Language proposal stirs thorny debate in troubled Mali
Bamako – Mali gained independence from France in 1960, yet even today French is the language of government business,... Read more
18 Nov, 2022
Ivory Coast to quit UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
Abidjan – Ivory Coast says it will withdraw from the UN’s peacekeeping operations in troubled Mali, a move coinciding... Read more
16 Nov, 2022
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
