Malian transition: ECOWAS “concerned” about election schedule
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said Tuesday it was “concerned” about the holding, as planned in February 2022, of presidential and legislative […]
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Mali: Forsat commander Oumar Samaké locked up again
This time, Mr. Samaké was placed under arrest at Camp 1 of the gendarmerie. Charged on Friday with murder, aggravated assault and battery, and fatal […]
Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga jailed
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, who was from 2017 to 2019 the Prime Minister of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, overthrown a year ago by a coup, was […]
Chad cuts its G5 Sahel troop strength in half
Chad announced on Saturday that it had halved the number of troops deployed in February to the G5 Sahel anti-jihadist force in the “tri-border area” […]
Burkina Faso in mourning after new massacre
Burkina Faso began a three-day national mourning period Thursday in the wake of a jihadist attack that killed several gendarmes and civilians in the north, […]
Mali: Fifty civilians killed by jihadists in the north
More than fifty Malian civilians were killed on Sunday, August 8, in four northern locations near the border with Niger. Terrorists, the official term for […]
Ten civilians killed in several attacks in northern Burkina Faso
A dozen civilians were killed Wednesday night in several attacks on villages by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, security and local sources confirmed on […]
Mali: Chadian delegation in Bamako to learn from the CNT
Four members of the Chadian committee charged with appointing future members of the National Transitional Council are in Mali to learn from the local CNT, […]
Mali: A serious road accident kills 37 people
A traffic accident occurred late this morning on the Bamako-Ségou road between a passenger bus and a goods truck. The provisional toll is 37 dead […]
Mali: The National Transitional Council adopts the new Government action Plan
After about 11 hours of debate, the new Government action plan, proposed by the Prime Minister, was adopted at the Bamako International Conference Center. The […]