Afternoon Edition, September 28, 2026
Every Lexy News brief, written out. Three stories, three times a day.
Mali
Mali marked Independence Day on September 22 amid a worsening security crisis, after fuel disruption, attacks on army positions and pressure from armed groups tested the military government led by Assimi Goïta. The government’s break with France made Russia its main alternative security partner as Bamako cast the shift as a new assertion of sovereignty. JNIM has targeted fuel tankers and highways carrying fuel from Senegal and Ivory Coast since September 2025, causing severe shortages in Bamako and disrupting electricity supplies and schooling. More than 900 fuel tankers entered Bamako under military escort on September 14, but armed groups remain able to threaten key routes and military sites.
Sources Al Jazeera Modernghana Adf Magazine Jeuneafrique 20minutes
India
Heavy rain and flooding had killed at least 62 people in India by September 28, 2026, including 56 in Uttar Pradesh after intense rainfall. Indian weather authorities issued a flood risk alert for Uttar Pradesh, where the state accounted for most of the reported deaths. Flooding across northern India disrupted daily life and added pressure on disaster response systems. The latest alert underscored the continuing danger in Uttar Pradesh after the deadly rains.
Ghana
Ghanaian President John Mahama told the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York that Ghana intends to handle more of its mineral wealth at home, including gold. He said domestic processing should move more value from raw exports into the Ghanaian economy. Mahama also warned against what he called a new scramble for Africa’s resources, framing the policy as a way to strengthen jobs, tax revenue and Ghana’s bargaining position with foreign mining and commodity interests. His remarks put local value addition at the center of Ghana’s resource policy.
Sources Pulse
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