Mali
Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:09:02 GMTOn the Transition Timeline in Mali
[State Department] The United States acknowledges the announcement by Mali's transition government of a 24-month transition timetable starting in March 2022. We urge the Malian transition government to make sustained, tangible action toward holding e...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 12:30:41 GMTMali Announces Two-Year Wait Before Returning to Civilian Rule
[RFI] Mali's military rulers have announced that they would delay until March 2024 a return to civilian rule following double coups that have been denounced by countries in the region and foreign powers.
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:11:46 GMTJunta Sets Two-Year Delay for Return to Democracy
[DW] Civilian rule will return to Mail in 2024 at the earliest, according to a transition timeline proposed by the ruling military.
Mon, 06 Jun 2022 14:40:31 GMTECOWAS Maintains Sanctions On Mali, Calls for Transition in Burkina Faso, Guinea
[RFI] West African leaders meeting in Accra have decided to uphold sanctions against Mali, along with the suspension of Burkina Faso and Guinea from the bloc. The measures could be lifted if the military rulers in all three countries speed up plans f...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:49:55 GMTMali Junta Adopts 24-Month Transition to Democratic Rule
[VOA] Bamako -- Mali's military junta will take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule after an August 2020 coup, its spokesman said on Monday, the latest move in negotiations with regional bloc ECOWAS to lift sanctions crippling the econ...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:30:54 GMTECOWAS Upholds Sanctions On Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso
[GhanaToday] The Economic Community of West African States last Saturday upheld the sanctions imposed on the three junta-ruled nations-- Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 19:22:19 GMTBomb Kills Two UN Peacekeepers
[DW] The UN says it is the sixth time a peacekeeping convoy has been targeted in less than a month. The West African country has been gripped by a jihadist insurgency for the past decade.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:47:33 GMTUN Condemns Second 'Cowardly' Attack in Three Days Against Peacekeepers
[UN News] Two Egyptian peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday - the second fatal attack this week on a peacekeeping convoy in the West African country.
Sat, 04 Jun 2022 13:08:21 GMTMali - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Strongly Condemns Killing of Two Red Cross Aid Workers
[ICRC] Bamako/Nairobi/Geneva, 2 June 2022--The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is shocked and saddened by the violent deaths of two Red Cross aid workers who were killed yesterday, during an attack by armed men in the Kayes region o...
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 07:52:47 GMTMali Replaces Nigeria at FIBA World Cup
[New Times] Nigeria's female basketball team, D'Tigress, has been replaced with Mali for the upcoming FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 that will take place in Belgrade, Serbia.
Thu, 02 Jun 2022 05:42:27 GMTDeadly Convoy Attack 'Tragic Reminder' of Threats to Peacekeepers - UN Secretary General
[UN News] Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned a deadly attack on Wednesday against a UN Peacekeeping logistics convoy near the town of Kidal in northern Mali.
Fri, 03 Jun 2022 04:50:32 GMTFIBA Replaces Nigeria's d'Tigress With Mali At the World Cup
[This Day] The world basketball governing body, FIBA, yesterday replaced Nigeria's senior women's basketball team, D'Tigress, with Mali in the rooster for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup scheduled to hold in Sydney, Australia in September.
Wed, 01 Jun 2022 07:05:09 GMTReport Details Civilian Abuses and Deaths Quadrupled in Last Three Months of 2021 - UN
[RFI] A United Nations report out on Monday noted a fourfold rise in civilian deaths and human rights abuses in late 2021 by all actors in the conflict, including jihadists, militias, self-defence groups, foreign military and Malian soldiers.
Mon, 30 May 2022 10:50:46 GMTPolice Arrest Human Traffickers to Mali, Burkina Faso
[Daily Trust] The Oyo State Police Command has arrested three people in connection with alleged human trafficking from Nigeria to Mali, Burkina Faso and other African countries.
