Mali

Macron says closure of French bases in Mali to begin soon

Jul 10, 2021 00:32

French’s President Emmanuel Macron says France would begin the process of shutting its bases in northern Mali later this year.
African Union suspends Mali over coup, says soldiers belong in barracks

Jun 02, 2021 08:22

Mali's second military coup in nine months has elicited a chorus of condemnation, with the latest stern rebuke coming from the African Union, which has both suspended the country with immediate effect and threatened it with more sanctions.
Mali’s interim president, prime minister resign after arrest by army

May 27, 2021 06:47

Mali’s interim president and prime minister have resigned, two days after they were arrested by the military and were transferred to a military base outside the capital, an aide to the vice president says.
French army chief denies UN report into deadly Mali wedding airstrike as 'biased'

May 23, 2021 09:30

The top French military officer has dismissed as “biased” a United Nations report into an airstrike that killed at least 19 civilians in Mali early this year, alleging that it sought to turn the local people in the Sahel region against France.
The secret wars of Africa’s Sahel: What is behind Mali’s ongoing strife?

Apr 20, 2021 12:09

Unlike the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and other countries, the French war in Mali receives little media coverage outside the limited scope of French-speaking media, which has branded this war as one against what it calls the extremist militants.
Rights activists urge France to conduct probe into possible war crime in Mali

Apr 02, 2021 06:17

Human rights activists have called on France to open an investigation into a January 3 airstrike on central Mali after a United Nations probe confirmed that the aerial attack had resulted in at least 19 civilian deaths.
Six civilians killed in French strike in northern Mali

Mar 28, 2021 08:08

Local officials say the French military, purportedly on counter-terrorism missions in Mali, has killed six civilians in an airstrike in the northern part of the West African nation.
Militants kill 58 in separate attacks in Niger

Mar 17, 2021 08:57

Unidentified armed "bandits" in Niger have staged several attacks in the restive region of Tillaberi, killing dozens of people, inflicting damage, and stealing vehicles, the government says.
Four UN peacekeepers killed, five injured in Mali attack

Jan 14, 2021 08:43

Four United Nations (UN) peacekeepers have lost their lives and five others sustained injuries after their convoy struck an explosive device and came under fire in central Mali.
French drone strike in Mali kills 19 civilians at wedding event

Jan 08, 2021 08:54

A French military drone strike in Mali has reportedly killed civilians attending a wedding event in a remote village amid France’s persisting military intervention in its former African colony under the pretext of fighting rising militancy in the impoverished -- though minerals-rich – nation.