August 3

• Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso and Mali to Reinforce Security Along Their Borders [document]

  Experts from Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Mali have met in Abidjan to develop plans aimed at monitoring security along the borders of these countries, reports Nord-Sud Quotidien... Read more »

July 26

• Mali: Army Commanders Prepare for Mali Mission [press release]

  A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 32) says that a panel of ECOWAS military commanders held an emergency meeting yesterday in Abidjan "to evaluate the conclusions of a fact-finding... Read more »

July 10

• West Africa: Ecowas Leaders Gather Again to Discuss the Malian Crisis

  West African leaders gathered over the weekend in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso to discuss the Malian crisis. Providing details, Fraternite Matin (pp. 2-4) noted that the leaders,... Read more »

May 30

• West Africa: President Ouattara Meets With Interim Malian PM [press release]

  According to a report in Fraternité Matin (p. 5) President Alassane Ouattara met over the weekend with interim Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra. Read more »

May 23

• West Africa: Ecowas Negotiator Briefs Ouattara on Mali [press release]

  A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 5) says that the Chairman of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Ouedraogo, yesterday briefed President Ouattara on the situation in Mali. According to... Read more »

• West Africa: Gov't Takes New Measures to Monitor Security [press release]

  "Paul Koffi Koffi declares war on the FRCI and Dozos," says a report in Le Nouveau Courrier (p. 5). According to the paper, the Minister in charge of Defense, Paul Koffi Koffi, met... Read more »

• Mali: UN Security Council Calls for Other Options to Resolve Crisis [press release]

  A front-page story in Le Nouveau Reveil quotes the UN Security Council as saying that "the mediation process in Mali is in danger," after angry protestors assaulted interim... Read more »

May 22

• West Africa: Mali Coup Leaders Accept Transition Deal Proposed By ECOWAS [press release]

  A report in Fraternite Matin (p. 26) announces that Mali's coup leaders have finally accepted Dioncounda Traore as the transitional president beyond today's deadline. Read more »

May 11

• Cote d'Ivoire: President Ouattara Met With His Nigerian Counterpart Over the Crises in Guinea-Bissau and Mali

  According to a report in Fraternite Matin (p. 6), President Ouattara and his Nigerian counterpart, Goodluck Jonathan, have decided to send a mission to Guinea-Bissau and Mali in an... Read more »

May 3

• Mali: 14 Dead in Clashes Between Army Factions [press release]

  At least 14 people were killed in clashes between elements said to be close to deposed Malian leader Amadou Toumani Toure and soldiers from the ruling military junta in Mali. Read more »

April 16

• Mali: Interim President Sworn in Amid Fear of Humanitarian Crisis in the North [press release]

  Mali has sworn in parliament speaker Dioncounda Traoré as its transitional president, launching the restoration of civilian rule after last month's coup. Read more »

April 11

• West Africa: ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali [press release]

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted sanctions against Mali, after a deal was reached between the regional block and the military junta. Read more »

April 7

• Mali: West African Military Leaders Meet in Abidjan to Address the Country's Crisis [press release]

  Army chiefs of staff from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) gathered yesterday in Abidjan for an emergency meeting on the Malian crisis. Providing details on... Read more »

April 6

• West Africa: Commanders Meeting in Abidjan On the Crisis in Mali [press release]

  An article in Fraternite Matin (p. 9) says that West African army commanders are set to hold an emergency meeting today in Abidjan on the situation in neighboring Mali which is... Read more »

April 4

• Mali: Ivorian Media Report: 'Mali at an Impasse' [press release]

  The deteriorating situation in Mali is the subject of front-page headlines in the Ivorian press with a prominent headline in Fraternite Matin reading, "Mali is at an impasse."... Read more »

• Cote d'Ivoire: The Impact of the Political Crisis in Mali On the Country [press release]

  With the political stalemate in neighboring Mali along with the recent progress made by the National Movement for the Liberation of the Azawad's rebels and AQMI-back Jihadists from... Read more »

April 2

• Mali: U.S. Official Rules out 'Military Intervention' [press release]

  A report in L'Intelligent d'Abidjan (p. 7) says that the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, William Fitzgerald, has ruled out any "military intervention" in... Read more »

March 31

• West Africa: Ecowas Gives Mali Leaders Ultimatum to Relinquish Power [press release]

  "ECOWAS ready to strike," says a banner headline that runs across the front page of Fraternite Matin. Read more »

March 30

• West Africa: Ecowas Delegation to Meet Malian Military Junta Today [press release]

  A banner headline in Fraternite Matin predicts "a crucial meeting" today in Bamako between an ECOWAS delegation led by President Alassane Ouattara and the leader of the Malian... Read more »

March 29

• West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders to Press Malian Junta [press release]

  "Captain Sanogo to be kicked out whether he likes it or not," says a prominent headline in L'Intelligent d'Abidjan (p. 1) with a picture of the leader of the military junta that... Read more »

March 26

• West Africa: ECOWAS Leaders Discuss Situation in Mali [press release]

  "Ouattara to destabilize Bamako's coup plotters," says a prominent headline in L'Intelligent d'Abidjan (p. 1). According to the paper, 15 heads of State from the West African... Read more »

• Mali: Military Coup in Mali Is a Setback for Democracy On the African Continent, Critics Say [press release]

  According to an op-ed released by Fraternite Matin (pp 2-3) the recent military coup in neighboring Mali where a junta overthrow President Alpha Toumani Toure is a step backward... Read more »