France and Mali At Odds Over Opening Dialogue With Sahel Jihadists

RFI

France and Mali differed on Monday over whether to talk to jihadists to help end the Sahel state's eight-year-old insurgency, with French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ruling… Read more »

Mali Gives China a Reality Check [analysis]

ISS

Instability in Mali shows that development, security and government need to work together for peace to occur. Read more »

Warriors Rivals Turn to Expats

Namibian

MALI are looking to beef up their ranks with Abdoulaye Doucouré and Adama Traore ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Namibia in November. Read more »

Covid-19, Conflict Drove 12 Million Children From School [press release]

Norwegian Refugee Council

A staggering 12 million children missed up to four months of school across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger due to Covid-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, 776,000 children were prevented… Read more »

U.S. Sanctions On Africa Need an Overhaul, Say Experts

DW

Washington plans to lift sanctions on Sudan in return for compensation for terror victims, making the African country a pawn in the US election campaign. Experts say this approach… Read more »

ICC - Last Chance to De-Quarantine Justice for Mali [analysis]

JusticeInfo.net

In the trial of Al Hassan, a former member of the Islamic police in Mali, evidence before the International Criminal Court has been vastly hidden from the public. Even Western… Read more »

In Mali, Al Hassan Trial Provokes Both Fear and Indifference

JusticeInfo.net

Hearings in the "Al Hassan" trial resumed at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on October 13. While the ICC and some NGOs attach particular importance to this… Read more »

Humanitarian Access Critical If Lives to Be Saved As Conflict Rages Is Central Sahel

WFP

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is today warning that unless humanitarian access is urgently granted to organizations like the WFP, catastrophic levels of hunger… Read more »

UN Chief Calls for Swift Action Following Attacks On Peacekeepers

UN News

Authorities in Mali are being urged to act swiftly to apprehend those responsible for two separate attacks on Thursday against peacekeepers serving with the UN Mission in the… Read more »

Freed Hostages - Joy for Some, Fear for Others [analysis]

Centre 4s

Two hundred and four (204) jihadist prisoners were freed against four (4) hostages that include three westerners and the leader of the Malian opposition and the payment of a ransom… Read more »

Buhari Meets Jonathan, Lauds Successes Recorded in Mali

This Day

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight on updates on the political situation in Mali, which he received from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country,… Read more »

Again, Buhari, Jonathan Meet On Mali Crisis

Premium Times

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that the Mali situation had calmed down considerably, following interventions by leaders of the Economic Community of West African… Read more »

Buhari Satisfied With ECOWAS' Success in Mali

This Day

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight over updates on the Mali situation from the Special Envoy/Mediator to the West African country, former President Goodluck… Read more »

Q&A - Women in Mali Play Critical Role in Preventing and Resolving Conflicts [interview]

IPS

The coronavirus pandemic has affected the safety and sense of community for many women in Mali given the travel restrictions and lockdowns in place, Bassirou Gaye, an assistant… Read more »

Mali - Again, Buhari Meets ECOWAS Special Envoy, Expresses Delight Over Successes Recorded

Premium Times

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight that the Mali situation had calmed down considerably, following interventions by leaders of the Economic Community of West African… Read more »