[RFI] Mali's transitional government has approved the setting up of a War College designed to strengthen national security and train its future army officers. It comes just days after France expressed concern over plans by Malian authorities to hire ...

[VOA] A potential deal to bring as many as 1,000 Russian mercenaries to Mali is likely to further destabilize the country, according to senior U.S. officials who are urging the interim government to instead focus on elections.

[allAfrica] At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports.

[allAfrica] Washington, DC -- Reports that Mali's military junta has negotiated a prospective deal to bring in 1,000 Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner Group are anything but surprising.

[VOA] An estimated 3,000 Malians marched Wednesday through the streets of Bamako on the country's day of independence from France.

[HRW] Release Advisor to Politicians Unless Charges Brought

[Nation] Ten-men Mali defeated pre-match favourites Egypt 4-3 on post match-penalties to book a final spot against Senegal on Saturday in the ongoing Africa Deaflympics Ball Games Qualifiers at the Moi International Sports Centre Kasarani Wednesday.

[State Department] On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Mali on the 61st anniversary of your independence.

[RFI] France's defence minister has warned Bamako that hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner would isolate the country internationally, at the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel.

[MAP] Agadir -- The bodies of the two truckers, killed last Saturday in an attack perpetrated by unidentified armed individuals against a Moroccan commercial convoy in the commune of Didieni in Mali, arrived Friday morning at Agadir-Al Massira Airpor...

[DW] The Russian mercenary group "Wagner" is notorious; among other things, it has been accused of war crimes in Syria. Now it's allegedly set be deployed in Mali. Germany and France are threatening to withdraw their troops.

[GhanaToday] Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders of ECOWAS to make informed decisions on Guinea's political crisis as it will have long-term consequences for the stability and the defence of the democratic values of the ...

[MAP] Bamako -- The mortal remains of the two Moroccan truck drivers killed Saturday in a cowardly and barbaric attack by unidentified gunmen in the commune of Didiéni, Mali, will be repatriated on Thursday, said the Moroccan embassy in Bamako.

[ISS] The problem isn't new, but it is growing at an alarming rate and claiming new types of victims.

[CAF] Mali and DR Congo picked points away from home against Uganda and Benin respectively while Niger came from a goal down to hit Djibouti 4-2 in match day two of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday.

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[Nation] Angry police officers on Friday stormed a prison facility in Bamako, Mali and freed a top commander.

[Monitor] Micho Sredojevic and his Kenyan counterpart Jacob Mulee prepared a sleep-inducing pill and their players never disappointed, administering it to dozing perfection - for 90 minutes.

[New Times] THE national football team, Amavubi started their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign on a poor note after losing to Mali 1-0 at Stade d'Agadir on Wednesday, September 1.

[Cameroon Tribune] Both countries have been activating diplomatic avenues aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation.

[Leadership] Nigeria's national men basketball team, D'Tigers, have been drawn against Afrobasket 2021 adversary Uganda, Male and Cape Verde in Group A for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.

[New Times] Vincent Mashami, the head coach of the national football team Amavubi, has urged his players to make the country proud when they face Mali in World Cup qualifiers on September 1.

[RFI] Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc ECOWAS has said.

[Nation] Kigali -- Kenya Morans held on to beat Mali 72-66 in their final Group C match at the ongoing Fiba AfroBasket Championship here at the Kigali Arena Sunday.

[Nation] Kigali -- On Tuesday, Team Kenya head coach Liz Mills held a brief meeting with the Morans at Green Hills Academy arena in Kigali where she welcomed them to the AfroBasket Championships.

[New Times] Amavubi team head coach Vincent Mashami has named the final squad which will take on Mali on September, 1 in the 2022 World/Qatari Cup qualifiers.

[RFI] Former Malian prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation. Further arrests are expected in the anti-graft drive led by Mali's Supreme Court.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tyler Okari and Griffin Ligare starred as the Kenya Morans shut down Mali 72-66 in their final group match to proceed to the second round at the FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali on Sunday.

[Nation] The government of Mali has called on the US to lift a blockade on a new aircraft purchased for the West African country's military.

[The New Humanitarian] Bamako -- About this investigation: This article is the second in a two-part series exploring the humanitarian cost of the anti-jihadist conflict in Mali, and France's broader military role in the Sahel. Read the first report: ...