June 30, 2022
Mali: UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Mali to June 2023
The United Nations Security Council has to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, while condemning the country's military rulers for using mercenaries that have committed… Read more »
June 23, 2022
Mali: Army Strikes Insurgents After Civilian Massacre
Mali's army on Thursday said it had carried out air strikes against al-Qaeda-affiliated Macina Katiba jihadists in the country's centre following the massacre of at least 132… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Mali: Nation in Mourning After Civilian Massacres in Sahel
Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region. Mali's junta leader Colonel… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Mali: French Military Captures Islamic State Group Leader in Mali
The French military on Wednesday said it had captured a top-ranking member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group. Read more »
June 07, 2022
West Africa: Mali Announces Two-Year Wait Before Returning to Civilian Rule
Mali's military rulers have announced that they would delay until March 2024 a return to civilian rule following double coups that have been denounced by countries in the region… Read more »
June 06, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Maintains Sanctions On Mali, Calls for Transition in Burkina Faso, Guinea
West African leaders meeting in Accra have decided to uphold sanctions against Mali, along with the suspension of Burkina Faso and Guinea from the bloc. The measures could be… Read more »
May 31, 2022
Mali: Report Details Civilian Abuses and Deaths Quadrupled in Last Three Months of 2021 - UN
A United Nations report out on Monday noted a fourfold rise in civilian deaths and human rights abuses in late 2021 by all actors in the conflict, including jihadists, militias,… Read more »
May 16, 2022
West Africa: Junta Withdraws From G5 Sahel Anti-Jihadist Force
Mali's military junta has announced that it will quit the West African G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. Read more »
May 12, 2022
Mali: Court Summons French Foreign Minister Over Passport Concession Allegations
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has been summoned by a court in Bamako as part of an investigation into an alleged "attack on public property and other offences" dating… Read more »
May 08, 2022
Mali: Mali's Nonuplets - One Year Old and Already a Happy Handful
The birth of Mali's nonuplets - nine babies born at the same time - was such an unusual event that some believed it was a hoax. But as they marked their first birthday this week… Read more »
May 06, 2022
Mali: UN Chief Wants African Union Force With Tougher Mandate for Mali
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has told RFI Mali could collapse if the UN withdraws its peacekeeping mission there, but suggested an option could be to replace it with an… Read more »
May 05, 2022
Mali: President of Togo to Mediate in Mali Crisis
The President of Togo has agreed to mediate in Mali, where the military junta is under international pressure to re-establish civilian rule after taking power in 2020. Read more »
May 03, 2022
Mali: Mali Breaks Defence Pacts With France, Europe
Mali's ruling junta has announced it is breaking off its defence accords with France and other European partners that were put in place nearly a decade ago to help the Malian… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Mali: Media Rights Body Helps RFI, France 24 Bypass Internet Ban
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has announced the creation of "mirror" websites that allow RFI and France 24 to remain available online in Mali despite a ruling junta ban… Read more »
Mali: French Army Rejects Mali's Spying Accusation
The French army on Thursday rejected accusations by Mali of espionage and violation of the West African nation's airspace. Read more »
April 27, 2022
Mali: Mali Accuses France of Spying After Video Emerges of Mass Grave
Mali has reprimanded France for "spying" after the French military released a video of what it alleged were Russian mercenaries burying bodies at a mass grave. Read more »
January 06, 2015
Mali: Ancient Timbuktu Manuscripts Shine
In 2012 Tuareg and Islamic separatists took over northern Mali, imposing draconian-style Islam on an already devout people. The invaders destroyed crucial works of Malian heritage… Read more »
January 28, 2013
Mali: Timbuktu's Priceless Manuscripts Torched
Islamists torched a building where priceless ancient manuscripts were stored, as they fled Mali's famous desert city of Timbuktu, which French-led troops were surrounding on… Read more »