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Mali: UN Chief Calls For Sanctions
UN, 8 August 2012
Warning that the situation in Mali was taking "one alarming turn after another", Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefed the Security Council today on a raft of grave developments… Read more »
Mali: Call for Sanctions as Peace Brokering Continues
As West African mediators open talks with the Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamists occupying Northern Mali, the UN Secretary General is encouraging the security council to "seriously consider" imposing sanctions on those fanning the flames of the conflict, warning that the situation in the country was taking "one alarming turn after another".
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Mali: Some Parties Open to Talks
UNIRIN, 8 August 2012
Iyad Ag Ghali, Secretary-General of the Al Qaeda-affiliated Ansar Dine, one of the Islamist groups in control of northern Mali, met with Burkina Faso's foreign affairs minister,… Read more »
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Mali: Ban Urges More Action, Including Targeted Sanctions
UN News, 8 August 2012
Addressing the "deeply troubling situation" in Mali, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today encouraged the Security Council to consider taking more action - such as… Read more »
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Mali: Avoiding Escalation - Report on Mali
Crisis Group, 18 July 2012
In a little more than two months, Mali's political regime has been demolished. Read more »
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Mali: Warning Over Western Intervention
AfricaFocus, 31 July 2012
"The reason West Africans and others make the Afghan comparison [for Mali] is to sound the alarm over an emerging Islamist safe haven in the Sahara that could be used as a… Read more »
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West Africa: Is Democracy Under Threat in West Africa?
Africa Renewal, 1 August 2012
In May, Said Djinnit, head of the UN Office for West Africa (UNOWA), briefed Security Council members on what he saw as a disquieting trend in West Africa. Read more »
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Mali: Solemn Declaration On the Situation in Mali
African Union, 16 July 2012
Solemn declaration on the situation in Mali adopted by the 19th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas Calls for Government of National Unity in Mali
Ecowas, 9 July 2012
The ECOWAS Contact Group on the Mali crisis has called for a government of national unity to implement the road map for a peaceful end to the crisis in the country through the… Read more »
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Mali: Security Council to 'Examine' Ecowas Appeal for Peacekeepers
UN News, 5 July 2012
Condemning the forcible seizure of power in Mali earlier this year, the United Nations Security Council today demanded the immediate and unconditional cessation of hostilities by… Read more »
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Mali: Intervention Options in Northern Mali
UNIRIN, 21 June 2012
The African Union (AU) and ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) have been taking a dual-track approach in Mali in recent weeks - diplomatic negotiations with the… Read more »
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West Africa: Ecowas, AU, UN to Send Mediation Council to Mali
Daily Trust, 23 May 2012
Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) have proposed measures to address the current political developments in Mali in order to ensure the implementation of… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Imposes Additional Sanctions on Mali and Guinea Bissau
Analyst, 22 May 2012
West African Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense attending an Extra-ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council of ECOWAS in Abidjan , Cote d’Iviore, on 19… Read more »
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Mali: Mediation and Security Council Proposes Measures to Address Threats to the Political Process in Mali
Ecowas, 21 May 2012
Ministers of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) have proposed measures to address the current political developments in Mali in order to ensure the implementation of… Read more »
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Mali: UN Envoy to Take Part in Regional Meeting On Country, Guinea-Bissau Political Crises
UN News, 18 May 2012
As part of the United Nations' ongoing efforts to ensure the full restoration of constitutional rule in Mali and Guinea-Bissau, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for… Read more »
