Archives

Mali

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 15:14:43 GMT
Hostages of Ségué Parish Released, Including Parish Priest Fr. Dougnon
[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- Fr. Léon Dougnon, parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes in Ségué, kidnapped on June 21 on the road that connects Ségué to San, in the Mopti region, in central Mali (see Fides, 23/6/2021) has been released. According to i...

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:25:12 GMT
Instability Is Decimating Mali's Cultural Heritage
[ISS] Without a single prosecution, the illegal trade in artefacts is causing a catastrophic loss for the country.

Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:43:31 GMT
Concern Over the Abduction of Five Christians in Central Mali
[RFI] Local authorities in central Mali have confirmed that five Christians, traveling between Mopti and Ségou, have not reached their destination.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:08:19 GMT
Soldiers Injured in Huge Car Bomb, Sources Say Barkhane Force Was Target
[RFI] A huge car bomb attack that injured several soldiers on Monday in the town of Gossi in central Mali was aimed at France's Barkhane force, local sources told RFI's sister station France 24.

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 11:00:19 GMT
French Troops Capture High-Ranking Islamic State Fighter in Mali
[RFI] French forces in Mali have captured a man they describe as a "high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara". Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested on 11 June in the "tri-border" region between Niger, Mali...

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 08:38:06 GMT
Central Sahel - Ground Zero in Tackling Climate Change Through Education
[IPS] New York -- The climate crisis is amplifying the effects of instability and violence in the world's poorest countries. Nowhere is this more visible than in Africa's Central Sahel region, where increasing temperature, floods, droughts and other ...

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 11:40:01 GMT
Liberia Deeply Concerned Over Military Takeover in Mali - Foreign Minister Tells 49th Inter-Ministerial Conference
[FrontPageAfrica] Accra -- Liberia's Foreign Minister Dee-Maxwell Kemaya says the country is concerned about the 'unwelcomed' interruption in the civilian-led transitional process in Mali.

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:58:09 GMT
Basketball Federation Fails to Act on Sexual Assaults on Girls - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Government, IOC, FIBA Should Investigate Players' Allegations

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:40:12 GMT
New Govt Meets to Discuss Reforms, Future Elections
[RFI] Mali's newly appointed government met on Sunday for the first time with Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga to discuss their reform plans. France and the West Africa bloc Ecowas are closely observing how the new leadership handles the transit...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:13:11 GMT
Sen. Snowe Condemns Malian Crisis
[New Dawn] Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe, a member of the ECOWAS Parliament has described the military takeover and refusal to relinquish power to civilian rule as troubling.Speaking in plenary at the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja, Nigeria on Monday, Senat...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 06:06:55 GMT
Partner of Missing French Journalist Fears Military Effort to Rescue Him
[RFI] Freelance journalist Olivier Dubois was kidnapped two months ago by members of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, the most powerful jihadist alliance in the Sahel region of northern Africa. Speaking to RFI and France 24, the mother of his ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:39:22 GMT
Will Promises of Democratic Transition in Mali Convince France to Leave?
[VOA] Paris -- A promise Monday by Mali's new interim president to hold democratic elections by early next year appears to meet some conditions set by France to resume recently suspended cooperation with Malian forces. But some hope Paris is slowly h...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:45:13 GMT
Junta Names New Prime Minister
[DW] The leader of the latest military coup has named a new prime minister. Choguel Maiga, a Malian political veteran, was a key player in the protest movement against deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in 2020.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 04:37:41 GMT
Coup Leader Assimi Goita Sworn in As Transitional President
[DW] Colonel Assimi Goita has become the new interim president of Mali. The young army officer has instigated two military power grabs in the impoverished country, provoking international concern.

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:32:56 GMT
All Malians Must Find Solution to Crisis - Bombande
[Ghanaian Times] The way out of the Malian political crisis first lies in the hands of the citizenry, a Senior Mediation Adviser at the United Nations (UN) Department of Political and Peace building Affairs, Emmanuel Bombande, has said.

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 07:35:53 GMT
Algeria Beats Mali to Extend Unbeaten Record
[CAF] Defending African champions Algeria extended their unbeaten run to 25 matches, after defeating Mali 1-0 in a friendly match on Sunday evening.

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 08:11:10 GMT
Junta's Popularity Growing Despite International Opposition
[Nation] The Mali junta's popularity is growing despite international opposition towards it.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 04:39:49 GMT
France Suspends Joint Military Operations
[DW] On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron had threatened to pull troops out of Mali if the political instability there continued. The West African nation has seen two coups d'etat inside nine months.

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 07:30:28 GMT
France Halts Joint Military Operations With Mali in Wake of Army Takeover
[RFI] France has announced the suspension of joint military operations with Malian forces after the West African country's second coup in nine months, adding to international pressure for the military junta to return civilians to positions of power.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:31:58 GMT
Military Must Free Civilian Leaders - Human Rights Expert
[UN News] A UN independent human rights expert said on Wednesday that Mali's new military authorities should "scrupulously respect human rights" and release all leaders detained in last week's coup.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:07:15 GMT
Pan-African Parliament Scuffle - AU Chair Calls for Calm
[Cameroon Tribune] This Follows disagreement among members of the AU legislative body on the procedure to elect a new Parliamentary President.

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 05:03:58 GMT
Top 5 Implications of the Latest Palace Coup
[The Conversation Africa] Recent events in Mali have caused consternation among state actors, domestically and externally, in addition to non-state actors such as jihadi groups operating across the Sahel.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:28:40 GMT
African Union Suspends Mali After Military Coup and Threatens Sanctions
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Bamako/Mali -- The African Union has suspended Mali's membership in response to last week's military coup and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not restored, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 05:20:32 GMT
African Union Suspends Mali Following Military Coup
[DW] Mali has been suspended from the African Union after Colonel Assimi Goita took power in a coup. The AU said the suspension would stay in place "until normal constitutional order has been restored."

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:54:30 GMT
Mali Suspended From African Union Over Second Military Coup
[RFI] The African Union has suspended Mali's membership and threatened sanctions in response to last week's military coup.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 13:07:28 GMT
Malians Deserve Nothing Less Than Better
[Ghanaian Times] On Sunday, the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) held a meeting in Accra over the political crisis in Mali resulting from the ousting of transitional President Bah Nda...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 04:22:38 GMT
Why World Leaders' Inconsistency On Coups in Chad and Mali May Spark More Coups in Africa
[Premium Times] While world leaders have condemned the coups in Mali, they have been less critical of the one last month in Chad

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:58:40 GMT
Mali Must Return to Democracy
[Daily Trust] The nascent democratic development in the West African sub-region once again received a jolt with the ouster of Mali's interim administration headed by President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, in a coup led by Colonel Assimi ...

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:08:04 GMT
Regional Bloc ECOWAS Suspends Mali Over Twin Coups
[DW] West African leaders have said Mali must hold a presidential election in February 2022. They also called for the immediate appointment of a new civilian prime minister.

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:03:47 GMT
Mali - How the Coup Was Predicted!
[This Day] Abeokuta -- Soyombo Opeyemi writes that military officers seize power in order to enrich themselves



home