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Sahel: Deadly year for northern MaliF

Armed groups affiliated with the Islamic State group have massacred hundreds of people in northeast Mali this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday, adding the state was not doing enough to protect civilians. Tens of thousands of villagers from the Menaka and...

Sahel: US concerned about worsening crisis in Mali, blames Russia’s Wagner GroupF

By Portia Crowe Mali's security situation has become "significantly worse" due to the ruling junta's choices, including an alleged decision to partner with Wagner, a Russian private security firm, a senior US official said Wednesday. Mali's ruling junta, which seized...

Sahel: Unstable Sahel creates new opportunities for insurgent groupsF

By Didier Laura: Burkina Faso's new rulers say they seized power to better fight jihadists, but history in the Sahel suggests the coup will merely stoke turbulence and division, benefiting the insurgents, analysts say. The poor, arid region has been wracked by...

Sahel: Russia courting nation of Mali with free fertilizerF

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Malian junta leader Assimi Goita Tuesday that he wanted to donate to Mali Russian fertiliser blocked by Western sanctions since Moscow's offensive began in Ukraine. "The importance of carrying out Russia's initiative to transfer...

Sahel’s children are facing extreme dangers, desperately need humanitarian helpF

Sahel’s children are facing extreme dangers, desperately need humanitarian helpF

Mar 17, 2023

By Robin Millard: Ten million children in west Africa's central Sahel region are now in "extreme jeopardy" and...

Mali junta cracks down on social media influencers, arrests Rokia DoumbiaF

Mali junta cracks down on social media influencers, arrests Rokia DoumbiaF

Mar 15, 2023

A prominent social media influencer in Mali was detained Wednesday after lambasting the ruling military junta as a...

Mali regime to miss deadline to return to civilian rule, postpones constitutional referendumF

Mali regime to miss deadline to return to civilian rule, postpones constitutional referendumF

Mar 10, 2023

Mali's ruling junta will postpone a constitutional referendum but maintain a previously agreed timeline to return to...

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