August 11, 2022
Mali: Govt Declares Three Days of Mourning After Attacks Kill Dozens
Authorities in Mali have declared three days of mourning beginning Thursday after a pair of terror attacks killed dozens of soldiers over the weekend. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Mali: Fifteen Soldiers, 3 Civilians Killed in 'Coordinated' Attacks - Army
15 soldiers and three civilians were killed in two coordinated attacks by Islamists in southwest Mali on Wednesday, the army said. Read more »
July 23, 2022
Mali: Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Attack On Mali's Largest Military Base
Militants linked to al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against the country's main military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read more »
July 22, 2022
Mali: Nation's Largest Military Base Attacked By Insurgents
Mali's military government said it repelled an attack on Friday against the country's main military base outside the capital, Bamako. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Mali: Govt Expels UN Peacekeeping Mission Spokesperson
Malian authorities on Wednesday ordered the Olivier Salgado, the spokesman of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, to leave the country within 72 hours. Read more »
July 15, 2022
Mali: Is Junta Trying to Ditch Peacekeepers?
Mali's decision on Thursday to suspend troop rotations by the United Nations' peacekeeping mission (MINUSMA) has raised questions about how it wants to detect the terms of… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Mali: Govt Orders Suspension of All New UN Peacekeeping Rotations
The Malian government on Thursday said it would suspend troop rotations by the UN peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Ivory Coast Demands Release of Soldiers Arrested in Mali
Ivory Coast's National Security Council on Tuesday called on the Malian authorities to immediately release 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Mali: Aminata Toure Becomes First Black State Government Cabinet Minister
Aminata Toure became the first Black member of a state government when she was sworn in as the social affairs, youth, family, seniors, integration and equality minister in… Read more »
July 03, 2022
West Africa: ECOWAS Lifts Economic Sanctions on Mali, Accepts Burkina Faso Transition Plan
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers agreed to return to… Read more »
June 30, 2022
Mali: German Mali Mission - a Crisis Far From Over
Germany will be the largest provider of troops in Mali following the UN's decision to extend its peacekeeping mission. But one important security measure will be missing after… Read more »
June 21, 2022
Mali: Mali Mourns Massacre Victims
Attacks by gunmen, said to be jihadists, were ongoing on Monday in central Mali where at least 130 civilians were massacred on the weekend. Read more »
June 11, 2022
Mali: Civilians Bear Brunt of Heavy Fighting in Mali
Mali's northeast is seeing heavy fighting as Mali's army, together with pro-government militias, battle insurgents. Hundreds of civilians have been killed and tens of thousands are… Read more »
June 06, 2022
Mali: Junta Sets Two-Year Delay for Return to Democracy
Civilian rule will return to Mail in 2024 at the earliest, according to a transition timeline proposed by the ruling military. Read more »
June 03, 2022
Mali: Bomb Kills Two UN Peacekeepers
The UN says it is the sixth time a peacekeeping convoy has been targeted in less than a month. The West African country has been gripped by a jihadist insurgency for the past… Read more »
May 20, 2022
Mali: Mali Soldiers On Despite Growing Isolation
An alleged coup attempt in Mali sheds light on the tensions facing the interim government of Colonel Assimi Goita. Yet, despite sanctions and isolation, Malians still back the… Read more »
Mali: Germany Extends Troop Deployment in Mali
Germany's parliament decided how it will engage militarily with the West African country, which witnessed another coup last year. Read more »
May 11, 2022
West Africa: Germany Shifts Focus of Military Missions in Mali, Niger
Germany is set to draw down its EU deployment in Mali and increase its UN deployment. France is withdrawing from Mali amid friction with the military junta there. Read more »
May 03, 2022
Africa: Where in Sub-Saharan Africa Are Media Outlets Curtailed?
In places such as Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda or post-coup Mali, the media's vigilance extends well beyond issues that matter to the public. Journalists are forced to watch… Read more »
April 22, 2022
Mali: France Says Russians Buried Bodies in Smear Effort
The French military says it has filmed Russian mercenaries burying bodies near an army base in northern Mali. France says it suspects the operation was part of a disinformation… Read more »
August 17, 2017
Mali: ICC - Timbuktu Destruction to Cost Islamist Rebel $3.2 Million
ICC judges have made legal history by ruling that a former Islamist rebel is liable to pay compensation for the destruction of ancient shrines in Mali's Timbuktu. The historic… Read more »