Algeria closes airspace to Mali after repeated violations
Algeria has closed its airspace and prevented international departures or arrivals from Mali due to rising tensions between the two...
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Sahel states withdraw ambassadors from Algeria
An alliance of Sahel states withdrew their ambassadors from Algeria after the downing of a Malian drone. Reported by The...
Sahel alliance recall ambassadors from Algeria after drone downing
A military alliance of Sahel states have recalled their ambassadors from neighboring Algeria after a Malian drone was shot down...
Mali: Political opponent sentenced to prison
An opposition politician in Mali has been sentenced to one year in prison after being prosecuted for “inciting public disorder.”...
Mali: Political opponent imprisoned as rule of law collapses
A political opponent in Mali has been sentenced to prison in a move symbolic of the deteriorating legitimacy of the...
Russia hosts Sahel countries for security talks
Russia has hosted several Sahel nations under pretext of boasting military and security cooperation. According to the Associated Press, Russian...
Algeria shoots down drone as tensions with Mali grow
Algeria has claimed to have shot down a military drone from Mali, as tensions continue to simmer between the two...
Algeria downs drone near border with Mali
Algeria has claimed to have shot down a military drone near the country’s border with Mali in the first incident...
Civil society group says strike on market in north Mali kills 18
Bloodshed has continued in the north of Mali where the junta-led government has spent over a decade fighting Tuareg separatist...
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire urge Sahel states to rejoin ECOWAS
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have asked that Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger rejoin the Economic Community of West African States...
Mali: Foreign artisanal gold miners licenses suspended
Mali announced it will suspend licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a string of fatal accidents. According to...
Mali suspends gold mining for foreign companies after accidents
Mali announced it will be suspending licenses for foreign companies mining artisanal gold on March 5th, due to a series...
Sahel: the new global centre of terrorism
The Sahel region in Africa is now the global centre of terrorism, according to a report by the Global Terrorism...
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...
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...
