Mali Delivers 33 Million Dollars of Mining Revenue to Local Communities
People's Dispatch
Combining limited nationalization with conditional foreign ownership amid the rally in gold prices, Mali has generated substantial mining revenue - channeled back to communities… Read more »
Malian Journalist Given 2-Year Prison Sentence for Insulting Niger's President
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Malian authorities to release journalist Youssouf Sissoko, who was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison and a fine of 1 million… Read more »
Sahel - the World Bank Group Launches a New Country Partnership Framework for Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger to Promote Jobs, Growth, and Resilience [press release]
World Bank
The World Bank Group has supported new Country Partnership Frameworks (CPF) with Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger for the 2026-2031 period. These frameworks aim to stimulate job… Read more »
Meeks, Jacobs Lead Warning to Rubio Not to End Lifesaving Assistance to 7 African Countries [document]
U.S. House of Representatives
Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, joined by other Africa… Read more »
Journalist Sentenced to Two Years' Imprisonment for 'Insulting' Niger's President [press release]
MFWA
Youssouf Sissoko, editor-in-chief of the newspaper L'Alternance in Mali, was sentenced on March 23, 2026, by the National Cybercrime Court to two years' imprisonment and ordered to… Read more »
Bank of Africa Mali Profit Rises 21 Percent On Reduced Bad Loans
Daba Finance
Bank of Africa Mali (BRVM: BOAM) Sposted a 21% rise in net profit for the year ended December 31, 2025, a result that cuts against the grain for a bank operating in one of the… Read more »
US Lifts Sanctions On Wagner-Linked Officials in Mali [press release]
HRW
Decision Disregards Ongoing Military Junta Atrocities Read more »
