Mali

49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in Mali boat, military base attacks by 'jihadists'

The two separate attacks targeted the Timbuktu boat on the Niger river and an army position at Bamba, in the northern Gao region with "a provisional toll of 49 civilians and 15 soldiers killed", according to a government statement

Russia's actions at UN terminate Mali sanctions and panel of experts reporting, recently on Wagner

A French and UAE-drafted resolution that would have extended the sanctions regime until 31 August, 2024 and the mandate of the UN panel of experts monitoring sanctions until 30 September, 2024 was put to a vote first. It got 13 'yes' votes in the 15-member council but was vetoed by Russia

UK accidentally sends email meant for US to Mali

The suffix used in the email address of the US military includes ‘.mil’ and leaving the ‘i’ out resulted in the mail getting redirected to ‘.ml’, the domain used by the West African nation Mali

UK plans to designate Vladimir Putin’s private army Wagner Group a ‘terrorist organisation’: What does it mean?

The UK’s proscription of Wagner could be an important global signal — the UK would be among the first to label the collective as a terrorist group. This could encourage other countries to do the same, and possibly discourage countries from working with it in the future

What is Russia’s Wagner Group doing in Sudan? Why is Vladimir Putin’s shadow army pushing its way into Africa?

Russia’s Wagner Group has reportedly offered weapons to Lt Gen Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo’s paramilitary force in Sudan to fuel the ongoing conflict. The mercenary collective has for long been active in Africa, establishing economic and political interests from Libya to Mali as well as Burkina Faso

Mali: Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for attack that killed key junta figure

Mali has been battling a security and political crisis since jihadist and separatist insurgencies broke out in the country's north in 2012

Nearly a million children from Africa's Sahel area will face 'severe wasting', says UN children's agency

UNICEF said in a statement that 'an estimated 970,000 children under 5 from West Africa's three central Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) will face severe wasting this year'

Mali: At least five killed by suspected jihadists near capital Bamako

Mali has been battling a security and political crisis since jihadist and separatist insurgencies broke out in the north in 2012. The security crisis was worsened by the withdrawal of French troops from the country in 2022

Mali protest movement opposes draft constitution released by military junta

According to a statement obtained by AFP on Thursday, the so-called M5-RFP alliance said that the new charter's writing process had not been honoured

Former rebels accuse Mali's governing junta of 'provocation' after military jet flyover

The Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) accused the Malian jets of flying 'at deliberately provocative altitudes' over the strategic town of Kidal and surrounding bases 'at the height of tensions linked to the stalled peace process'