[VOA] Accra -- West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali's political crisis, with the military junta submitting a new timeframe for a transition back to civilian rule at the last minute after its first proposal was rejected.

[Leadership] Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has departed Abuja for Accra, Ghana this morning to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government to discuss the political situ...

[The Exchange] ECOWAS has already imposed financial and travel sanctions on members of the military government of Mali. ECOWAS is pushing for Mali to hold elections latest February 27 as initially planned. Military ruler, President Asimi Goita, had ...

[VOA] Bamako -- Mali's military government proposed in December a 5-year extension of the transition to civilian rule, after originally agreeing to a period of 18 months. Protesters gathered Saturday in Bamako to call for a return to democracy, ahead...

[DW] West African leaders have imposed punitive measures on Mali as the military stalls a return to civilian rule. The move comes as regional leaders met in Ghana to discuss the crisis.

[DW] Russian military advisers are reportedly helping Mali train its security forces. Western countries have criticized Mali for allowing mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group to operate in the West African nation.

[VOA] Bamako -- The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, has been pushing Mali's military government to allow elections by February. This week, the grouping sent a mediator, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, to deliver a m...

[ISS] The dialogue process and the timing of the proposal to extend the transition offer hard lessons for Mali's diplomatic partners.

[RFI] The mediator of West Africa's regional bloc, Ecowas, has delivered a message to Mali's junta leader ahead of a summit on Sunday to address the timetable of a transition to civilian rule. Mali's military took over the country in August 2020.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received Thursday Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop, bearer of a message from Mali's Interim President Assimi Goïta, the...

[VOA] Bamako -- In Mali, a coalition of political parties has rejected the military government's plan for a five-year transition before elections. Mali has been under pressure from West African governments to hold elections since a May military coup ...

[VOA] Mali is well known for its mudbrick Sudano-Sahelian architecture, which is also seen in buildings in the capital, Bamako, one of the fastest growing cities in Africa. But rapid modernization is also threatening the unique structures and the fac...

[DW] Major political parties in Mali have said no to the military government's five-year plan for transition to civilian rule. Since August 2020, the military has carried out two coups and postponed elections.

[DW] The US removed Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from the African Growth and Opportunity Act due to rights violations and military coups.

[VOA] Ouagadougou -- Islamist militant attacks increased this past year in the Sahel region, leading to political instability that saw a coup in Mali, an attempted coup in Niger, and calls for Burkina Faso's president to resign. Burkina Faso experien...

[Nyasa Times] The Flames friendly match against Mali, which was scheduled for yesterday, has been postponed due to the late arrival of Mali in Saudi Arabia.

[RFI] Mali's military-dominated government has launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following the country's 2020 coup.

[VOA] Bamako -- Mali's military government has denied hiring Russian mercenaries from the controversial Wagner Group, which has been sanctioned by the European Union for rights abuses. France and 15 other Western nations last week condemned what they...

[DW] The government of Mali has refuted the use of Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group. Western countries involved in fighting jihadis in the Sahel beg to differ.

[DW] The country's military government has its work cut out for it, as it copes with the threat of Islamic extremism and ECOWAS sanctions.

[RFI] France's military camps in Mali are going quiet as Paris winds down its security presence in the restive West African country, but there is one notable exception.

[State Department] We are alarmed by a potential deployment of Russia-backed Wagner Group forces in Mali. We understand that the reported deal -- costing $10 million per month -- diverts money that could be used to support the Malian Armed Forces and...

[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate Allegations, Respect Due Process Rights in Counter-Coup Case

[RFI] French troops were preparing to leave the Malian city of Timbuktu on Tuesday, in a symbolic departure more than eight years after Paris first intervened against jihadists in the Sahel state.

[VOA] Timbuktu -- French troops have left a military base in Timbuktu, Mali, where they were posted since liberating the area from Islamist militants in 2013. French forces have been gradually withdrawing from the region, despite ongoing fighting wit...

[Chatham House] Russia will soon arrive in another country formerly under the wing of a Western power, but what does it stand to gain?

[RFI] West African leaders have demanded that the junta in Mali sticks to its plans for February polls, threatening further sanctions if Bamako fails to commit to returning to democracy.

[Foroyaa] The leadership in the subregion should utilize their summit to guide the countries and the people on how to identify and address the burning issues of the day. Mali and Guinea are in crisis today because of the failure of governance and lea...

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Aid groups say drought and conflict in Mali have more than tripled the number of people going hungry in the past year. Rising prices of staple foods forced the government this week to halt exports of millet, corn, and rice and f...

[ISS] Artisanal mining should be enriching women miners - so why are they being suppressed and exploited?