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West Africa: ECOWAS Calls on International Community to Support Sanctions Against Guinea, Mali
Premium Times, 12 December 2021
On the security situation in the sub-region, the authority expressed concern over the deterioration of the security situation in the Sahel, Read more »
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West Africa: West African Bloc ECOWAS Warns of Sanctions If Mali Misses Election Deadline
RFI, 13 December 2021
West African leaders have demanded that the junta in Mali sticks to its plans for February polls, threatening further sanctions if Bamako fails to commit to returning to democracy. Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria to Deploy 62 Military Medical Personnel to Mali on Peace Mission
Vanguard, 4 December 2021
Nigeria has completed the training of 62 Peacekeeping medical personnel ready to be deployed to Mali. Read more »
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Mali: U.S Condemns Attacks on Civilians in Mali
State Department, 5 December 2021
The United States strongly condemns the attack on civilians on Saturday near Bandiagara, Mali, which left 31 dead and 17 injured. We extend our deepest condolences to the Malian… Read more »
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Mali: Number of People Soars - Aid Groups
VOA, 10 December 2021
Aid groups say drought and conflict in Mali have more than tripled the number of people going hungry in the past year. Rising prices of staple foods forced the government this week… Read more »
ECOWAS Wants Support for Sanctions Against Guinea, Mali
West African leaders have called on the international community to support the sanctions imposed on Guinea and Mali so as to promote peace, security, and stability in the region. The call was made in a communiqué issued at the end of the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, held in Abuja.
The leaders demanded that the junta in Mali sticks to its plans for February polls, threatening further sanctions if Bamako fails to commit to returning to democracy. The head of Mali's government had earlier promised he would provide the bloc with an election timetable by the end of January 2022. The bloc suspended Mali following military coups in August 2020 and May 2021.
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Mali's newly appointed government met on Sunday for the first time with Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga to discuss their reform plans. In a speech to his cabinet, ... Read more »
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At the end of a two-day visit to the Sahel, France's defence minister warned Mali against hiring paramilitaries from Russian private-security firm Wagner, RFI reports. Floren Read more »
