Mali

A separatist group in Mali has claimed that an airstrike on a market in the country's north killed at least 18 people, while the Malian army states the attack targeted armed militants. The Collective for the Defense of the Rights of the…

Niger officially announced its withdrawal from the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) on Monday. The decision was communicated through a note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, addressed to the country’s diplomatic…

Mali has halted the issuance of new artisanal mining permits to foreign nationals following a series of fatal mining accidents that claimed dozens of lives in recent weeks. On February 15, the collapse of an artisanal gold mine in…

A joint force of 5,000 troops from Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali will soon deploy in the central Sahel region to address escalating security challenges, Niger’s Defence Minister Salifou Mody announced. The three nations, each led by…

Tensions are escalating between Algeria and Mali over allegations of interference by Algiers in Mali’s internal affairs. The rift was sparked by comments from Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, opposing Mali’s plans to reclassify…

The Nigerian leader, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has assured the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, of ECOWAS's resolve to deploy diplomacy in reintegrating Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic into the Commission. The Chairman…

A Malian court has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling military after calling for a return to civilian rule. Their provisional release on Friday was seen as an attempt to calm…

Residents of Mali's northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg rebels and the army backed by Russian mercenaries, now face disease outbreaks and drone attacks, prompting many to flee to…

Malian ruling junta has cut the signal of the popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News after a prominent politician criticized the military rulers of neighbouring Burkina Faso during a televised debate, a journalist for the channel said on…

Malian Prime Minister Choguel Maiga was sacked, A decree was read on national television by the secretary-general of the presidency. Alfouseyni Diawara read the 3-article text signed by the president of the transition Gel Assimi…