Mali: army investigates killing of civilians by its troops
Following allegations that some of its soldiers were involved in the killing of civilians, the Malian army has taken the...
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Malian army says it is investigating reports of civilian killings
The Malian army is investigating the alleged killing of civilians by soldiers and Russian military contractors rare probe of human...
Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali in hope to end dispute
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has signed an agreement with the Malian government, ending an almost two-year dispute over its...
Barrick Gold agrees to end mining dispute with Mali
Canadian miner Barrick Gold has signed an agreement with the military-led government of Mali to end an almost two-year-old dispute...
Malian army accused of killing 24 civilians
Malian soldiers, accompanied by Russian Wagner military contractors, have been accused by Tuareg-dominated groups of killing 24 civilians travelling north...
Dozens of illegal miners killed in Mali
Dozens of people, most of which were female, have been killed after the collapse of an illegal gold mine in...
Dozens killed in accident at illegal mine in Mali
Dozens of people, most of them women, have been killed after an illegal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on...
25 civilians killed in convoy ambush, according to Mali army
On February 7th, 25 civilian goldminers were killed in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of...
25 civilians killed in convoy ambush, says Mali army
25 civilians were killed and 13 others injured in an insurgent ambush of a military-escorted convoy near the city of...
Burkina Faso issues first new bloc passport
The ruler of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré became the first person to receive the new Alliance of Sahel States (AES)...
Three West African states officially exit bloc amid political shift
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially quit the West African bloc ECOWAS on January 29th, severing ties following a period...
Thousands rally in Sahel states to cheer ECOWAS exit
Thousands of people rallied in the junta-led Sahel states of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on January 28th in support...
Alliance of Sahel States discuss exit from ECOWAS
The Alliance of Sahel States are discussing an exit from ECOWAS, the regional political and economic union of fifteen countries...
Junta-led Sahel states meet to discuss exit from regional bloc
Foreign ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States met on January 26th to discuss formalities associated with their departure from...
Russia is strengthening its military presence in Africa
Russia is strengthening its military presence in Africa, according to claims from French news agency LeMonde. These claims of Russian...
