December 03
Mali: Hostage Video Shows Abducted Malian Journalists Asking for Help
RFI
Two journalists from Mali's state broadcaster ORTM have appeared in a video released by the armed Islamist group JNIM, more than six weeks after they were abducted in the centre of… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - December 3, 2025
allAfrica
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December 01
Nigeria: Police Bust Migrant Hideout in Nasarawa, Arrest 39 Suspects Heading for Undisclosed Operation
Vanguard
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 39 irregular migrants from Mali, allegedly recruited for an undisclosed mission, following a raid in Mararaba, Karu Local Government… Read more »
Mali: Mariam Forges On With Joy!
Afropop
When Malian singer Amadou Bagayoko fell sick this past spring, those around him assumed he would recover. "C'est le palu." "It's malaria," he told one acquaintance, not an uncommon… Read more »
November 25
Mali: Disruptions to Fuel Supplies Impact MSF Medical Activities
MSF
Since September 2025 in Mali, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) have been preventing fuel imports from neighbouring countries, such as Côte d'Ivoire,… Read more »
November 21
West Africa: Special Representative Simão Concludes Solidarity Visit to Mali, Calls for Collective and Coordinated Response in the Sahel
UNOWAS
The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Mr. Leonardo Santos Simão, today concluded a two-day official… Read more »
November 19
Mali: Mali Defends Sovereignty Against a Western-Backed 'Proxy War' By Terror Groups
People's Dispatch
As panic-inducing travel advisories and doomsaying media reports prophesy the fall of Mali to an Al Qaeda affiliate attacking fuel convoys, the government has re-secured supply… Read more »
November 18
Mali: A Family Erased in Mali [press release]
HRW
Apparent Military Drone Strike Kills Civilians Read more »
Mali: Bamako Is Under Pressure, Not Under Siege - the Difference and Why It Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mali has been struggling for over a decade to defeat "jihadists" around Gao, Kidal and Ségou. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), linked to al-Qaida, is believed to… Read more »
November 17
Mali: Army, Militias Massacre Villagers in Central Region
HRW
African Union Should Urgently Take Action to Promote Accountability for Abuses Read more »
Mali: Prominent Political Commentator Released After a Year in Prison
MFWA
Political commentator and former legislator Issa Kaou N'Djim has been released from prison in Bamako after serving one year of a two-year sentence for comments deemed insulting to… Read more »
November 15
Mali: Mali Media Authorities Suspend French Broadcasters
RFI
Mali's media regulator the HAC has suspended French broadcasters LCI and TF1 over allegedly using "unverified statements and falsehoods" regarding jihadists in this Sahelian… Read more »
November 14
Mali: Mali, Mariam Cisse and the Risk of Implosion, By Jibrin Ibrahim [opinion]
Premium Times
Will the JNIM take over Bamako? It does not seem likely! They appear to be pushing a strategy of regime implosion, as life becomes impossible for Malians. Read more »
West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners By Jihadist Group
RFI
The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as… Read more »
November 13
Mali: Malians Welcome Influence of Russia, China, and AES, Side With Russia On the Ukraine War
Afrobarometer
Majority of citizens say African countries should have a greater say in international decision-making bodies such as the United Nations. Read more »
November 11
Mali: Militants Kill Malian TikToker Accused of Army Support
allAfrica
A young Malian TikToker, Mariam Cissé, has been seized and executed by suspected jihadists after being accused of supporting the army. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - November 11, 2025
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Mali: Islamist Fighters in Mali Execute Social Media Influencer
HRW
Mariam Cissé's TikToks of Her Daily Life Reached Thousands Read more »
Mali: Mali's Schools Reopen Despite Jihadist Blockade
Daily Trust
Classes gradually resumed on Monday in Bamako and several other Malian cities following a two-week pause due to fuel shortages from a jihadist blockade, according to local sources… Read more »
Mali: Malians Are Sceptical of Free Cross-Border Movement and Want Fewer Immigrants
Afrobarometer
One in four adults say they have considered emigrating. Read more »
November 10
Africa: AU Voices Concern About Mali As As France Urges Citizens to Leave
RFI
The president of the African Union Commission has expressed "deep concern" over the security situation in Mali and an ongoing jihadist blockade that has impacted civilians, and… Read more »
November 07
West Africa: Northern Mali Journalist, Survivor of 2012 Terrorist Attack, Arrested
MFWA
On Wednesday November 5, 2025, Malick Aliou Maïga, a Radio Aadar Koïma journalist was arrested by Malian gendarmerie in Gao, northern Mali. The reasons for his arrest… Read more »
