Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Friday visits conflict-torn Mali, where French troops have been fighting jihadists for four years, in his first official visit outside Europe after taking power. He will address French soldiers stationed in the city of Gao in Mali's deeply troubled north. The French base there has 1,600 soldiers -- the ...

London (AFP) - South Africa captain AB de Villiers believes England all-rounder Ben Stokes has taken his game to the next level in the Indian Premier League but stressed the tournament had improved many of his players too. The Proteas are set to come up against Stokes in a three-match one-day international series starting next week that will a ...

Al Jazeera Media Network is celebrating winning a total of five Gold World Medals, 14 Silver World Medals and seven Bronze Medals at the prestigious New York Film Festivals awards last month. Al Jazeera English won Broadcaster of the Year, after the channel took home three Gold, 12 Silver, five Bronze and 10 finalist certificates. Thre ...

Abidjan, C ocirc;te d rsquo;Ivoire, May 18, 2017 ndash; The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Government of Japan (GOJ) have signed an agreement for a US $ 300 million facility under the joint initiative titled Enhanced Private Sector Assistance ( EPSA ) for Africa. The loan, worth JPY 34.41 billion (equivalent to approximately US ...

Preparations for the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn this year (COP23, from 6 to 17 November), are well underway and on track to deliver the infrastructure and arrangements needed for a successful meeting that can play its role in advancing the aims and ambitions of the Paris Agreement. Delegates will be able work in state of the art ...

Bamako (AFP) - A rapid intervention force of Senegalese troops will soon be deployed in central Mali, which has seen an increase in jihadist attacks and communal violence since 2015, the new UN peacekeeping chief said. We are awaiting the upcoming deployment in the centre (of Mali), by Senegal, of a rapid intervention force to deal with the sit ...