[allAfrica] Cape Town -- France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day.

[RFI] The authorities in Côte d'Ivoire have announced a gradual withdrawal of Ivorian troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali. The last Ivorian soldiers will leave by August 2023.

[ISS] Despite their invisibility in official negotiations, women play a decisive role in community peace agreements.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Mali's National Human Rights Commission has condemned restrictions on press freedom, after authorities suspended one the country's main TV channels. Action was taken against Joliba TV after it aired an editorial criticizing risi...

[The Conversation Africa] Violence in the Sahel is escalating, killing more than 11,000 people in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso since 2012. Such conflict has emerged for a number of reasons, including religious insurgencies and access to water and gra...

[ISS] Violent protests in DRC and Mali highlight fundamental aspects of peace missions that need reform.

[HRW] Nairobi -- Increase Protection Capabilities of Security Forces, UN Peacekeepers

[New Times] Rwanda U -- Rwanda U-23 football team headed to the Malian capital, Bamako, on Tuesday, October 25, ahead of their second leg of the 2023 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers against Mali, on October 29.

[New Times] Amavubi U23 host Mali in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the 2023 U23 AFCON qualifier at Huye Stadium on Saturday, October 22.

[RFI] Mali's foreign affairs minister says the military government will exercise its right to self-defence if France "continues to undermine'" the country's sovereignty and national security.

[Camer.be] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Mali, Abdoulaye Diop, took part in the United Nations Security Council, on October 18, devoted to the quarterly report of the Secretary General of the United ...

[ICRC] In Mali, people's lives continue to be heavily impacted by the conflict there. Back in September, Martin Schüepp, the new director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Sarah Epprecht, the ICRC's new directo...

[UN News] The situation in Mali continues to justify sustained international attention and engagement, the top UN official in the West African country told the Security Council on Tuesday.