As Security Deteriorates, Sahelian Juntas Further Stifle Civilians
ACSS
As militant Islamist insurgencies make unprecedented gains across the Sahel, military junta leaders have focused on restricting independent voices instead of adapting security… Read more »
Top US Official's Scheduled Visit to Nigeria Highlights Trump Administration's Approach to West Africa
Premium Times
Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali show how Washington is navigating security, commerce and sovereignty in a changing West Africa regional order. Read more »
Burundi and Mali Regimes Use a Common Tactic to Stay in Power - Blame an External Enemy [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Burundi's president Évariste Ndayishimiye made an official "friendship and working" visit to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, in April 2026. At the time,… Read more »
All of Africa Today - July 13, 2026
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Relations Between Algeria and Mali Thaw After Year-Long Rift Over Drone
RFI
Mali and Algeria have reopened their airspace to each other's planes and reinstated their ambassadors, the countries have announced, more than a year after the destruction of a… Read more »
Mali's War On Civilians Deepens As Alliances Shift, HRW Says
RFI
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says the army, allied militias and Islamist armed groups have all committed abuses with impunity since the attacks in northern Mali in April. Read more »
Mali Rebels Attack Convoy of Soldiers, Russian Mercenaries
DW
The convoy was bringing hundreds of personnel in reinforcement in northern Mali, where the Malian army and Russian paramilitaries are fighting jihadist and separatist militants. Read more »
Court Rejects Journalist's Request for Provisional Release
MFWA
The Bamako Cybercrime Court on July 6, 2026, rejected a provisional release request by Chahana Takiou, journalist and director of the biweekly newspaper Le 22 Septembre. Read more »
Insurgents Attack Multiple Towns in Northern and Central Mali, Army Says
RFI
Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg-led allies have hit northern Mali, where government troops and Russian paramilitary forces are based, with fresh coordinated attacks -… Read more »
Mali Rebels Target Army Bases, Prison in Fresh Attacks
DW
The army claimed it had regained control after the coordinated assaults on several towns and cities by Tuareg rebels and Islamists. Read more »
Rebels Seize Key-Town of Anéfis As Rebels Tighten Grip On Northern Mali
RFI
Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda affiliates appear to have secured control of a key town in northern Mali following a coordinated offensive by the rebels over the weekend. The… Read more »
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Begin Formal Withdrawal From ICC
Shabelle
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have formally launched the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after submitting official notifications to leave the Rome… Read more »
Withdrawal From The Rome Statute Consecrates Impunity And Threatens To Deny Victims Of War Crimes Justice And Reparations
AI London
Reacting to the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Marceau Sivieude,… Read more »
Mali. the Missing Structural Factor [analysis]
African Arguments
On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal,… Read more »
All of Africa Today - July 10, 2026
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