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Mali junta charges former prime minister Maiga with embezzlement

Choguel Maiga, the former prime minister of Mali, was taken into custody on Wednesday after he was charged with embezzlement.

Radio France Internationale

Mali’s Choguel Maiga charged with embezzlement, remanded in custody

Charges against Choguel Maiga comes as the military intensifies a crackdown on dissent in the West African country.

Al Jazeera

Former Mali PM Choguel Kokalla Maiga Charged With Embezzlement, Imprisoned

Mali's civilian ex-prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga, dismissed in November after he criticised the junta, was charged Tuesday with embezzlement of public funds and remanded in custody following a hearing before the country's Supreme Court.

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Five years after the 2020 coup, where is Mali today?

When Mali’s military staged a first coup on 18 August 2020, they said they were not planning on holding onto power and promised elections. But after a second coup that overthrew the transitional civilian government in 2021, the military is still in charge. Five years on, the country finds itself…

Radio France Internationale

France in talks with Mali over “unjustified” arrest of French citizen in Bamako

France's foreign ministry said Saturday that it was in talks with Mali over the arrest of a Frenchman accused of working with intelligence services to "destabilise" the country, calling the claims "unjustified".

Radio France Internationale

Mali’s junta arrests generals and French national over alleged coup plot

Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May

The Guardian - UK

Mali arrests French national and generals accused of foreign-backed plot

Malian authorities were on Friday searching for possible accomplices in what they say is a foreign government-backed plot to destabilise the country. This follows the arrest of a French national suspected of working for French intelligence services along with several Malian soldiers.

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Mali’s military arrests generals, suspected French agent in overthrow plot

Malian minister says situation under control after plot foiled to ‘destabilising the institutions of the republic’.

Al Jazeera

Mali's military rulers arrest 2 generals, a suspected French agent and others in alleged coup plot

Mali’s military rulers say they arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a suspected French agent, accused of attempting to destabilize the country

The Independent UK

Ancient manuscripts return to Timbuktu 13 years after jihadist takeover

Malian city welcomes return of hundreds of crates of treasures after more than a decade stored in capital Bamako

The Guardian - UK

Mali soldiers arrested over coup allegations: What we know

Frustration has grown since the military government banned political parties and extended its rule indefinitely.

Al Jazeera

Saved from militants, Timbuktu's famed manuscripts return home after 13 years in Mali's capital

The Malian military government has returned home the first batch of the manuscripts of Timbuktu, dating back to the 13th century, that were spirited out of their fabled northern city when it was occupied by al-Qaida-linked militants more than a decade ago

The Independent UK

Mali Arrests Dozens Of Soldiers Over Alleged Bid To Topple Junta

Mali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country in a coup, sources told AFP on Sunday.

International Business Times

Mali arrests dozens of soldiers over alleged bid to topple junta

Mali has arrested dozens of soldiers suspected of plotting to overthrow the junta, which itself took power in the west African country in a coup, sources told AFP on Sunday.

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NGOs Caught Between Juntas And Jihadists In Turbulent Sahel

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and jihadists who view them as symbols of Western influence.

Radio France Internationale

Sahel countries navigate uncertainty following split from Ecowas bloc

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso face the task of untangling themselves from West Africa’s main regional bloc, Ecowas, after officially cutting ties this week. The six-month window to reverse their withdrawal expired on Tuesday. With no sign of a return, both sides must work out what the split means for…

Al Jazeera

Agadez: The ancient Sahelian city forced to change amid trying times

A once thriving Saharan tourist city with a rich but fading heritage faces harsh realities two years since Niger’s coup.

Radio France Internationale

Malian army and Wagner Group abduct and execute Fulani civilians, NGO claims

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025, according to a report by the NGO Human Rights Watch.

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The Conversation

Ghana’s security strategy has kept terror attacks at bay: what other countries can learn from its approach

Ghana stands out in west Africa as a nation that has not experienced terrorist attacks, even though it’s geographically close to countries that have. In Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria, extremist groups such as Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP) have wreaked havoc.

Radio France Internationale

Nigeria and Morocco book semi final berths at women's Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria and hosts Morocco moved into the semi-finals at the women's Africa Cup of Nations following victories on Friday night over Zambia and Mali respectively.

Radio France Internationale

Big guns line up for shot at glory as women's Afcon enters knockout stages

The 2024 women's Africa Cup of Nations enters the last eight knockout stages on Friday as nine-time champions Nigeria face Zambia in Casablanca and hosts Morocco entertain Mali at the Stade Olympique in Rabat.

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Meet Les Nonuplés, The First Surviving Nonuplets Who Just Turned Four

When Malian couple Halima Cissé and Abdelkader Arby found out they were expecting not one, not two, but seven babies, the news stunned them — and the world.

Al Jazeera

‘No one is safe’: Civilians, foreigners caught in escalating Mali violence

Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.

International Business Times UK

Cardi B and Aya Nakamura Spark Fashion Frenzy at Balenciaga Haute Couture Show in Paris

American rapper Cardi B and French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura were seen sitting together in the front row and taking selfies at the Balenciaga Haute Couture show in Paris. Their surprise appearance has sparked a buzz on social media during Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week 2025.

Benzinga

Mali To Finance Barrick's Mine Restart By Selling Seized Gold

The Malian government is reportedly moving to sell $107 million worth of seized gold from Barrick Mining's (NYSE:B) Loulo-Gounkoto mine complex to fund the site's restart following a nearly six-month suspension of operations.

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