Mali’s Blocked Transition: Five Years of Deepening Authoritarianism

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Baby Scorpions rally in Mali for Wafu

- Advertisement - The Gambia U-17 team is boosted by the addition of goalkeeping coach and former Gambia international keeper Alagie Modou Jobe alias Toldo. Jobe joined the group in Bamako together with captain Alieu Drammeh of FC Barcelona and...

Unity at any cost? Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger jointly leave the International Criminal Court

On 22 September, the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), comprising Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, declared it was leaving the International Criminal Court (ICC). This comes seven months after their official withdrawal from the Economic Community of...

PODCAST | Lincoln Mali on building a completive fintech platform

The fintech group reported revenue of R12bn, up 14%, for the year to end-June. Group adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (ebitda) were up 33% at R922.2m, achieving the guidance provided. In recent years, the...

Gambia U-17 depart for Mali as WAFU Zone A U-17 Cup of Nations edges closer

The Baby Scorpions will hold series of training sessions before playing against Guinea Bissau in their opening group match on Sunday. The Gambia U-17 team held several training sessions at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum...

US engagement with Mali junta exposes double standards

The Trump administration’s track record of backing Israeli belligerence is all proof that the US exercises the very brand of terrorism that it claims it wants to extinguish through cooperation with Mali. The Trump administration, which has long...

ECOWAS is still talking with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger for cooperation – ECOWAS Ghana Rep

Resident Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lawan Gana at the event held in Accra The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying diplomatic efforts to ensure that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger cooperate...

Mali Puts Free Speech on Trial

On Tuesday, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly before a court in Mali’s capital, Bamako, while the judges rejected his lawyers’ application for his release on bail. The prosecution instead sought a two-year prison sentence, an action...

ECOWAS is still talking with Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to return – ECOWAS Ghana Rep

President’s Representative of ECOWAS in Ghana, Ambassador Mohammed Lowan Gona at the event held in Accra The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is intensifying diplomatic efforts to bring Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger back into the...

Mali: Diplomatic Rift Widens as France Expels Malian Envoys, Halts Counterterrorism Ties

Tensions between Mali and France have escalated after Paris expelled two Malian diplomats and suspended joint counterterrorism activities, responding to last month’s arrest of a French national whom the Malian government accuses of conspiring with...

JNIM attacks on fuel tanker convoys in western Mali underline broader risks to government and social stability

Event On 13–14 September, Al-Qaeda affiliate Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) conducted a series of attacks in western Mali targeting convoys of fuel tankers originating from Senegal. The group first attacked fuel tankers under military...

Security tops agenda as Niger and Mali’s junta leaders deepen alliance in Bamako

The visit, Tiani’s second to Mali since taking power in July 2023, indicates the strengthening of ties within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), the bloc formed by Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso following their withdrawal from ECOWAS earlier this...

Mali, Szijjarto meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Serbia's First Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met with Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto in Belgrade on Tuesday to discuss cooperation on joint projects and building a Novi Sad-Algyo oil pipeline, whose construction is due to...

Mali: Od sutra vanredno povećanje minimalne zarade i plata; Od 1. decembra rastu i penzije

Mali je rekao da su od početka godine plate u prosveti povećane za 11 odsto i podsetio da je prvo vanredno povećanje od pet odsto bilo 1. marta. ''Sada još pet odsto, a biće i povećanje od 1. januara naredne godine. Samo u ovoj godini ova tri...

Siniša Mali: Očekujem da budžet za 2026. bude na sednici Skupštine Srbije krajem novembra

BEOGRAD - Ministar finansija Siniša Mali izjavio je danas da se dve i po nedelje radi na pripremi budžeta za sledeću godinu i da očekuje da predlog na Vladi Srbije bude usvojen prve nedelje novembra, a da se na dnevnom redu Skupštine Srbije nađe...

Niger's Tchiani engages in talks with Mali's military government

In a display of deepening solidarity, Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, was received with warm camaraderie by his Malian counterpart, General Assimi Goïta, during a working visit to Bamako on Tuesday. The trip, marked by...

Mali: We are talking to both sides, solution for NIS should be to benefit of citizens

BELGRADE - Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said on Tuesday talks were underway with both the Russian and the US side to find a solution for Serbia's Russian-majority owned oil company NIS that would be to the benefit of Serbian citizens. Mali...

Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick's 'Mercurial Mark' Bristow, sources say

Mark Bristow's handling of Barrick Mining's (ABX.TO), opens new tab flagship asset in Mali proved to be the last straw for the board to initiate a change in leadership, according to four people familiar with the development. In a surprise move,...

Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso set to expose Nigerian politicians allegedly backing bandits

Intelligence agencies from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso have announced plans to unveil the identities of senior Nigerian politicians allegedly linked to bandit groups wreaking havoc across Nigeria’s North-West. Officials of the agencies confirmed...

Mali mining dispute proved last straw for Barrick’s ‘Mercurial Mark’ Bristow, sources say

In a surprise move, Barrick’s Chairman John Thornton on Monday announced Chief Executive Bristow would step down immediately and appointed Chief Operating Officer Mark Hill as interim CEO. Barrick, which gave no reason for Bristow’s departure,...