[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received today 5/5/2021 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Mr. Zeïni Moulaye, in the presence of Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Sameh Shoukry.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has discussed with his Malian counterpart Zeini Moulaye a number of issues of common interest.

[RFI] Reporters Without Borders has confirmed that another Western journalist has been kidnapped in Mali, after French journalist Olivier Dubois appeared in a video saying he was being held by the jihadist group Al-Qaeda.

[DW] Olivier Dubois has appeared in a 21-second video claiming to be in the hands of a jihadi group affiliated with al-Qaida. He asks for help from the French authorities and family members.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saïed received Monday at the Palace of Carthage, a written message from Malian transitional president, Bah N'daw, handed over to him by Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Coop...

[RFI] A military operation launched this week by Malian and French forces has reportedly eliminated 26 militants.

[Centre 4s] Very often the danger arises from where it is the least expected! In the Sahel, the violent death of President Deby is a stark confirmation of that. The unexpected disappearance of the warrior president, Idriss Deby, has reshuffled the ca...

[East African] Malian diplomat Boubacar Diarra, who was the head of the African Union Mission in Somalia between 2010 and 2012, has died.

[IPS] United Nations -- It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people, including a 12-year-old boy being killed. But there has been no justice for the families of those injured and killed by def...

[RFI] In Mali's Ségou region, only half of the inhabitants have electricity in their houses. The amount of power produced by the National Energy Company, EDM, is not enough to keep up with the demand. But private companies are making solar panel pla...

[DW] Research group SIPRI has identified a link between climate change and extremism in the West African country. As the region reels from the sudden death of Western-backed strongman Idriss Deby, instability is rife.

[HRW] Bamako -- Investigate Alleged Security Force Abuses in Mopti Region

[Nation] In 2019, a 37-year-old mother became the first person in the UK to be convicted of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

[CAF] Mali's Women Ligue 1 season 2020-21 kicked off on 10 April 2021.

[RFI] A number of women's rights groups have filed a case against the government of Mali at the Ecowas regional court to try and force the authorities in Bamako to take action against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The initiative could set a legal ...

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] After years of unsuccessfully campaigning for an anti-FGM law in Mali, rights groups file complaint at the ECOWAS court.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners.

[UN News] With a deteriorating security situation in central and northern Mali, the UN peacekeeping chief told the Security Council on Tuesday that 'blue helmets', the Malian Defence and Security Forces, continue to suffer repeated attacks and signif...

[The Point] The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of The Gambia (PURA) yesterday hosted the Malian Energy Regulator (ONAP) delegation to discuss and explore bilateral relation on export of petroleum among other initiatives.

[RFI] Mali's military government paid two million euros for the release of opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who was freed in October after being kidnapped by gunmen, according to an intermediary who negotiated on behalf of the Malian authorities.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received, on Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali Zeyni Moulaye, said a press release from the Presidency of the R...

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[RFI] The corpse of a Swiss national held captive for over four years in Mali has been discovered and her DNA confirmed, the Swiss foreign ministry said on Wednesday.