[Ghanaian Times] Mali's army says it has killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of the Sahel state, with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country saying it has heard reports of civilian deaths, raising human rights concerns...

[State Department] We are following the extremely disturbing accounts of large numbers of people killed earlier this week in the village of Mourah in the Mopti region of central Mali. We offer our condolences to the families of all civilians who died...

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Mali's army said Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the center of Sahel state, an apparent uptick in violence in the conflict-torn country.

[VOA] Bamako -- U.N. peacekeepers in Mali have deployed to the northeast border with Burkina Faso and Niger after reports of civilians being massacred.

[VOA] Bamako -- Mali's military government this month banned popular French radio and TV broadcasts after Radio France Internationale reported on alleged rights abuses by the Malian army and Russian mercenaries. The restrictions come as press freedom...

[DW] Tuareg rebels seized key towns in northern Mali in early 2012, sparking a political and security crisis that continues today.

[DW] Tuareg rebels seized key towns in northern Mali in early 2012, sparking the political and security crisis that continues today.

[RFI] France is stepping up its military cooperation with Niger as it continues to fight Islamist insurgents in the Sahel following a breakdown in relations with Mali's military leaders. Colonel Hervé Pierre, the man in charge of coordinating France...

[GhanaToday] The Authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is demanding the finalisation of an acceptable transition timetable from Guinea's Transitional Authority no later than 25th April 2022.

[CAF] After losing 0-1 against Tunisia at their home ground of the Stade du 26 mars de Bamako in the qualifying play-off for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Mali are far from being eliminated, assured their players in separate media interviews.

[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. ...