[VOA] Bamako -- Relatives of the late former prime minister of Mali say the country's military government has refused to turn over his body unless they agree not to request an autopsy.

[The New Humanitarian] Sévaré -- France and allied European countries are withdrawing their anti-jihadist forces from Mali after diplomatic relations broke down with the ruling junta, which has reportedly welcomed in hundreds of mercenaries from th...

[RFI] Mali's former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga died on Monday. He was 67.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Authorities in Mali have taken Radio France Internationale and France 24 television off the air, accusing the media outlets of broadcasting false allegations against the Malian army.

[CPJ] New York -- Malian authorities should reverse the suspension of French broadcasters Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24, and swiftly implement accreditation processes that ensure journalists are not barred from working in the countr...

[RSF] The announcement by Mali's military junta that it plans to suspend local radio and TV news broadcasts by Radio France Internationale (RFI) and France 24 for reporting abuses by the Malian army and its Russian mercenary allies constitutes an att...

[VOA] Bamako -- The Malian government says it will suspend broadcasts of Radio France Internationale and France 24 television in the country. The announcement followed reports by French media and a rights group that the Malian army has committed huma...

[HRW] Army, Armed Islamists Should End Atrocities; Independent Inquiries Urgently Needed

[OCHA] Niamey -- Niger is hosting from March 14 to 18, a series of training sessions led by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). These sessions...

[HRW] Petaka, January 16, 2022

[This is Africa] Google Arts and Culture has created a virtual gallery to showcase Malian culture. In partnership with Timbuktu Resistance, UNESCO World Heritage, SAVAMA-DCI, and Instruments for Africa, the exploration is detailed and categorised in ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Bamako/Mali -- Soldiers in Mali have been responsible for killing at least 71 civilians since early December, a leading rights group said in a report on Tuesday.

[RFI] A video has emerged of the French journalist Olivier Dubois who has been held hostage since April 2021.

[RSF] Following the past weekend's circulation of a new undated video of Olivier Dubois, a French journalist held hostage in Mali for the past 11 months, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the French and Malian authorities to redouble efforts t...

[CPJ] New York -- Those responsible for the kidnapping of French journalist Olivier Dubois in Mali must release him immediately, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a statement Monday.

[The Conversation Africa] Eight years have passed since the French military launched its operations in Mali at the request of Mali's then interim government.

[Premium Times] Of that figure, 108 were rescued in 2020 and 18 persons in 2021 respectively and another 500 have been convicted so far by NAPTIP.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- A Malian delegation is expected in Mauritania's capital Friday to discuss the alleged disappearance of several Mauritanians on Malian territory.

[TechCrunch] Google, working with historians from West Africa, has been working to digitize contemporary art, cultural and historic sites about Mali, and the digital library went live on Google Art & Culture (GAC) today, making these items available ...

[Centre 4s] The war raging in Ukrainia since February 24 is tragic in terms of its ensuing human losses and the massive material destruction that have already been done. It is particularly central due to the issues opposing the many states involved. ...

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Liberia is on the verge on losing the flights of the only airliner making daily trips to the country due to the ongoing crisis in Mali and a trip to France by the Minister of Transport, Mr. Samuel Wlue, could not salvage...

[VOA] Bamako -- Videos of an alleged massacre in central Mali are circulating on social media, with locals saying those killed were ethnic Fulani men whom security forces arrested in late February and early March. Mali's military this week denied any...

[Egypt Online] The Armed Forces mourned on Tuesday 8/3/2022 the death of two members of the Egyptian peacekeeping forces in Mali in an IED explosion while carrying out a mission, Military Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez said.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- The French army says it has killed one of the leaders of al-Qaida in Mali. The news comes as French forces are preparing to withdraw from the country.

[UN News] A convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two 'blue helmets', and wounding four others.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Three days of mourning have been declared in Mali after the deadliest attack on Malian soldiers in months.

[allAfrica] After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba", the country has now decided to freeze its civil cooperati...

[CAF] Mali's Hamari Traoré is one of the main men at French Ligue 1 side Stade Rennes this season.

[Africa In Fact] France and its partners' decision to withdraw their troops from Mali after nearly 10 years of fighting a jihadist insurgency echoes the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan. However, this situation may present an opportunity to defy...

[DW] As Russian missiles hit Ukraine, experts are warning that the impact of the conflict is bound to reverberate across the African continent.