In a November interview, Morocco's foreign minister said his country plans to bring Central Sahel countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali "out of isolation" with a joint development and port access package known as The Atlantic Initiative. As they battle militants linked to terror groups, Central Sahel countries have turned away from regional and international partners, so what can their neighbors do to reach out to them? Henry Wilkins reports.

Mozambican police patrolled streets of the capital, Maputo, on Tuesday, following protests and violence triggered by disputed election results. The U.S. government on Monday condemned the weekend killings by gunmen of two opposition figures, with Washington urging "a swift and thorough investigation into the murders." Taiwan has again rejected South Africa’s demand to move its representative office from the country's capital, Pretoria, to the commercial center of Johannesburg, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jeff Liu said Tuesday. He blamed pressure from Beijing for the decision. These, and more Africa-related news updates on today’s VOA 60.

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have urged the U.N. Security Council to "take responsibility" for Ukraine's alleged support of rebels, following an attack in July in which Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group were killed. Reuters’ David Doyle has more.