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Mali demands Denmark ‘immediately’ withdraw its special forces

Mali's military government on Monday called on Denmark to "immediately" withdraw its roughly 100 recently arrived special forces troops deployed in the troubled Sahel country.

France 24

Mali asks Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed there

Mali's government said on Monday it had asked Denmark to immediately withdraw troops deployed to the West African nation as part of a French-led counter-terrorism task force because it was not consulted and the deployment failed to follow protocol.

Reuters

From Algeria to Zimbabwe: how Africa's autocratic elites cycle in and out of power

In 2021, coups d’état ousted four heads of state in sub-Saharan Africa. Army interventions in Chad, Mali, Guinea and Sudan halted a years-long decline in military takeovers. Some heralded this as the comeback of the army in African politics.

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Hit by sanctions, Mali faces price hikes and shortages of essential goods

Economic sanctions placed on Mali by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are causing inflation and food shortages in markets in the capital Bamako FRANCE 24’s James André reports.

France 24

French soldier dies in attack on anti-insurgent base in Mali

France says one of its soldiers has been killed in a mortar attack on a base in Mali

The Independent UK

French soldier killed in attack on military base in northern Mali

A French soldier has been killed in a mortar attack on a military camp in Gao, northern Mali, the Elysée Palace announced Sunday. Brigadier Alexandre Martin had been serving in France’s Barkhane operation in the restive Sahel region.

Radio France Internationale

French soldier killed in attack on military camp in northern Mali

A French soldier has died in Mali, the French defence ministry announced on Sunday, the latest loss coming as Paris ponders whether to stop providing military backup to the junta-run West African country.

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Acclaimed Franco-Malian director Ladj Ly opens free film school in Senegal

Ladj Ly, the director of Cannes Jury prize-winning film Les Miserables, this week opened Africa’s first free film school – in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

Radio France Internationale

AFCON: Progress, elimination and the controversies so far

Al Jazeera lists down teams who qualified for the last-16, shock eliminations and controversies from the AFCON.

Al Jazeera

Nigeria tipped for Africa Cup of Nations glory as Mali named as surprise contenders

Johnathan McKinstry has extensive experience as a coach in African football - and he believes Nigeria could go all the way and win this year's AFCON

Daily Mirror

How Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd and Premier League stars fared in final AFCON group games

The Group Stage of AFCON 2021 has concluded this week where there has been plenty of drama, entertainment and upsets over the past 12 days in Cameroon

Daily Mirror

At Mali border with Ivory Coast, lines of trucks held up by sanctions

Madou Sidibe should be home by now, the cement product in his truck delivered to a client in Mali. Instead he is stranded at a dusty border crossing in neighbouring Ivory Coast, one of hundreds of drivers shut out by economic sanctions.

Reuters

Vulnerable Malians could ‘pay the price’ of heavy sanctions, warn aid groups

NGOs call for aid exemption to EU-backed sanctions imposed after election postponement and arrival of Russian paramilitary

The Guardian - UK

UN chief: World worse now due to COVID, climate, conflict

As he starts his second term as U.N. secretary-general, Antonio Guterres says the world is worse in many ways than it was five years ago because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate crisis and geopolitical tensions that have sparked conflicts everywhere

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U.N. Mali mission to resume flights suspended because of sanctions

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali said on Thursday it would resume regular flights after they were grounded over the weekend because of regional sanctions.

The Conversation

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta promised Mali honour and unity: his legacy is disappointing

Days after Mali was placed under heavy sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States to punish the military junta’s reluctance to conduct elections, citizens woke up on Sunday, 16 January 2022 to news of the death of former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

France 24

Malians say they once appreciated French military support, but ‘things have changed’

Political activist Ousmane Kalilou Maiga told FRANCE 24 that Malians once appreciated France's military intervention in the country, but he believes that now, "France wants to maintain the status quo, so they can stay and control the region".

France 24

France mulls ending military support for Mali as relations with junta worsen

As relations between France and Mali sour rapidly, Paris is wondering whether it is time to stop providing military backup to a country run by a junta that has defied the international community.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

AFRICOM: Al-Qaeda, ISIS Unity Efforts Threaten Lake Chad Basin

Last year, the US withdrawal from wars in Somalia and Afghanistan turned attention to other theaters of conflicts around the world to see if they, in turn, would witness similar US regression. Such a scenario poses risks threatening the fall of regimes and the growth of the influence of extremist…

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AFCON 2022: Egypt Beat Neighbors Sudan 1-0

Seven-time champions Egypt clinched a place in the Africa Cup of Nations last 16 on Wednesday by defeating neighbor Sudan 1-0, a result which sent five other countries including Ivory Coast through as well. Nigeria finished Group D with a third successive win as they beat Guinea-Bissau 2-0, leaving runners-up…

Reuters

Mali bans German military plane from airspace, forces diversion, Berlin says

Mali's authorities banned a German military plane with 75 troops on board from overflying the country late on Wednesday, forcing it to divert to Gran Canaria, the German defence ministry said.

Manchester Evening News

What Algeria need to qualify for AFCON last-16 and when Riyad Mahrez could return to Man City

Algeria captain Riyad Mahrez could be returning to Manchester City early from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Radio France Internationale

Mali junta seeks review of defence agreements with France

Mali has asked France for a review of bilateral defence agreements against the backdrop of growing tensions between Paris and the ruling junta in Bamako, a French diplomat has said.

Reuters

'We don't want to isolate Mali', EU envoy says despite sanctions plan

The European Union and partners do not intend to isolate Mali and its military-led government, the EU's special envoy to the Sahel said, calling for talks despite a plan to severely sanction the country for failing to organize elections.

France 24

Mali’s junta seeks review of ‘unbalanced’ defence deal with France

Amid heightened tensions between Mali and France, Mali’s transitional authorities have asked for a review of the 2013 bilateral defence accords between Paris and Bamako. FRANCE 24 examines some of the details of the agreement and the likely impact of the latest development on the ground.

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