Mali Prime Minister Resigns After Ogossagou Massacre
Deutsche Welle
Amid tribal violence and protests in Mali, Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga resigned alongside his entire cabinet. The public was enraged by a massacre of some 160 Fulani… Read more »
Another Setback for Stability in Mali [analysis]
ISS
On 5 April, thousands of Malians took to the streets of Bamako to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga and the departure of foreign forces from the… Read more »
Donkeys Deliver Vaccines in Mali As Diseases Spike With Violence
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Motorcycles, which health workers used to reach remote villages, have been banned to reduce militant activity, forcing them to use traditional means Read more »
Judges Approve Mali Reparations Implementation Plan in Al Mahdi Case
International Justice Monitor
International Criminal Court judges have approved the final plan for implementing reparations in the case of former Malian militant Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, who was convicted in… Read more »
UN Condemns 'Unspeakable' Attack That Leaves Scores Dead in Central Mali
UN News
The United Nations has strongly condemned the armed attack on a village in restive central Mali which reportedly left at least 134 people dead and dozens wounded early on Saturday. Read more »
'Self-Defence' Groups Must Face Justice, After Deadly Intercommunal Attacks
UN News
Mali's authorities have been urged by the UN to provide justice for the victims and survivors of attacks by so-called self-defence groups, responsible for horrific intercommunal… Read more »
ICC Postpones Confirmation of Charges Hearing in Al Hassan Case
Foroyaa
Today, 18 April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to postpone the commencement of the confirmation hearing in the case The Prosecutor v.… Read more »
Wafu Cup - Super Falcons Up Against Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso
Vanguard
African champions Nigeria will contend with Burkina Faso, Niger Republic and Mali in the group phase of this year's WAFU B Women's Tournament taking place in Abidjan, 8th - 18th… Read more »
President Sacks Generals After Deadly Raids On Ethnic Villages
Deutsche Welle
A pre-dawn attack on ethnic villages in central Mali left 134 victims dead and 55 injured, including pregnant women, children and the elderly. Violence has spread down from the… Read more »
UN Urges International Community to Invest in the Country's Humanitarian Needs
VOA
The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warns the security situation in Mali will continue to spiral downward unless the international community invests more… Read more »
Chinese Envoy Calls for Int'l Help With Mali's Security Capacity Building
Focac
Ma Zhaoxu, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, told the Security Council that such help should be given to the Malian government so that it can "gradually… Read more »
Explaining the Mali Massacre [analysis]
African Arguments
The essentials: At least 134 Fulani people, among them many women, children and elderly people, were killed in an attack by a Dogon ethnic militia in central Mali. The attack is… Read more »
More Than 100 Killed in Ethnic Massacre
Deutsche Welle
Dogon tribe-members reportedly burned a large portion of a Muslim Fulani village. Tensions among ethnic communities have surged since the government started battling extremists in… Read more »
Massacre Linked to Absence of the State and Access to Weapons
RFI
At least 135 people, the majority Fulani herders, were massacred in central Mali on Saturday in the deadliest single recent attack in a region where ethnic and jihadist violence is… Read more »
87,000 People Displaced by Increased Violence
Norwegian Refugee Council
Violence and the intensification of military operations in Northern and Central Mali have pushed more than 87,000 people to flee their homes since January 2019. Several… Read more »
