[RFI] With strong backing from France, a UN envoy has demanded access to the Malian village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre last month by local forces and suspected Russian fighters.

[VOA] Bamako -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, known by its French acronym MINUSMA, has demanded the country's military government grant it access to the village of Moura, where rights groups and witnesses say the Malian army and Ru...

[RSF] On the first anniversary of French journalist Olivier Dubois' abduction in Mali. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on the Malian and French authorities to step up their efforts to obtain his release, and to do everything possible to prevent...

[RFI] Mali says military investigators have opened an investigation into events in the village of Moura, the site of an alleged massacre by local forces and Russian mercenaries.

[UN News] The UN's peacekeeping chief in Mali on Thursday, made an urgent call for adequate resources for the mission to carry out its mandate, and meet the growing demand to address a deteriorating security situation across the north and centre of t...

[UN News] A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali's Mopti region late last month, and pleaded with all parties to ensure the "absolute protection" of civ...

[VOA] Bamako -- Human Rights Watch and Mali's National Commission on Human Rights have called for an independent investigation into an alleged massacre of hundreds of civilians by government troops and suspected Russian mercenaries. After reports sur...

[DW] Around 300 civilians were killed in central Mali in late March, according to Human Rights Watch. Witnesses say Malian soldiers and foreign fighters attacked Islamist militants before also executing civilians.

[RFI] France has voiced its concern over information that hundreds of civilians have been killed in the Malian village of Moura in an operation by elements of the armed forces accompanied by Russian mercenaries.

[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 ...