Sat, 28 May 2022 17:49:30 GMTOumou Sangaré's Trans-Atlantic Blues
[New Frame] The Malian superstar's new album Timbuktu is a thrilling fusion of folk music from West Africa and the United States.
Mon, 30 May 2022 05:51:43 GMTInsecurity Puts Historic Djenné Mosque At Risk
[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Experts say Mali's struggle against Islamist militants is putting its World Heritage sites at risk. For the first time in modern history, officials say, the annual replastering of the mud mosque in the town of Djenné in central...
Sat, 21 May 2022 19:13:24 GMTTogo - Region's New Frontier of Violent Extremism?
[The Conversation Africa] The threat of violent extremism across West Africa has been on the rise in recent times.
Sat, 21 May 2022 09:39:58 GMTGermany Extends Troop Deployment in Mali
[DW] Germany's parliament decided how it will engage militarily with the West African country, which witnessed another coup last year.
Sat, 21 May 2022 09:40:31 GMTMali Soldiers On Despite Growing Isolation
[DW] An alleged coup attempt in Mali sheds light on the tensions facing the interim government of Colonel Assimi Goita. Yet, despite sanctions and isolation, Malians still back the military.
Sun, 22 May 2022 23:32:08 GMTMali's Withdrawal From G5 Sahel, Joint Force 'A Setback' for the Region
[UN News] Mali's decision on 15 May to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force is "unfortunate" and "regrettable", a senior United Nations official told the Security Council on Wednesday, as she urged countries in the region to redouble ...
Thu, 19 May 2022 10:19:00 GMTChina's Illegal Rosewood Trade With Mali Under Scrutiny
[VOA] Johannesburg, South Africa -- A cursory Google search for "rosewood furniture China" brings up plenty of sites selling the luxury item, but most buyers are likely unaware that their treasured table or chair could be the product of a rampant ill...
Thu, 19 May 2022 11:59:59 GMTCitizens Warned Against Travelling to North Eastern Mali
[Ghanaian Times] The government has cautioned against all travels to Gao and its surrounding areas in North Eastern Mali in view of recent abductions and executions of travellers, especially Christians, including Ghanaians, in the area.
Wed, 18 May 2022 11:35:58 GMTArmy Officials Arrested for Attempted Coup
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Africa Confidential revealed in today's electronic edition that a dozen officers involved in an attempted coup against the military junta in power in Mali have been arrested.
Tue, 17 May 2022 10:15:50 GMTJunta Says it Foiled Coup Attempt
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Sat, 21 May 2022 13:01:04 GMTGovt Ejects French Forces Amid Serious Challenges
[New Frame] The fractious relationship between the two countries has reached a new low with France being ordered to leave immediately. This has many implications for the strife-torn region.
Sat, 21 May 2022 12:57:28 GMTA Kidnapped Teacher, a Fed Up Farmer, and a Push for Dialogue
[The New Humanitarian] Sévaré, Mali -- 'I knew the conflict would affect me again if I did nothing.'
Mon, 16 May 2022 11:28:59 GMTJunta Withdraws From G5 Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
[RFI] Mali's military junta has announced that it will quit the West African G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group.
Thu, 12 May 2022 12:49:55 GMTFrench Foreign Minister Ordered to Appear in Bamako Court
[allAfrica] The French minister of foreign affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected at a courthouse in Bamako on June 20 over charges of awarding a public contract for the production of Malian passports. The case that dates back to 2015.
Fri, 13 May 2022 06:53:49 GMTCourt Summons French Foreign Minister Over Passport Concession Allegations
[RFI] French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has been summoned by a court in Bamako as part of an investigation into an alleged "attack on public property and other offences" dating back to 2015, concerning the manufacture of Malian biometric pas...
Thu, 12 May 2022 04:59:42 GMTGermany Shifts Focus of Military Missions in Mali, Niger
[DW] Germany is set to draw down its EU deployment in Mali and increase its UN deployment. France is withdrawing from Mali amid friction with the military junta there.