[DW] Mali coup leader Assimi Goita has fired the president and prime minister of a transitional regime installed after the government was ousted last year. Goita said the pair had acted without consulting him.

[VOA] A delegation from the regional bloc ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) is heading to Mali Tuesday, a day after the West African nation's military detained the president and prime minister.

[Premium Times] The latest coup is Mali's second coup in nine months.

[RFI] West African mediators will be allowed to meet with the president and prime minister of Mali's transitional government who have been detained by the military since Monday. The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting ...

[East African] The African Union (AU) on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of Mali's interim President and two senior officials whom the military detained on Monday in a coup attempt.

[RFI] France condemned the ousting of transitional leaders in Mali on Tuesday, as Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called for an urgent UN Security Council meeting to discuss the case.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Bamako/Mali -- Military officers in Mali detained the president, prime minister and defence minister of the interim government on Monday, deepening political chaos just months after a military coup ousted the previous president...

[DW] The EU slammed the "kidnapping" of Mali interim President Bah N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane after soldiers took the civilian leaders into custody.

[RFI] Mali's President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane have been detained by soldiers. The local United Nations mission has called for calm and for the immediate release of the two men, currently being held at a military camp near the capita...

[UN News] A young soldier from the United Kingdom says he must stay on his "A-game" on patrol with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, to keep himself, colleagues and Malians safe in one of the most dangerous UN postings anywhere in the ...

[UNFPA in WCA] Bamako, 21 May, 2021: The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum opened on 20 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the Transition in Mali". A UNFPA Side Event o...

[State Department] New York -- Thank you, Mr. President. And let me start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Brigadier* Namata, Ambassador Edrees, and Minister of State Daud for your briefing today

[UNFPA in WCA] Bamako, 14 May, 2021: The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum will take place this year from 20 to 22 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the Transition in ...

[ISS] Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa. Global organisations, regional communities and countries are increasingly recognising this fact, but that isn't enough - urgent action is needed.

[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announces the creation of a group to coordinate support for Olivier Dubois, a French freelance journalist who was abducted in Gao, in northeastern Mali, on 8 April. The group includes friends and colleagues of Du...

[Balancing Act] London -- From the very earliest of days of the internet in Africa, a recurring idea has been that it would be possible to sell African craft and design globally to European or American buyers looking for something different. But over...

[University of Leeds] Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated b y lead- containing  mater ials used  in  small community water systems such as boreholes with handpumps and publi...

[African Arguments] Mali's security might not be the first issue that comes to mind when hearing of the passing of Idriss Déby Itno. His death on the battlefield - or at least in proximity, depending on the account - clearly indicates that trouble i...

[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.