Tag: Mali

UN chief urges Mali gov’t to announce ‘acceptable’ vote timetable (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations chief has called on Mali’s ruling military to announce an election timetable amid anger about its suggestion of staying in power for five...

Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s military ruler Assimi Goita has said Bamako is open to dialogue after the 15-member West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, imposed additional sanctions on the troubled...

Mali ‘strongly condemns’ ECOWAS sanctions; closes land borders (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s military-dominated government has “strongly” condemned “illegal” sanctions imposed on the country by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), adding that it has closed its...

West Africa bloc ECOWAS hits Mali with sanctions after poll delay (Al Jazeera)

West Africa’s main regional bloc will close borders with Mali and impose sweeping economic sanctions in response to delays holding promised elections after a...

West African leaders to discuss Mali crisis after coup d’etat (Al Jazeera)

West African leaders are gathering to discuss Mali’s political crisis with the military government about submitting a new timeframe for a transition back to...

Russian troops deploy to Mali’s Timbuktu after French exit (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s army spokesperson has said Russian soldiers have deployed to the northern city of Timbuktu to train Malian forces at a base vacated by French...

Can democracy return to Mali? (Al Jazeera)

Mali was supposed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next month but the military-led government has pushed that back by up to five years. Army...

Mali opposition rejects election delay in new transition plan (Al Jazeera)

A major coalition of political parties in Mali has rejected the military-dominated government’s plan to extend a transition period for up to five years before the...

US removes Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from AGOA trade programme (Al Jazeera)

The United States has cut Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea out of a duty-free trade programme over alleged human rights violations and recent coups. In a statement...

Mali proposes five-year election delay to West African bloc (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s interim authorities have proposed to its West African neighbours that a transition back to democracy following a 2020 military coup be extended by five years,...

Eight soldiers killed in Mali attack, army says (Al Jazeera)

Eight soldiers have been killed and seven others were injured when their patrol was ambushed by a suspected armed group in western Mali, the...

Mali launches four-day forum on return to civilian rule (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s military-dominated government has launched a four-day national forum on returning the country to civilian rule following the country’s August 2020 coup. The authorities are...

Chad to deploy additional 1,000 UN peacekeepers to Mali (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s foreign affairs ministry has said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional UN peacekeepers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling armed groups...

Mali: Security Suspects Allegedly Tortured (HRW)

Mali government security agents allegedly tortured six men who were held incommunicado in unauthorized detention facilities in September and October 2021, Human Rights Watch said...

Potential Deployment of the Wagner Group in Mali (US Department of State)

We are alarmed by a potential deployment of Russia-backed Wagner Group forces in Mali.  We understand that the reported deal — costing $10 million...

French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years (Al Jazeera)

French forces have left the city of Timbuktu, the latest sign the former colonial power is scaling down its presence in northern Mali nearly...