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Tue, 18 May 2021 19:39:18 GMTAmbassador Thomas-Greenfield Remarks at UNSC Briefing on the G5 Sahel Joint Force
[State Department] New York -- Thank you, Mr. President. And let me start by thanking Under-Secretary-General Lacroix, Brigadier* Namata, Ambassador Edrees, and Minister of State Daud for your briefing today
Mon, 17 May 2021 17:40:25 GMTBamako Forum: UNFPA Organizes a Side Event on Demography, Peace and Security
[UNFPA in WCA] Bamako, 14 May, 2021: The 21st edition of the Bamako Forum will take place this year from 20 to 22 May in Bamako, Mali, on the theme: "Sustainable development and human capital: results and operational priorities for the Transition in ...
Mon, 17 May 2021 17:46:12 GMTRSF Helps Coordinate Support for French Journalist Kidnapped in Mali
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) announces the creation of a group to coordinate support for Olivier Dubois, a French freelance journalist who was abducted in Gao, in northeastern Mali, on 8 April. The group includes friends and colleagues of Du...
Sun, 16 May 2021 17:02:19 GMTAfrican Craft and Design Site Afrikrea Hits U.S. $10 Million Plus in Transactions
[Balancing Act] London -- From the very earliest of days of the internet in Africa, a recurring idea has been that it would be possible to sell African craft and design globally to European or American buyers looking for something different. But over...
Tue, 11 May 2021 07:26:26 GMTLead Found in Rural Drinking Water Supplies in West Africa
[University of Leeds] Scientists are warning that drinking water supplies in parts of rural West Africa are being contaminated b y lead- containing mater ials used in small community water systems such as boreholes with handpumps and publi...
Sat, 08 May 2021 15:08:02 GMTIdriss Déby - the Chadian Warrior, Hero of Mali
[African Arguments] Mali's security might not be the first issue that comes to mind when hearing of the passing of Idriss Déby Itno. His death on the battlefield - or at least in proximity, depending on the account - clearly indicates that trouble i...
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:03:43 GMTPresident El-Sisi Receives Malian Foreign Minister
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received today 5/5/2021 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali Mr. Zeïni Moulaye, in the presence of Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Sameh Shoukry.
Thu, 06 May 2021 09:03:30 GMTEgypt, Mali FMs Probe Promotion of Bilateral Cooperation
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has discussed with his Malian counterpart Zeini Moulaye a number of issues of common interest.
Wed, 05 May 2021 13:52:56 GMTFrench Journalist Kidnapped in Mali Appeals for Help in Jihadist Video
[RFI] Reporters Without Borders has confirmed that another Western journalist has been kidnapped in Mali, after French journalist Olivier Dubois appeared in a video saying he was being held by the jihadist group Al-Qaeda.
Wed, 05 May 2021 12:53:02 GMTFrench Journalist Kidnapped in Mali Asks for Help in Video
[DW] Olivier Dubois has appeared in a 21-second video claiming to be in the hands of a jihadi group affiliated with al-Qaida. He asks for help from the French authorities and family members.
Tue, 04 May 2021 08:08:45 GMTKaïs Saïed Receives Written Message From Malian Transitional President
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saïed received Monday at the Palace of Carthage, a written message from Malian transitional president, Bah N'daw, handed over to him by Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Coop...
Wed, 28 Apr 2021 10:05:55 GMT26 Militants 'Neutralised' in French-Malian Army Operation
[RFI] A military operation launched this week by Malian and French forces has reportedly eliminated 26 militants.
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:02:52 GMTWith Transitions Underway in Mali and Chad, the Sahel is at a Crossroads
[Centre 4s] Very often the danger arises from where it is the least expected! In the Sahel, the violent death of President Deby is a stark confirmation of that. The unexpected disappearance of the warrior president, Idriss Deby, has reshuffled the ca...
Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:48:41 GMTFormer Head of Amisom, Boubacar Diarra, Dies
[East African] Malian diplomat Boubacar Diarra, who was the head of the African Union Mission in Somalia between 2010 and 2012, has died.
Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:58:04 GMTA Year On, No Justice for Victims of 2020 Protests & Coup
[IPS] United Nations -- It has been about a year since anti-government demonstrations and a coup in Mali, which saw 18 people, including a 12-year-old boy being killed. But there has been no justice for the families of those injured and killed by def...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:48:13 GMTHow Solar Panels Are Changing Lives for the Better in Mali's Rural Areas
[RFI] In Mali's Ségou region, only half of the inhabitants have electricity in their houses. The amount of power produced by the National Energy Company, EDM, is not enough to keep up with the demand. But private companies are making solar panel pla...
Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:31:31 GMTClimate Change Hinders Peacebuilding - Research Institute
[DW] Research group SIPRI has identified a link between climate change and extremism in the West African country. As the region reels from the sudden death of Western-backed strongman Idriss Deby, instability is rife.
Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:22:00 GMTHuman Rights Watch Reports 34 Killings, 16 'Disappearances' in Military Operations
[HRW] Bamako -- Investigate Alleged Security Force Abuses in Mopti Region