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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:27:14 GMT
What Makes Women Resist Violent Extremism in Mali and Niger?
[ISS] Investing in girls' education from an early age is essential for building their resilience and financial independence.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:46:54 GMT
Mali - Barkhane Forces Depart From Tessalit
[Cameroon Tribune] It is the second military base the multinational force is handing back to Malian authorities after Kidal.

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 13:18:39 GMT
Steadily Spreading Crises Across the Sahel Far from Reaching Peak
[Centre 4s] Over the last ten years, the Sahel crisis has steadily taken root in and spread beyond the region. Having become structural, it is far from having reached its peak, especially in Mali, its epicenter. Its human, material and political dama...

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:43:04 GMT
Mali Through As Ghana Suffer Setback After Draw With Ethiopia
[This Day] Mali secured a place at next year's African World Cup play-offs but Ghana's hopes of reaching Qatar 2022 suffered a setback following a 1-1 draw with Ethiopia.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 16:21:27 GMT
Senior UN official calls for holistic approach to tackle security and human rights crisis
[OHCHR] NEW YORK / BAMAKO / GENEVA (9 November 2021) -- The deteriorating security situation in Mali needs to be urgently addressed with a holistic approach that addresses impunity, puts human rights at the centre of the security response, and that g...

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:02:56 GMT
ECOWAS Imposes Sanctions On Mali
[This Day] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to maintain the sanctions it imposed on Guinea, while imposing similar ones against the Transitional Government in Mali.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 04:42:08 GMT
ECOWAS Issues Fresh Sanctions Over Coups in Mali, Guinea
[DW] Military leaders in Mali and Guinea are under pressure to follow a roadmap for elections after coups in recent years. The sanctions consist of travel bans and asset freezes.

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 04:39:15 GMT
ECOWAS Slaps Sanctions On Mali and Guinea, Demands Return to Democracy
[RFI] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday hardened its stance against military-ruled Mali and Guinea, imposing new individual sanctions and calling on both countries to honour timetables for a return to democracy.

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 14:19:03 GMT
Ecowas Upholds Sanctions On Guinea - Urges Mali to Stick to February 2022 Election Timetable
[GhanaToday] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has maintained its decision to suspend Guinea from the bloc, the imposition of travel ban and freeze of financial assets on members of the military junta and their families until con...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 09:46:22 GMT
Ecowas Heads of State to Hold Another Extraordinary Summit On the Political Situations in Guinea and Mali
[New Dawn] The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has convened another Extraordinary Summit of the Authority on the political situations in Guinea and Mali. The Summit was held in Accr...

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 06:27:28 GMT
Why the U.S. Suspended Ethiopia, Mali, Guinea From Free-Trade Deal
[VOA] In response to human rights violations, the U.S. suspended Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) on Tuesday, ending each nation's duty-free access to the American market.

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:06:03 GMT
Former French Hostage Pétronin's Return to Mali After 2020 Kidnapping Slammed As 'Irresponsible'
[RFI] Sophie Pétronin, a French charity worker who was held hostage in northern Mali for four years and released in October 2020, returned to the West African country in March to join her adopted daughter, according to RFI.

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:47:19 GMT
White House Announces End of Agoa Preferences for Guinea, Mali and Ethiopia
[White House] Washington, DC -- STATEMENTS AND RELEASES TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:14:41 GMT
Eight Years After Murder of Rfi Journalists, Investigators Continue to Dig
[RFI] Tuesday marks the eight-year anniversary of the deaths of RFI journalist Ghislaine Dupont, and Claude Verlon, audio engineer, who were murdered after they were kidnapped while reporting in Kidal in northern Mali. Their deaths also mark the Inte...

Tue, 02 Nov 2021 05:59:22 GMT
Civilians in Ségou Region At Risk - Human Rights Watch
[HRW] Alleged Killings by Military, Armed Islamist Groups Go Unpunished

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 13:39:20 GMT
With Crisis Deepening in Mali, UN Top Envoy Says 'All Is Not Lost'
[UN News] The UN Special Representative for Mali told the Security Council on Friday that despite collective efforts, "the reality is that the security situation has deteriorated and the crisis is deepening", across the northwest African nation.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:35:46 GMT
#AfricaClimateCrisis - When Conflict and Climate Change Collide
[ICRC] Geneva -- Ahead of COP26 the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Robert Mardini, has issued a statement following a visit to Mali.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:23:19 GMT
UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights to Visit Mali
[OHCHR] UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris is due to undertake a six-day visit to Mali starting 1 November to engage with a wide range of interlocutors on the human rights situation in Mali and the broader Sahel region...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:35:14 GMT
How to Respond to a 'Year of Coups?' We Can Try in Mali.
[USIP] Armed coup attempts have struck five countries of the greater Sahel. Better policies can help reverse that.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:31:17 GMT
When Conflict and Climate Change Collide - ICRC Warning Ahead of COP26 #AfricaClimateCrisis
[ICRC] Bamako/Geneva -- Ahead of COP26 the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Robert Mardini, has issued a statement following a visit to Mali.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:07:34 GMT
ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali.

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:52:56 GMT
Mali Junta Declares ECOWAS' Special Rep Persona Non Grata
[This Day] -Gives him 72 hours to leave country

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:33:06 GMT
France Has Started Withdrawing Its Troops From Mali - What Is It Leaving Behind?
[The Conversation Africa] France has begun withdrawing its troops from northern Mali as part of plans to reorganise its anti-insurgent forces deployed in the Sahel region under Operation Barkhane. French army bases in Kidal, Tessalit and Timbuktu wil...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 15:12:24 GMT
Mali Junta Orders Ecowas Representative Out
[East African] The Malian transition government has ordered the representative of the West African regional bloc Ecowas to leave the country, accusing him of working against its interest.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 16:17:39 GMT
Sahel - French African Tensions.
[Centre 4s] Nouakchott -- Dear friends - With Security Council ongoing visit to Mali with Kenya its current chair and Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere, of France, there are no alternative to optimism. The present visit comes at an interesting though tur...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 05:41:25 GMT
Kenya Leads UN Security Council Delegation to Mali Over Transition Crisis
[Nation] Kenya is leading a UN Security Council delegation to Mali to discuss transition from a crisis occasioned by a coup earlier last year.



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