The Latest Breaking News from Mali

French UN mission 'in danger' as UN Security Council discusses Mali

In tonight's edition: France warns that the UN mission in Mali is "in danger", a day after four peacekeepers were killed in an IED attack. Also, a powerful union in Tunisia throws its weight behind families demanding justice for relatives who died at sea. Finally, fears grow that dissenting voices…

France 24 · Oct 18, 2022

Mali threatens to defend against French sovereignty violations

Mali's foreign affairs minister on Tuesday said the military government would exercise its right to self-defence if France continued to undermine the West African country's sovereignty and national security.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Death toll rises to four U.N. peacekeepers killed in Mali attack

A United Nations peacekeeper has succumbed to injuries sustained in an attack in northern Mali on Monday, bringing the death toll to four, the U.N. mission in Mali said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Oct 18, 2022

Mali's draft constitution marks major shift towards presidential regime

Mali's proposed new constitution will shift the balance of executive power from the parliament towards the president. Junta leader Colonel Assimi Goita received a draft of the proposed constitution this week. The document, which is a key part of the military's bid to retain power until 2024, has not been…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 13, 2022

Heart Issue Forces Brighton Player Enock Mwepu to Retire

Brighton midfielder Enock Mwepu has retired from soccer at the age of 24 because of a hereditary heart condition, the Premier League club said Monday. Mwepu became ill last month on a flight to join the Zambia national team squad in Mali and was treated in a hospital there. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 10, 2022

France loses economic grip on West Africa

France is under fire in parts of West Africa for its alleged "stranglehold" on the continent's economy. Anti-French sentiment in Mali has spread to Burkina Faso where opinion leaders accuse the former colonial power of profiteering. In fact, the French economic presence is in decline.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2022

U.S. accuses Russia of exploiting Africa resources to fund Ukraine war

The United States accused Russian mercenaries on Thursday of exploiting natural resources in the Central African Republic, Mali, Sudan and elsewhere to help fund Moscow's war in Ukraine, a charge Russia rejected as "anti-Russian rage."

Reuters · Oct 6, 2022

Coup after coup: After Mali, pro-Russia sentiment stoked in Burkina Faso

The whole region knows the drill by now. Dateline Ouagadougou. If you are watching images of pro-junta demonstrators protesting the visit of West African mediators looking for rule-of-law guarantees from their new interlocutors after a coup, there's no need to reach for the remote control as this is not a…

France 24 · Oct 4, 2022

Military airplane crashes at airport in northern Mali city of Gao

A military airplane crashed while landing at the airport in the northern Mali city of Gao on Tuesday, two witnesses said.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

Burkina Faso coup fuels fears of growing Russian mercenary presence in Sahel

North Africa analysts believe new leader Ibrahim Traoré may seek help from Moscow in fight against Islamic extremists

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022