The Latest Breaking News from Mali

Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers accused of killing 300 civilians

Human Rights Watch calls for urgent investigation into alleged massacre

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

300 killed by Mali's army and foreigners, says rights group

An international rights group says Mali's army and foreign soldiers suspected to be Russian recently killed an estimated 300 men — some of them suspected Islamic extremist fighters but most civilians — in Moura in central Mali

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2022

Russian mercenaries and Mali army accused of killing 300 civilians

Human Rights Watch says deaths during anti-jihadist operation in Moura ‘the worst atrocity in Mali in a decade’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

U.S. calls reports of many killed in Mali 'extremely disturbing'

The United States is following "extremely disturbing accounts" of large numbers of people killed in a village in central Mali, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Sunday.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2022

UN concerned about civilians amid Mali militant crackdown

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali voiced concern Saturday over reported violence against civilians, hours after the military said it killed over 200 terrorists in a weeklong raid in the country’s center.

Tribune News Service · Apr 2, 2022

Mali says over 200 fighters killed in military operation

Army calls for ‘restraint against defamatory speculations’ after some social media posts said civilians were killed.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2022

Mali says military operation in Moura area kills 200 militants

Mali's military said it has killed over 200 Islamist militants in an operation in the centre of the West African country, the latest clash in a month of escalating violence.

Reuters · Apr 2, 2022

U.N. peacekeepers deployed to northeastern Mali amid spate of killings

The United Nations peacekeeping force in Mali has deployed two units to the African country's tri-border area with Burkina Faso and Niger to respond to a spate of civilian killings, it said on Thursday.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

Tunisia Qualify for 2022 World Cup Finals

Tunisia secured a place at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar despite being held 0-0 at home by Mali on Tuesday in the second leg of an African play-off. A pre-match warning by Tunisia coach Jalel Kadri to his team that the return match would be even tougher than the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 30, 2022

Timbuktu manuscripts placed online are only a sliver of West Africa's ancient archive

The ancient Timbuktu manuscripts of Mali were back in the headlines following internet giant Google’s initiative to host a collection of them at an online gallery. The images of the documents, text in Arabic, can be found at a page called Mali Magic.

The Conversation · Mar 29, 2022