Mali Bound

How the insurgents are expanding the Jihadist frontline to West AfricaF

By Patrick Markey and Kent Mensha: Standing near the dried river bed that marks Ghana's northern border, Alima can see her hamlet, lying in Burkina Faso less than two kilometres (1.2 miles) away. Even though her home is just a short walk away, she says she will never...

Sahel: Russia looks to deepen influence in the Sahel with foreign minister’s visit to MaliF

Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrives in Mali late Monday for talks with its junta leaders seeking Moscow's help in battling an Islamist insurgency that remains entrenched despite years of fighting. The visit of less than 24 hours will be Lavrov's third trip...

Sahel: Three children die in school fire in Niger’s Zinder regionF

Three children died and 11 were injured, two of them seriously, when a school made of straw and wood caught fire in central Niger on Monday, local officials said. The fire broke out in a classroom in a school in Zinder and spread swiftly, fanned by the harmattan...

Sahel: Mali expels head of the human rights division of UN’s MINUSMA missionF

UN human rights chief Volker Turk on Monday slammed Mali's expulsion of the top rights representative in the troubled West African country, saying the work there was "more crucial than ever." Mali's ruling junta said Sunday that it was expelling the head of the human...

Mali rulers pushing for a breakup with UN, accusing it of spyingF

Mali rulers pushing for a breakup with UN, accusing it of spyingF

Jun 20, 2023

Mali's ruling junta has asked prosecutors to probe the UN's peacekeeping mission for "espionage" following a report...

Mali rulers pushing for a breakup with UN, accusing it of spyingF

Mali accuses UN mission of fueling communal tensions, calls for its immediate withdrawalF

Jun 16, 2023

Mali's foreign minister called Friday for the UN Security Council to withdraw the peacekeeping mission in his country...

Mali junta wants people to vote for new constitution to enable power grabF

Mali junta wants people to vote for new constitution to enable power grabF

Jun 15, 2023

Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta's constitution, which has fueled speculation...

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