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The US embassy in Mali has issued an alert over a possible terror attack in the capital, Bamako, that could target key government facilities and public places. This is the third alert issued by the US embassy in Mali since March 2021. The latest advisory came days after 22 civilians …

Mali’s military leaders will take 24 months from March 2022 to restore civilian rule after a year, spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga said on Monday. “The duration of the transition is set at 24 months, with a start date of March 26, 2022,” Abdoulaye Maiga said on national television. Mali leaders have …

Mali has denied allegations in a United Nations report that its national army (Fama) carried out human rights violations. A report by the country’s UN mission, Minusma, released last week highlighted alleged gross rights abuses by the Malian army between January and March this year. It attributed to Fama an …

More than 500 civilians died in attacks carried out by armed forces and Islamist groups in Mali from January to March this year, the United Nations said in a report on Monday. The report detailed a rapid unravelling of an already desperate security situation. The killings represented a 324% rise …

Blacklisted by ECOWAS, Mali is struggling to find cash to honor its contracts with the private Russian company Wagner, several sources said. Some indiscretions said the Malian government must pay 10 million dollars per month to the Wagner group. The government has thus requested several loans from various institutions in …

Mali’s military junta thwarted an attempted coup on the night between 11 and 12 May led by “Western-backed” soldiers, it said in a statement without providing evidence. The statement read out on state television on Monday said: “The attempt was thwarted thanks to the vigilance and professionalism of the defence …

Malian authorities declared they are breaking all defense agreements with France as diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. They cited multiple violations of Malian sovereignty by French troops and noted a “profound deterioration of the military co-operation with France for some time now”. In a statement by military …

Mali has accused the French army of “spying” after it used a drone to film footage, which purported to show soldiers burying bodies near a military base that was recently returned by France. The military-dominated government in Mali said the images were false, and intended to accuse the Malian military …

The court of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) has ordered the suspension of its sanctions against Mali, pending a “detailed” court ruling, the body’s spokesperson said. In January, the organisation instructed the suspension of all financial institutions under its wing in Mali, after its ruling military junta …

Former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga held in Bamako’s central detention center for four months, died Monday in a clinic in the capital, Bamako. He had been imprisoned after being charged in particular with “forgery, use of forgery and favoritism” within the framework of an investigation into the purchase …