Mali

Mali has welcomed Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned…

At least 17 Nigerien soldiers were killed and 20 injured in an attack by suspected terrorists near the Niger-Mali border, the defense ministry said in Niamey. Early Tuesday afternoon, "a detachment of the Niger Armed Forces (FAN) moving…

The United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali said it had sped up a planned withdrawal from the town of Ber in northern Mali due to worsening security, as fighting in the area raised fears of a revival of a separatist uprising. Over the…

Air France has extended "until August 18 inclusive" the suspension of its flights to and from Bamako and Ouagadougou "following the coup d'état in Niger and because of the geopolitical situation in the Sahel region", the airline said…

Mali and Burkina Faso's ruling juntas have sent delegations to Niamey on Monday to show solidarity and unity with the leaders of the coup in Niger amid regional threats to intervene against them. The talks came after the passing of a…

Several Malian soldiers were killed in ambush on an Army convoy heading for Niger on Thursday, in the Ménaka region (northeast). "According to an initial assessment, we lost six men," said a military official."We have today launched the…

One of the officers behind the coup in Niger, General Salifou Mody has visited Mali and met with officials from the country. Mody and his delegation attended a meeting with Colonel Assimi Goita, who seized control of the landlocked West…

In a move considered a tactical way to protect the recent regime change in Niger, Mali’s military Junta said that they stand to support the coup leaders in Niamey. Mali said that they stand together with Burkina Faso to defend Niger and…

Mali has dropped French as its official language following the overwhelming passage of a new constitution with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum. Although French, which has been the country’s official language since 1960 will be…

The United States has imposed sanctions against Mali’s defence minister and two military officials, accusing the trio of helping to facilitate the Russian mercenary group Wagner’s rise in the West African nation. US Secretary of State…