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
Rights group says hundreds massacred in Mali by Islamic State jihadists
Niamey – Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
US accuses Russia’s Wagner of worsening security in Mali
Dakar – Mali’s security situation has become “significantly worse” due to the ruling junta’s choices, including an alleged decision... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Roadside bomb kills three children in Mali
Bamako – Three children were killed on Tuesday when their go-cart hit a roadside bomb in central Mali, medical... Read more
20 Oct, 2022
