Mali: Wagner's Mali Fiasco Exposes Discord Among Russian Military Bloggers

Heated debates among Russian military bloggers over the deaths of possibly dozens of Wagner Group mercenaries in Mali are highlighting discord and desolation within that community,… Read more »

Mali: Russia's Wagner Implicates West, Ukraine in Mali Clashes

Separatist fighters and al-Qaida affiliates in Mali reportedly dealt the Russian military regiment Wagner its greatest battlefield defeat in Africa on July 26 and 27. Read more »

Mali: ICC Convicts Al-Qaida Leader for War Crimes in Mali

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al-Qaida-linked extremist for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Mali from 2012-2013. Read more »

Mali: Residents of Northeastern Mali Town Trapped, Blocked From Humanitarian Aid

Save the Children says more than 140,000 people in the Malian town of Menaka, including 80,000 children, face malnutrition and disease due to a blockade by Islamic State-linked… Read more »

Mali: Malian Forces Kill Islamic State Commander

Mali's military government says its forces have killed a senior Islamic State commander, Abu Huzeifa, during a joint operation with Burkina Faso and Niger. Huzeifa, who had a $5… Read more »

West Africa: Ecowas Ends Closed Session on Members' Exit

Officials from countries of the West African regional bloc ECOWAS met in Nigeria's capital Thursday to discuss the exit of three members, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who… Read more »

West Africa: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Break From Ecowas

The West African nations of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they are leaving regional bloc ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, that has been… Read more »

Mali: Gunmen Kill One Journalist, Kidnap Two in Mali

Unidentified gunmen killed one journalist and abducted two other journalists earlier this month in Mali, the International Press Institute said Wednesday, underscoring the threats… Read more »

Mali: Conflict in Northern Mali Resumes Amid UN Withdrawal

As the U.N. mission to Mali withdraws from the northern part of the country, hostilities between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels have reignited and Islamist attacks have… Read more »

Mali: UN Mission in Mali Enters 'Last Chapter'

This week, the United Nations enters the second phase of drawing down one of its largest peacekeeping missions, after military authorities in Mali announced in June that they… Read more »

Burkina Faso: Mali, Burkina Faso Pledge Assistance to Niger Junta

Niger's military junta announced Friday that Burkina Faso and Mali have pledged their support to the coup leaders, who took power in Niger last month, and offered military… Read more »

Mali: Carter Center Celebrates Trachoma Elimination Milestone in Mali

The Carter Center was already a decade into its fight against Guinea worm globally when former President Jimmy Carter and his nonprofit took on another neglected tropical disease… Read more »

West Africa: Mali Decries ECOWAS After Burkina Faso's Army Accused of Massacre

Mali's military government has lashed out at the Economic Community of West African States' chairman for calling an April massacre in neighboring Burkina Faso part of a genocide. Read more »

Mali: Freed After Two Years, French Journalist Recalls Life As Hostage in Mali

It was April 4, 2021. French journalist Olivier Dubois had just landed in Gao, an arid town in northern Mali that was taken over by jihadists 10 years earlier. Read more »

Mali: Military Helicopter Crashes in Capital

A military helicopter crashed Saturday in a residential neighborhood of Mali's capital, Bamako, after returning from what the Malian army say was an "operational mission." Read more »

Mali: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits Mali

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday vowed that Russia will continue helping Mali improve its military capabilities in a joint press conference aired live on state… Read more »

Mali: UN Agency Warns of Vacuum After European Forces Leave Mali

The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, warns the departure of European forces from Mali has created a dangerous vacuum in the country. Read more »

Mali: Simultaneous Militant Attacks Kill 14 Malian Soldiers

Mali's army says 14 troops were killed and 11 wounded Tuesday in central Mali when their vehicles struck explosives planted by Islamist militants. Read more »