[The Conversation Africa] The Malian politician, writer and women's activist Aoua Kéita once argued that, "The evolution of a country depends on the place that women occupy in the public space of that country." Today, Malian women face multiple and ...

[RFI] Mali's interim Prime Minister Moctar Ouane has created a platform in order to open talks with the Islamist militants who have wreaked havoc in the north of the country.

[Premium Times] The Nigerian men made it six victories out of six all during the qualifiers

[New Times] Rwanda started its Group D campaign at the last window of the ongoing Africa Basketball championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers on a low note after losing to Mali 51-76 on Wednesday night at Salle Mohamed Mzali Arena in Monastir, Tunisia.

[JusticeInfo.net] Since the outbreak of the Malian crisis in 2012, many serious human rights violations remain and are likely to remain unpunished. This is the bitter conclusion of the International Commission of Inquiry on Mali, whose report was fin...

[New Times] The head coach of the national basketball team Henry Mwinuka has promised that his team will give everything when they face Mali on Wednesday, February 17 in their first game of the Afrobasket qualifiers.

[The Conversation Africa] The internal African slave trade was officially abolished in colonial Mali in 1905. But a form of slavery - called "descent-based slavery" - continues today. This is when "slave status" is ascribed to a person, based on thei...

[ISS] Operation Barkhane has never been this unpopular. A poll conducted in early January 2021 by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) revealed that 51% of France's population no longer support the military intervention in the Sahel. This is...

[Centre 4s] A G 5 Sahel-France Summit is due to take place on 15 February in Ndjamena, Chad. Eight years after the successful deployment of French troops in Mali, the time has come for the allies to evaluate the situation so as to avoid the crumbling...

[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres condemned  on Saturday, a "complex attack" against the UN mission in the West African country of Mali 

[UN News] Some 20 UN peacekeepers serving with the UN Stabilization Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were injured on Wednesday, after their temporary base came under attack in the restive central region of the country.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Members of the House of People's Representatives (HPR), Tuesday, voted to extend the mission to deploy a military aviation unit in Mali and to send a helicopter unit to the Central African Republic (CAR) under ...

[Cameroon Tribune] Defending champions, Morocco, will face Mali in the final of the CHAN 2020 on Sunday February 7, 2021 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.

[New Times] Rwanda will face Mali in its first game at the upcoming Afrobasket qualifiers window 2.

[Centre 4s] Most of the opposition to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita (IBK) has hailed the August 18, 2020 coup d'état. They were hoping that the National Council for People Salvation (CNSP) would spare Mali from violent terrorists' attacks and int...

[Crisis Group] Dakar/Brussels -- Since 2013, when it sent troops to Mali, France has led international efforts to root out Islamist militancy from the Sa

[RFI] An investigation into a helicopter crash in Mali has highlighted organisational and human errors leading to deaths of 13 French soldiers, part of Operation Barkhane, when two helicopters collided on 25 November 2019.

[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron has met with Mali's interim leader on Wednesday to discuss joint security operations in the region amid a rise in jihadist attacks. This comes on the heels of the dissolution of the National Committee for the Sa...

[Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue] The Fulani and Dogon communities have signed three peace agreements with humanitarian objectives on 12, 22 and 24 January 2021. Through these agreements, the communities further commit to ensuring the physical integ...

[UN News] Against the backdrop of a rapidly deteriorating security situation in Mali and the wider Sahel region, the UN peacekeeping chief concluded a visit to the restive northwest African nation on Thursday.

[UN News] The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned another fatal attack carried out against a peacekeeping convoy that left a 'blue helmet' from Egypt dead, and another seriously injured on Friday.

[DW] The French anti-terror mission Barkhane is losing support in Mali, as reflected in recent protests in the capital, Bamako. Attitudes to the former colonial power are ambivalent amid deteriorating security.