Mali Bound

UN peacekeeping missions in Africa at a crossroadsF

By Amélie Bottollier-Depois: When Mali recently called for a UN peacekeeping force to depart the country "without delay," it was the latest sign of unease in parts of Africa over the role of the so-called Blue Helmet operations. Mali Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop...

Sahel: Mali’s new constitution paves the way for more instability aheadF

Mali’s Problems in Four Minutes Opinion By Arezki Daoud: Yesterday, we reported how the Tuareg community in northern Mali has rejected the latest constitutional referendum imposed by the ruling military junta in Bamako. Not only the constitution gives tremendous power...

Sahel: Mali has a new constitutionF

Malian voters overwhelmingly approved changes to the constitution in a referendum, marking a key step in the ruling junta's declared plans to restore civilian rule, provisional results showed Friday.  The military has made the draft constitution a cornerstone for the...

Sahel: More trouble in Mali as Touareg groups in north are up in arms over recent junta actionsF

Armed groups that signed a landmark peace accord in insurgency-hit Mali have alleged widespread fraud during voting in a weekend referendum for a new constitution. The Permanent Strategic Framework (CSP), gathering political and military movements in northern Mali,...
Sahel: Deadly week in MaliF

Sahel: Deadly week in MaliF

A suicide attack targeted a military base in northern Mali on Friday, the army said, a day after deadly strikes on an...

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