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Mali: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Foreign Forces Withdraw
The New Humanitarian, 21 March 2022
France and allied European countries are withdrawing their anti-jihadist forces from Mali after diplomatic relations broke down with the ruling junta, which has reportedly welcomed… Read more »
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West Africa: ECOWAS Demands Acceptable Transitional Timetable From Burkina Fasso, Guinea and Upholds Sanctions Over Mali
GhanaToday, 28 March 2022
The Authority of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is demanding the finalisation of an acceptable transition timetable from Guinea's Transitional Authority no… Read more »
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Mali: Mali Attaches Conditions to Handing Over Late PM's Body, Says Family
VOA, 23 March 2022
Relatives of the late former prime minister of Mali say the country's military government has refused to turn over his body unless they agree not to request an autopsy. Read more »
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Mali: 'Complex' Military Shake Up As French Forces in Mali Retreat to Niger
RFI, 28 March 2022
France is stepping up its military cooperation with Niger as it continues to fight Islamist insurgents in the Sahel following a breakdown in relations with Mali's military leaders.… Read more »
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens as Foreign Forces Withdraw From Mali
France and allied European countries are withdrawing their anti-militia forces from Mali after diplomatic relations broke down with the ruling junta, which has reportedly welcomed in hundreds of mercenaries from the Russian, Wagner Group.
Conflict is especially severe in northern Mali, where militants have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks, while former separatists have grown increasingly impatient with the junta, which they accuse of failing to implement a 2015 peace agreement.
Violence is also spiking in central Mali - which The New Humanitarian visited in February 2022 - where militants have stepped up their use of sieges and other forms of collective punishment against communities ostensibly resisting their rule.
Aid groups have requested nearly U.S.$700 million to meet the growing needs but expect to receive a much smaller amount. Most other humanitarian missions are facing the same challenge, which could worsen as donors devote resources to Ukraine.
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It is alleged that the Mali army and armed Islamist groups have killed at least 107 civilians in central and southwestern Mali since December 2021, Human Rights Watch has said. ... Read more »
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France's decision to withdraw its troops from Mali came after relations between the two countries soured when Mali did not act on an agreement to organise pr Read more »
A girl runs outside a small community school in Korioume, Mali, where children lack basic equipment, including notepads and pens. Parts of the school have been attacked and in 2013 the village was a Jihadist stronghold.
