Judge with al-Qaeda links sets conditions for Mali schools opening
Niamey – An influential Malian judge with links to Al-Qaeda has said some schools in the country cannot reopen... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
UN accuses Mali army and jihadists of massacres
Niamey – Mali’s army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the UN... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
Wagner ‘atrocities’ give ammunition to Mali jihadists
Dakar – Since the withdrawal of the French army from Mali, Russia’s Wagner Group has replaced it as a... Read more
11 Nov, 2022
Top Mali commander calls on all Tuaregs to fight Islamic State group
Bamako – A leading commander in Mali’s army has called on ethnic Tuaregs to fight jihadists in the north... Read more
8 Nov, 2022
Thousands protest in Mali over ‘blasphemous’ video
Bamako – Thousands of demonstrators thronged Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday to protest the publication of a video on... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
Mali suspends major news channel
Bamako – Malian authorities on Thursday suspended one of the country’s main news channels for two months following criticism... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Burkina Faso junta chief holds talks in Mali on first foreign trip
Bamako – Burkina Faso’s new military leader on Wednesday visited Mali for his first foreign trip since taking power,... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Russia’s Wagner, Malian army kill 13 civilians: local sources
Bamako – Malian troops and “white soldiers” believed to be from the Russian paramilitary group Wagner have killed 13... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Amnesty head calls for ‘new Mandela’ in Africa, denounces shrinking freedoms
Dakar – Amnesty International’s secretary general on Friday called for new “enlightened” political leadership in Africa, lamenting shrinking civil... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
Mali militarises police force
Bamako – Mali on Thursday announced the militarisation of the police, as it seeks to quell a decade-old jihadist... Read more
29 Oct, 2022
