BAMAKO, Mali -- A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a coalition of separatist armed groups in Mali's predominately Tuareg north, said on the social media platform X that it freed Spanish citizen Gilbert Navarro.

A plane carrying Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro, who was kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, was expected to land in Algeria's Boufarik air base, Algerian state media reported on Tuesday. His expected arrival at the Algerian air base comes after a Tuareg rebel alliance in northern Mali said late on Monday they had released Navarro.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A rebel alliance in Mali said Tuesday it has freed a Spanish man who was kidnapped in southern Algeria last week. The Azawad Liberation Front, or FLA, a coalition of ...

ALGIERS/BAMAKO - A plane carrying Spanish hostage Gilbert Navarro, who was kidnapped in North Africa on Jan. 17, was expected to land in Algeria's Boufarik air base, Algerian state media reported ...

Freed Spanish Hostage Set to Land in Algerian Air Base ALGIERS/BAMAKO (Reuters ... was expected to land in Algeria's Boufarik air base, Algerian state media reported on Tuesday.

The Embassy of Canada in Bamako is following the situation and providing consular service for Canadians in Niger. Canadians in need of urgent consular assistance can contact the Emergency Watch and Response Centre.

The arrival of two Russian cargo ships, Sparta and Sparta II, at the port of Tartus on January 22 has intensified speculation about Russia's next steps in the Middle East and North Africa. With heavy weapons,

Russia’s Tartus naval base in Syria became the latest casualty and Mosow’s most significant loss after the fall of Assad’s regime.

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As a potential funder of the upgrading of the railway between Dakar and Bamako, the World Bank is supporting the two capitals in the structuring of this project, estimated to cost $830m. Thanks to a $6m loan from the Bretton Woods institution in February ...

Georges Uriot is the new director for Africa of Amarante International. © Amanrante International

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