Mali: Plans Afoot to Militarise Police Force Again If New Bill Passed

The national police will once again become a military body and undergo the same training according to proposals from the government, if a new Bill is approved by the National… Read more »

Mali: Mali Responds to Cote d'Ivoire Threats Over Detained Soldiers

Bamako has responded to Abidjan's call for the Economic Community of West African States to get involved in the row between Cote d'Ivoire and Mali concerning Ivorian soldiers… Read more »

West Africa: Abidjan Pulls Out All Stops to Bring Home Soldiers Held In Mali

The National Security Council (CNS) held an an extraordinary meeting in Abidjan, chaired by President Alassane Ouattara on September 14, 2022. The meeting agenda centred on the… Read more »

West Africa: Vice-President of West African Development Bank Arrested in France

Moustapha Ben Barka, the vice-president of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) based in Lomé, Togo,  has been arrested by French authorities. He was also the… Read more »

Mali: Army Officials Arrested for Attempted Coup

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. Read more »

Mali: Junta Says it Foiled Coup Attempt

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Mali: French Foreign Minister Ordered to Appear in Bamako Court

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… Read more »

Mali: Malian Army Reacts to Talks of German Forces Withdrawal

After nine years with the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM), Germany has announced its withdrawal. Some 300 German soldiers have so far been involved in training the… Read more »

Mali: France Recalls Its Administrators From Mali

After Paris announced the withdrawal of its troops from Mali on February 17, 2022, along with the reorganisation of its military force Barkhane, and of the European Force "Takuba",… Read more »

Mali: French Troops Will Withdraw From Mali Within Months - President Macron

At a press conference this morning French President Emmanuel Macron said that France's military withdrawal from Mali will take four to six months, during which time there will be… Read more »

West Africa: ECOWAS Envoy Ordered Out By Junta

ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was on October 25, 2021 named persona non grata and given 72 hours to leave Mali. Read more »

Mali: Mali Defiant as Europe Slams Deal with Russian Paramilitary Firm

At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports. Read more »

West Africa: Russia's Wagner Play Undermines the Transition in Mali

Reports that Mali's military junta has negotiated a prospective deal to bring in 1,000 Russian mercenaries from the notorious Wagner Group are anything but surprising. Read more »

Africa: How Covid-19 Undermines Democracy in Africa

As the recorded number of infections in Africa edges towards the six million mark, it has become clear that Covid-19 is not only a public health challenge. Apart from the… Read more »

Africa: Building Peace in Troubled Places – South Sudan, the Sahel, Mozambique

A backgrounder for AllAfrica's online discussion with scholars and peace practitioners. Read more »

Mali: Ex-Coup Leader Will Not Stand Trial For 2012 Killings

A Bamako court has ended the much-delayed trial of Amadou Sanogo, who was accused of killing 21 elite soldiers in a 2012 coup, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »

Africa: Outgoing U.S State Department's Top Africa Official Cites 'Significant' Achievements

At the end of his tenure as the top Africa policymaker in the State Department, Assistant Secretary Tibor Nagy says the legacy of the outgoing administration includes a number… Read more »

Africa: People Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa

An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report: Read more »

West Africa: Central Sahel - Shaping Peace With Women and Young People

The countries of Central Sahel—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—face an unprecedented crisis, marked by violent extremism, forced displacement, and rising insecurity. The… Read more »

Africa: Shaping Peace Together in the Sahel

The International Day of Peace, which is an annual special day, observed on 21 September around the world, has a distinct place in the Sahel. The United Nations established this… Read more »

Mali: A Warning for Nigeria and West Africa to Heed Popular Aspirations

Prominent Nigerian physician, politician and strategist Bukola Saraki argues that while the removal of the government of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali is a setback to… Read more »

Mali: Does Mali's Coup Advance Democracy?

In an all too familiar scene, on Aug. 18, Malian soldiers arrested the president and other senior officials, took over state television, and put themselves in charge. This is the… Read more »

Mali: Arrests of President and Prime Minister Suggest Successful Military Takeover

President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta and Prime Minister Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are now arrested, say reports from France24 and Reuters. Earlier journalists in Bamako had told… Read more »

Africa: What About Africa's Small, Medium Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

COVID-19's impact on big business across the continent is well documented, however, the pandemic's effect on small to medium business enterprises cannot be overlooked. Speaking… Read more »

West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report

The government of Niger risks inflaming local conflicts in a region bordering Mali by pursuing a primarily military strategy to counter attacks by Islamist militants, says a new… Read more »