Malian authorities cancel defense agreements with France
Mali’s ruling junta announced Monday night that it was breaking off defense agreements with France and its European partners, a further sign of deteriorating relations […]
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Mali accuses France of violating its airspace to “spy” on its troops
The Malian junta has accused the French army of repeated violations of its airspace in order to “spy” on Malian soldiers in the field, the […]
Jihadist group in Mali announces capture of Russian Wagner member
The main jihadist alliance in the Sahel is holding a Russian member of the private military company Wagner, “captured” in central Mali, according to a […]
Senegalese police arrested 3 suspected of violating Mali embargo
Senegalese police announced on Saturday that they had arrested and placed in custody two Malians and a Senegalese who were violating the West African states’ […]
Russian man dies in operation with Malian soldiers
A Russian national operating with Malian soldiers was killed by an explosion in central Mali, a region plagued by jihadist groups, sources said Wednesday. This […]
Bamako receives new Russian helicopter gunships and radars
The ruling military junta in Bamako announced Monday that it had received a new shipment of Russian equipment for the Malian armed forces, including “two […]
Three Germans arrested in central Mali
The army announced in a communiqué issued during the night of April 12-13, 2022, the arrest of three Europeans in central Mali. There are no […]
Death in custody of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
The former Malian Prime Minister, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday at the age of 67 in Bamako where he was in detention in a […]
Mali asks France to withdraw its soldiers “without delay
The ruling junta in Bamako asked France to “withdraw its soldiers from Mali without delay”, earning a rebuff from President Emmanuel Macron, the day after […]
France wanted to divide Mali in two, Prime Minister Maïga
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga accused France on Monday of having worked for the partition of his country through its military involvement, in a […]