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Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:25:50 GMT
Malians Divided Over France's Decision to Close Bases, Reduce Forces
[VOA] Gao, Mali/Washington -- France's recent decision to close some of its military bases and reduce the number of its troops in Mali has sparked mixed reaction from the local population.

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 17:16:49 GMT
N'goné Fall Curates From the Ground Up
[New Frame] The Senegalese curator reflects on her extensive journey as a pioneer Black woman in contemporary African art and curating as well as the exhibitions closest to her heart.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:52:26 GMT
Dozens Die in 'Terrorist' Attack in Restive Niger-Mali Border Zone
[RFI] Five civilians, four soldiers and 40 armed attackers were killed on Sunday in a clash in Niger's southwest region near the border with Mali, according to a statement from the authorities in Niger's capital, Niamey.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:35:49 GMT
France to Close Three Military Bases in Northern Mali By Early 2022
[RFI] At the end of a virtual G5 Sahel meeting on Friday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would start closing three military bases in northern Mali by year-end, as the jihadist threat in the Sahel begins to shift south and expo...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:20:04 GMT
From the Field - Desert Artisans in Mali Foster Dialogue and Tolerance
[UN News] Traditional arts and crafts are being used to build peace and dialogue in Mali thanks to the work of the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSMA.

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 06:12:53 GMT
Going for Gold in Western Mali Threatens Human Security
[ISS] Uncontrolled artisanal gold mining in Kayes is damaging the environment and fuelling trafficking and local conflicts.

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 09:38:01 GMT
Former Malian President's Son Should Be Questioned About Missing Journalist
[RSF] An investigation by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) into Malian journalist Birama Touré's disappearance in 2016 points to the involvement of Karim Keïta, the son of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who was ousted in a coup a year ago...

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:49:04 GMT
International Arrest Warrant Issued for Son of Former President of Mali
[RFI] An international arrest warrant has been issued for the son of Mali's former president over the disappearance of an investigative journalist in Bamako in 2016.

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 04:27:12 GMT
France Resumes Joint Military Operations in Mali
[RFI] France is to resume joint operations with the Malian Armed Forces, after suspending them early last month following Mali's second coup in less than a year. Lemine Ould Salem, a journalist specialising in the Sahel, says the French president's d...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 11:50:34 GMT
Four Years and 5 Months After the Kidnapping, There Is Still No News of Sister Gloria
[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- Time passes, inexorable and cruel: 4 years and 5 months ago Sister Gloria Cecilia Narváez, a Colombian nun from the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of Mary Immaculate, fell into the hands of the jihadists in Mali (se...

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:34:11 GMT
Sahel - in Search for New Strategies?
[Centre 4s] Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the most exposed countries of the G5 Sahel to terrorism, have been facing repeated attacks since this year beginning. It is in this worrying context that the French president announced on 10 June, the "end of...

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 06:27:36 GMT
Kagame Hosts Mali's Special Envoy
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Sunday, July 4 received Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop, Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation at Village Urugwiro.

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 18:44:37 GMT
Malian Authorities Urged to 'Break the Cycle of Impunity' for Human Rights Violations
[UN News] Rampant impunity for human rights violations in Mali is posing serious risks for the protection of civilians in the West African country, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said on Tuesday.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:05:53 GMT
Mali - Rampant Impunity for Human Rights Violations Poses Grave Risk for Protection of Civilians - Bachelet
[OHCHR] Geneva -- There have been repeated attacks over the last six months by groups such as the Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS), as well as violence across communal lines, all resulting...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 13:42:54 GMT
Attack On UN Base in Mali Injures 12 German Soldiers
[VOA] Berlin -- The United Nations said 12 German troops and a Belgian soldier serving in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali were wounded Friday in an attack in the country's restive north.

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 ...



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