BAMAKO— Mali’s interim authorities have proposed to its West African neighbours that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended by five years, the foreign minister said.The transitional government initially agreed to hold…

KHARTOUM— Sudan’s Security and Defense Council ordered to speed up investigations into Thursday’s mass protests in the capital Khartoum and neighboring areas which resulted in the deaths of four protesters and injuries of hundreds of others.The council…