D'Tigress Beat Mali to Win 2021 Women Afrobasket Title
Daily Trust
Nigeria's national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, have defeated Mali in the final of the 2021 Women Afrobasket to retain their title. Read more »
Russia's Wagner Play Undermines the Transition in Mali [guest column]
allAfrica
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 »
Malian Leader Calls for More Robust Mandate for UN Mission
UN News
The interim Prime Minister of Mali, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, said on Saturday that "rarely, has a country or region been as severely affected by the piling up of crises than… Read more »
Elephants Show How People and Nature Can Share Space in a Complex World [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The challenge of conserving wildlife while meeting the many needs of humans is a complex one. Some policymakers don't see how economies can grow while still making space for… Read more »
D'Tigress Beat Mali to Win Third Consecutive Afrobasket Title
This Day
Nigeria's senior women's basketball team, the D'Tigress continued their domination of the game in the continent last night as they claimed their third consecutive AfroBasket… Read more »
Rwanda Massacre Mastermind Dies
VOA
Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel regarded as the architect of the 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were… Read more »
Mali Defiant as Europe Slams Deal with Russian Paramilitary Firm
allAfrica
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 »
U.S. Cautions Mali About Using Russian Mercenaries
VOA
A potential deal to bring as many as 1,000 Russian mercenaries to Mali is likely to further destabilize the country, according to senior U.S. officials who are urging the interim… Read more »
Mali to Open War College to Train Its Own Army Officers, With French Help
RFI
Mali's transitional government has approved the setting up of a War College designed to strengthen national security and train its future army officers. It comes just days after… Read more »
Mali, Senegal to Face Off in Deaf Games Final
Nation
Ten-men Mali defeated pre-match favourites Egypt 4-3 on post match-penalties to book a final spot against Senegal on Saturday in the ongoing Africa Deaflympics Ball Games… Read more »
Abductions - the Hidden Face of Mali's Crisis [analysis]
ISS
The problem isn't new, but it is growing at an alarming rate and claiming new types of victims. Read more »
Proffer Durable Solutions to Guinea, Mali Crisis - - President Akufo-Addo Urges ECOWAS Leaders
GhanaToday
Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders of ECOWAS to make informed decisions on Guinea's political crisis as it will have long-term consequences for the… Read more »
Why U.S. is Blocking Delivery of Military Jet to the Country
Nation
The government of Mali has called on the US to lift a blockade on a new aircraft purchased for the West African country's military. Read more »
France's Defence Minister Warns Mali Against Russian 'Mercenary' Firm
RFI
France's defence minister has warned Bamako that hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner would isolate the country internationally, at the end of a two-day… Read more »
Ecowas Welcomes Release of Mali's Former Interim Leaders From House Arrest
RFI
Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc ECOWAS has said. Read more »
