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The Latest Breaking News from Mali

US sanctions ex-Guinea leader, Mali politician for right abuses

The US sanctions freeze assests including of Guinea’s former President Conde and Mali’s former President Keita’s son.

Al Jazeera

Dozens killed as jihadist groups clash in eastern Mali

Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds displaced over several days of heavy fighting between rival Islamist groups in Mali's restive east, local government officials said on Thursday.

Reuters

South Australia's premier, Peter Malinauskas, is in 'furious agreement' with PM that nuclear power would not work for Australia

The South Australian premier has comprehensively rejected the future use of nuclear power generators in Australia, saying the "completely uneconomic" technology had already been thoroughly investigated and dismissed.

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Mali's Choguel Maiga reinstated as prime minister after medical leave

Choguel Maiga will resume his role as Mali's transitional prime minister on Monday after more than three months of medical leave, according to a decree read on state television on Sunday.

Reuters

West African leaders agree to create regional peacekeeping force

West African leaders agreed on Sunday to create a regional force to intervene against jihadism and in the event of coups, a senior official said.

France 24

Burkina Faso government suspends broadcast of France’s RFI

The Burkinabe military government is the second West African nation to suspend RFI’s broadcast after neighbouring Mali.

Al Jazeera

France accused of failing to monitor NGO who 'stole children' in Mali

New details in the case of nine children in Mali who allege they were fraudulently adopted in France in the 1990s suggest French authorities were aware of wrongdoings at the time and failed to act, journalist Morgane Le Cam told RFI.

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Mali PM meets president after medical retreat

Mali's transitional Prime Minister Choguel Maiga met interim President Assimi Goita on Friday after over three months of forced medical leave, the presidency said.

Reuters

French NGOs in Mali concerned for civilians in wake of suspension

French-backed NGOs in Mali fear their future is in limbo after military-run authorities ordered the suspension of their activities earlier this week. The announcement marks a further twist in the downward spiral between the Sahel nation and its former colonial power.

Radio France Internationale

Oxfam France warns of worsening humanitarian situation in Mali

Humanitarian groups are warning that the situation in Mali risks deteriorating rapidly after Bamako announced a ban on NGOs financed by France. The move came in response to France's decision to cut off public funding to Mali because of its alleged involvement with the Russian paramilitary group Wagner. Also in…

France 24

Missing German missionary in Mali feared to be kidnapped

A German missionary who went missing in Mali's capital Bamako on Sunday is feared to have been kidnapped, the city's archbishop said.

Reuters

Germany to withdraw troops from UN Mali mission by May 2024

Germany becomes latest country to pullout its troops from UN Mali mission after facing difficulties in recent months

Al Jazeera

Sahel conflict could ‘engulf’ West Africa: Ghana president

Violence has killed thousands of people and displaced more than 2.7 million across the Sahel, according to the UN.

Al Jazeera

Germany to withdraw troops from Mali by May 2024

Germany will start to pull out its troops from Mali from the middle of next year after a decade-long mission, with the withdrawal to be completed by May 2024, a government spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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Sahel insurgency could 'engulf' West Africa, Ghana President says

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday warned that a rampant Islamist insurgency in West Africa's Sahel is threatening to engulf the entire region.

Radio France Internationale

Mali bans French NGOs as diplomatic row deepens

Mali's junta announced on Monday a ban on the activities of NGOs funded or supported by France, including humanitarian groups, amid a worsening row between Paris and Bamako.

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso schoolchildren pay double price in ongoing conflict

One-fifth of the country’s schools are closed and experts warn of dire consequences ahead for Burkinabé children.

Radio France Internationale

France halts development aid to Mali

France will stop sending public development aid to Mali because of the West African country’s alleged ties to Russian paramilitaries, according to the French foreign ministry.

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France 24

Debunking claims that France destroyed vehicles in Mali or Burkina Faso

A video circulating widely on social media since November 13 shows pick-up trucks being demolished by construction equipment. According to internet users, France is behind this destruction either in Mali or Burkina Faso. These posts have generated strong anti-French sentiment, but what's true and what's fake? We take a closer…

France 24

No, the French are not destroying their vehicles in Mali and Burkina Faso

A video showing vehicles being destroyed in Africa has sparked all kinds of explanations on social media since it first appeared on November 13. The two most popular theories are that the video shows French troops destroying vehicles while pulling out of Mali or that it shows French actions as…

Radio France Internationale

West African states to increase cooperation as jihadists move beyond Sahel

West African coastal states are holding talks on boosting military cooperation against jihadist violence spilling over from the Sahel. This follows recent announcements that several international peacekeeping contingents are being withdrawn from Mali.

The Guardian - UK

International troops quit Mali as violence and Moscow’s influence grow

Germany latest to end peacekeeping mission as operations prove unable to stop Islamic extremist insurgency

Al Jazeera

Ivory Coast to withdraw from UN peacekeeping force in Mali

Ivory Coast is embroiled in a diplomatic fight with Mali over the continued detention of 46 of its soldiers since July.

Radio France Internationale

Côte d'Ivoire to pull peacekeepers out of Mali by August 2023

The authorities in Côte d'Ivoire have announced a gradual withdrawal of Ivorian troops from the United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali. The last Ivorian soldiers will leave by August 2023.

Reuters

Ivory Coast to withdraw from U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali- letter

Ivory Coast will gradually withdraw its contribution of military and police from a United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali, according to a letter by its ambassador to the U.N., after Bamako detained 46 of its soldiers in July.

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