Child Soldiers and Deaths Surge As Violence Worsens

Thomson Reuters Foundation

The number of children forced to join armed groups in Mali has doubled since last year amid worsening jihadist and ethnic violence, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Read more »

Malians Need Protection as Country Descends into Chaos - UN

VOA

The U.N. refugee agency is urging countries to provide international protection and asylum to people fleeing the increasingly chaotic conditions in Mali. Read more »

Experts Prepare Liberian Troops for Mali

New Dawn

British and French military experts have completed weeks of training Liberian military personnel at Camp Ware in Careysburg, Montserrado County in preparation for the sixth… Read more »

Climate and Mortality Rates in Kenya, Mali, and Malawi - What We Found [analysis]

The Conversation Africa

African countries are hit by far fewer natural disasters compared to the rest of the world. But they suffer much more. For instance, in 2016 African countries were hit by 17% of… Read more »

AFL Sixth Batch of Peacekeepers Complete Training Heads for Mali

New Republic

A contingent of the Armed Forces of Liberia is expected to be deployed in Mali as part of the ongoing United Nation Peacekeeping Mission in that West African State. The troops to… Read more »

UN Warns of Spike in Grave Violations Against Children in Mali As 'The New Normal'

UN News

Voicing great concern over a sharp increase in the killing and maiming of children in Mali due to ongoing fighting and instability, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and partners on… Read more »

UN Peacekeeping in Mali Boosted With Addition of 250 UK Troops

UN News

The United Kingdom is to send a contingent of 250 troops to Mali next year, to support the UN's peacekeeping operation in the country, MINUSMA. Read more »

6,000 Illegal Miners Flood Osun From Mali

This Day

Thousands of illegal miners purportedly from Mali, a Franco-phone country in West Africa, who allegedly entered and settled in Osun State, have been generating fear among the… Read more »

Defense Bid to Disband Pre-Trial Chamber Overshadows Al Hassan Confirmation of Charges Hearing

International Justice Monitor

The International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmation of charges hearing for Malian militant Al Hassan Ag Abdoal Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud was overshadowed by his lawyers' request… Read more »

Discrepancies in French Army Account On 2013 Murder of Rfi Reporters in Mali

RFI

An exclusive investigation into the assassination of RFI's Ghislaine Dupont and Claude Verlon shows discrepancies between the official version given by the French Army and what… Read more »