "apply equivalent visa measures to nationals of the United States of America" in accordance with the "principle of reciprocity," a statement by Burkina Faso's foreign ministry said, TRT Afrika reported.


"The Government of Burkina Faso remains committed to mutual respect, the sovereign equality of States and the principle of reciprocity in its international relations," the statement stressed, adding that the West African country "remains open to cooperation based on respect for mutual interests with all of its partners.’’


Bans take effect


Mali and Niger have also retaliated against the US travel ban.


"In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation informs the national and international community that, with immediate effect, the Government of the Republic of Mali will apply the same conditions and requirements to US nationals as those imposed on Malian citizens," the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.


US President Donald Trump had announced travel restrictions including a total ban or partial ban on 39 countries, most of them in Africa.


The decision, which is set to take effect on January 1, 2026, prohibits citizens of the affected countries from entering the US.

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