Newspaper head summoned by Burkina Faso over Mali reporting
Burkina Faso's communications watchdog has summoned the head of the Observateur Paalga newspaper over an article on Mali, according to...
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Mali cuts TV station’s signal after it criticises Burkina Faso junta
Mali's ruling junta cut the signal of Jobila TV News after a politician criticised the military junta running Burkina Faso...
Mali: Junta’s new PM appointment consolidates army control
All three branches of the Mali government are now under military control after fired civilian prime minister Choguel Maiga was...
Mali: Former Al-Qaeda linked police chief jailed for 10 years
The International Criminal Court has sentenced the al-Qaeda linked former head of Islamic police in Timbuktu to 10 years in...
Malian Prime Minister sacked following comments
Malian PM Choguel Kokalla MaĂŻga was sacked on November 20th, according to Africa news and agencies. Alfouseyni Diawara read the...
Section of Malian military calls for resignation of PM
The Collective of Military Defense (CDM) section of the Malian military has accused PM Choguel Kokalla MaĂŻga of "treason" and...
Barrick Gold refutes claims of wrongdoing from Mali government
The Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has denied claims from Mali’s military government that they have breached a recent agreement,...
Mali: Junta chief promotes himself to top army rank
Mali appears to be descending towards a long term military dictatorship and away from being a young democracy, according to...
Ukraine denies arming Mali rebels following reports
Ukraine has denied late on October 14th that it has been supplying drones to rebels in the North of Mali,...
Mali: Jihadist attacks in Bamako spark condemnation
West African bloc ECOWAS on September 18 strongly condemned jihadist attacks, which on September 17th hit Bamako, as reported by...
Mali junta suspends channel TV5 Monde
Mali's ruling junta has suspended French-language channel TV5 Monde for three months on September 11th, according to AFP. They cited...
West African juntas accuse Ukraine of aiding rebels in UN letter
In a letter addressed to the United Nations Security Council, the juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger denounced Ukraine’s...
Ukraine being isolated from Sahel over Wagner row
Ukraine’s government has angered Niger’s officials in a latest spat which has only succeeded in stirring up hatred against it...
Mali troops and Russian allies fight rebels near Algerian border
The New Arab reports that Mali troops, with the help of Russian mercenaries, battled against separatist rebels near the border...
Mauritania conducts military drills amid rising Mali tensions
Mauritania’s army has conducted a series of military drills on its 2,260km (1,404-mile) south-eastern border with Mali amid rising tensions...
