The Latest Breaking News from Mali

As the war enters its 909th day, these are the main developments.

The #EndBadGovernance protest in Nigeria from 1 August to 10 August took a rather unexpected dimension when some protesters in Kano and Kaduna states, both in the country’s north-west region, were seen waving and sharing Russian flags on the streets. In reaction, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu met with the country’s…

Hauling garbage in Mali’s capital, Bamako, can be grim

Russia suffered significant blows to its reputation in mid-2024. An attack on its territory by Ukraine came as a surprise. In west Africa, the Wagner mercenary group, supported by Russia, suffered one of its heaviest fatalities in Mali.

The study included 300 woman in Mali who were considering getting pregnant in the coming year.

Mali recently severed relations with Ukraine as Ukrainian-backed Tuareg rebels killed at least 84 Russian soldiers in a well-executed ambush.

Unicef analysis also finds children in eight countries spend more than half the year in temperatures above 35C

The use of drones in the Sahel, a region of Africa that has been plagued by violence driven by jihadist insurgency for much of the past decade, has become a real problem. In April, for example, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in the Sahel, Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wa al Muslimeen, reportedly…

Women and girls fleeing armed groups in Mali claim sexual assault by Malian soldiers at border with Niger.

While Russia’s army is bogged down in Ukraine, its mercenaries are faring no better in Africa.

Bamako has cut ties with Kyiv, accusing it of complicity in an attack that killed Malian soldiers and Wagner troops.