Archives

Mali

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:59:24 GMT
Military Govt Suspends Rotation of United Nations Forces
[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- Mali's military government has suspended the rotation of U.N. military and police forces following the renewal late last month of the mandate of the U.N. mission there.

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:30:25 GMT
Ivory Coast Demands Release of Soldiers Arrested in Mali
[DW] Ivory Coast's National Security Council on Tuesday called on the Malian authorities to immediately release 49 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:46:57 GMT
Mali Detains Ivorian Soldiers, Accuses Them of Being Mercenaries
[RFI] Malian authorities have arrested 49 soldiers from Cote d'Ivoire, describing them as mercenaries who were planning to stop the protection and reform of the country.

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:09:58 GMT
ECOWAS Poised to Produce Eco, Lift Mali Sanctions
[The Point] The 61st Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) that was held on 3 July 2022 in Accra, Republic of Ghana, commends its Ministerial Committee in charge o...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:24:38 GMT
Mali Improvised Bomb Claims Lives of Two Egyptian Peacekeepers
[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday echoed strong condemnation from the Security Council and elsewhere, of the killing of two more UN peacekeepers in northern Mali.

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:54:53 GMT
Two UN Peacekeepers Killed, Several Wounded
[VOA] At least two U.N. peacekeepers from Egypt are dead and more are wounded after their convoy hit an improvised explosive device Tuesday, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said Tuesday.

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 04:31:46 GMT
Could an AU Force With a Fighting Mandate Solve Mali's Insecurity?
[African Arguments] Despite the renewal of the UN mission, the UN Secretary-General has suggested a new force may be required to end the spiral of instability.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 05:42:14 GMT
Aminata Toure Becomes First Black State Government Cabinet Minister
[DW] Aminata Toure became the first Black member of a state government when she was sworn in as the social affairs, youth, family, seniors, integration and equality minister in Germany's northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein in June.

Tue, 05 Jul 2022 08:54:19 GMT
ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions On Mali, Burkina Faso
[VOA] African leaders have lifted economic sanctions on Mali.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 04:39:53 GMT
ECOWAS Lifts Economic Sanctions on Mali, Accepts Burkina Faso Transition Plan
[DW] Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday lifted economic and financial sanctions imposed on Mali, after its military rulers agreed to return to civilian rule by March 2024 and published a new electoral law.

Sun, 03 Jul 2022 06:29:51 GMT
Mali Disqualified From 2022 Fiba World Cup Africa Qualifiers
[New Times] The Malian national basketball team has been disqualified from the 2022 FIBA World Cup qualifiers after failing to show up for a second game in a row at the ongoing tournament in Kigali.

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:28:30 GMT
German Mali Mission - a Crisis Far From Over
[DW] Germany will be the largest provider of troops in Mali following the UN's decision to extend its peacekeeping mission. But one important security measure will be missing after France's troop withdrawal in the autumn.

Thu, 30 Jun 2022 07:24:12 GMT
UN Extends Peacekeeping Mission in Mali to June 2023
[RFI] The United Nations Security Council has to maintain the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, while condemning the country's military rulers for using mercenaries that have committed human rights violations.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:05:36 GMT
Mali Reopens Borders With Senegal Ahead of 'Tobaski'
[The Point] Mali opens its borders with Senegal for Tobaski to facilitate the movement of ruminants as Muslim feast Edi-dul Adha locally called 'tobaski' looms, Colonel Ahmed A.G. Boya, deputy director general of Customs of Mali yesterday told the me...

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:32:33 GMT
Maternal Mortality - a Forgotten Tragedy
[ISS] What does security mean for women when childbirth kills more Malian women than the security crisis?

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:44:15 GMT
High Maternal Mortality in Mali Worsened By Rife Obstetric Violence, Social Superstitions
[Daily Maverick] In Mali, the hashtag #lavieestsacrée (life is sacred) has become the symbol of a revolt against the country's endemic maternal mortality rates. It first appeared in 2021 after renowned journalist Hawa Séméga died during childbirth...

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:41:25 GMT
Army Strikes Insurgents After Civilian Massacre
[RFI] Mali's army on Thursday said it had carried out air strikes against al-Qaeda-affiliated Macina Katiba jihadists in the country's centre following the massacre of at least 132 civilians last weekend.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 06:03:57 GMT
UN Chief 'Shocked and Outraged' By Reports of Civilian Massacres
[UN News] The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians have been killed in the past week, during attacks by armed extremists in central Mali, and further north.

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:47:27 GMT
Civilian Deaths in Mali
[State Department] The United States was deeply saddened to learn of the violence in the Bandiagara and Gao regions of Mali this past weekend, resulting in the deaths of more than 100 civilians. This development comes at a time when ongoing violence ...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:57:29 GMT
Nation in Mourning After Civilian Massacres in Sahel
[RFI] Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region. Mali's junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita has decreed three days of national mourning.

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:50:10 GMT
Mali Mourns Massacre Victims
[DW] Attacks by gunmen, said to be jihadists, were ongoing on Monday in central Mali where at least 130 civilians were massacred on the weekend.

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:07:04 GMT
Latest Attack Against Peacekeepers Leaves Guinean 'Blue Helmet' Dead - UN
[UN News] The Secretary-General strongly condemned on Sunday, an attack in Kidal, a city in northern Mali, against a convoy of UN peacekeepers that claimed the life of a blue helmet.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:01:11 GMT
French Military Captures Islamic State Group Leader in Mali
[RFI] The French military on Wednesday said it had captured a top-ranking member of the Sahel affiliate of the Islamic State group.



home