Mali

Mali

Mali's junta suspends French TV channels over alleged false reports

Mali, alongside its neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, is ruled by military leaders who took power by force in recent years, pledging to provide more security to citizens.

14 November 2025

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Amid fuel crisis and conflict, Mali’s giant puppets bring life and hope to Bamako

Giant puppets paraded in Bamako for the annual puppet festival, offering a rare moment of joy despite economic and security challenges.

10 November 2025

Netherlands

Three Russia-friendly junta-run African countries pull out of ICC

Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said they are seeking more "sovereignty" and hinted at replacing the ICC's functions with a domestic option.

23 September 2025

World News

ICC urged to probe Russia's Wagner over West Africa atrocities push

Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes.

23 June 2025

Europe News

Over 60 migrants died in boat sinking near Spain, Malian minister says

Of the 80 passengers, only 11 survived, with 25 Malian nationals identified among the victims, authorities stated.

27 December 2024

Mali

Russian mercenaries accused of serious abuses in Mali, report says

Violence against ordinary Malians appears to have increased since the departure of a UN peacekeeping mission last year.

12 December 2024

Culture news

Rokia Traoré to be extradited to Belgium over child custody case

After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner.

22 November 2024

Mali

Australian gold miner to pay Mali €152 million to free detained staff

Resolute Mining's CEO and two other employees were arrested in the Malian capital in early November after meeting with tax and mining authorities.

19 November 2024

Mali

Extremists attack military training camp in Mali, army says

The army said the situation was under control and asked people to avoid the area after reporters heard two explosions and saw smoke rise.

17 September 2024

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Thousands in Mali replaster the Mosque of Djenne

The annual re-plastering of Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building and on UNESCO's Danger list since 2016, helps maintain its integrity.

13 May 2024

Culture news

Aya Nakamura’s rumoured Olympics show prompts far-right outrage

Choosing Aya Nakamura to perform Edith Piaf songs for the 2024 Olympics amounts to “humiliating the French”, according to the far right National Rally leader, Marine Le Pen.

21 March 2024

World News

Italian family back in Rome following two years of captivity in Mali

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the family members were all in good condition.

27 February 2024

Culture news

France not boycotting African artists, assures Culture Minister

Explainer: French Cultural Minister Rima Abdul-Malak has clarified that “France has always been an open and welcoming nation for artists”, in the wake of a divisive letter sent out this week ordering cultural institutions to suspend all cooperation with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.

15 September 2023

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WATCH: Mali pays tribute to football legend Salif Keita

Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76.

7 September 2023

World News

Plane carrying 262 evacuees from Niger lands in Paris

Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week.

2 August 2023

Russia

Executions, torture and looting: Wagner accused of abuses in Africa

Authorities in Mali are under pressure to end these violations and hold those responsible to account.

25 July 2023