Algeria and Mali restore diplomatic ties after year-long rift
Algeria and Mali have begun restoring diplomatic relations after more than a year of tension that had strained ties across the Sahel. Both countries are reinstating ambassadors and reopening airspace that had been closed to each other since April 2025. The move marks a significant thaw between two neighbours whose dispute had widened into a broader regional security concern.Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Saturday that Algeria's ambassador would return to Mali. His announcement came a day after Algiers fully reopened its airspace to civilian and military aircraft travelling to and from Mali. A spokesperson for Mali's military government, Issa... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 11 Jul 2026 17:30 LONDON
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Nigeria orders probe after fake federal agency received budget funding and office space
Nigeria's president has ordered an investigation after a fictitious federal body was found to have received budget funding and office space, triggering a political storm in the run-up to January's general election. The case centres on the presidential foreign intervention promotion council, or PFIPC, which was allocated 1.3 billion naira in the 2026 budget. The development has intensified scrutiny of governance and corruption in Africa's most populous country.According to the supplied material, the issue first came to light last October when Femi Gbajabiamila, the president's chief of staff, wrote to police alleging that his signature, official seals and reference numbers... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 09 Jul 2026 18:04 LONDON
US pressure campaign reported over Tehran funeral attendance as 13 countries scale back
A reported US diplomatic campaign has emerged around the funeral procession for Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. According to Iranian media cited in the supplied material, 13 countries withdrew or reduced their participation after Washington urged governments to stay away from the event. The funeral is taking place at the Imam Khomeini Grand Musalla in central Tehran, where large crowds have gathered for the public commemorations.The report says the effort began about a week before the funeral and involved Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US ambassadors around the world. It alleges that American diplomats warned... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Jul 2026 20:30 LONDON
