France and G5 Sahel Recommit Themselves as U.S. Mulls Drawdown [Blog]

Council on Foreign Relations

President Emmanuel Macron of France hosted a summit in Pau, southwestern France, with the heads of state of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauretania, and Niger. The purpose of the… 

Amid Unprecedented Violence & Escalation of Terrorist Attacks, Calls to Increase UN Role - Mohamed Ibn Chambas [document]

UN

The United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) has an increasingly important role as the countries in the region seek to counter an unprecedented level of… Read more »

France aims to Legitimise Sahel Anti-Jihad Fight at Pau Summit

RFI

French President Emmanuel Macron will host heads of state from west Africa Monday in the southern city of Pau to map out a new strategy to fight insurgent violence. It comes amid a… Read more »

G5 Sahel Joint Force and the Sahel Alliance [document]

France Diplomatie

Sahel countries – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – face a number of challenges, including the growing threat of terrorism and organized crime, climate… Read more »

Businessman Wins Defamation Case in Mali

Ghanaian Times

After several months of bad press on businessman, Mr Hassan Zein, in the Malian media landscape, he has triumphed in a defamation case. Read more »

Implementing Peace Deal Only Path for Stabilization in Mali - UN Peacekeeping Chief

UN News

Implementation of the 2015 peace agreement in Mali provides the only pathway for stabilization there, the head of UN peacekeeping told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read more »

Women Volunteers Paving the Road for Sustainable Peace in Mali [interview]

MINUSMA

My name is Ayaba Lonlon Vendome. I am from Togo. I started serving as a volunteer in August 2016. My role as an Operations Officer in the Regional Joint Operation Center… Read more »

Delays in 'Red Berets' Trial Prolongs Suffering of Victims' Families [press release]

AI London

A Malian court's last-minute postponement of a former junta leader's trial is a blow to the families of 21 soldiers whose bodies were discovered in a mass grave in 2012 after they… Read more »

IMF Executive Board Completes First Review Under Mali's Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves Us$27.63 Million Disbursement [document]

IMF

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Mali's performance under its program supported by a three-year arrangement under… Read more »