French troops hand over military base in northeastern Mali. UN emissary in region warns departure could leave Menaka vulnerable to attack. France launched anti-jihadist operations in the region in 2013. French troops handed over a military base in northeastern Mali on Monday, ahead of a final withdrawal from the Sahel nation, according to France’s army, … Read more
Attack on checkpoint in southeast Mali kills at least five. Malian army was conducting an operation in the Koutiala. Country has been hit by jihadist insurgency since 2012. An attack at a checkpoint in southeast Mali on Saturday killed at least five people, including customs officers and civilians, local and military sources said. While a military source … Read more
An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a gold mine. More than 2,000 people died and some 1.8 million people have fled their homes. Karma mine produced 88,000 ounces of gold — worth $25 million. An unidentified gunman killed a soldier and a civilian in an attack on a … Read more
All three nations are currently suspended from the 15-nation ECOWAS. Both military regimes plan to cling to power for three years. Participants said the war in Ukraine was adding to the strains on African economies. West African leaders said on Sunday that they would maintain sanctions against Mali but would consider lifting them if its … Read more
West African leaders agree sanctions against Mali may be lifted. Comments come after talks to decide how to deal with Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea. Military in Mali has seized power and does not plan to allow a return to civilian rule. West African leaders agreed on Sunday that sanctions against Mali will remain in … Read more
The incident took place near the town of Douentza, on the road to Timbuktu. The soldiers were part of the Egyptian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission. Central Mali is a hotbed of violence and jihadist activity. Two UN peacekeepers were killed and two others were injured Friday when an improvised bomb exploded in central … Read more
Troops “reacted to a complex ambush”. Malian army says it has killed more than 40 jihadists. Attack in northern Mali claimed the lives of two soldiers and injured nine others. Mali :An attack claimed the lives of two soldiers and injured nine others, according to the Malian army. Forces had “reacted to a complex ambush” … Read more
Malian Red Cross says van was attacked in the Kayes region of western Mali. Driver and a worker from the Netherlands Red Cross died. Witnesses said armed men on motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle. The Malian Red Cross announced in a statement that two Red Cross workers were killed when their van was attacked … Read more
A UN peacekeeper was killed in a “terrorist attack” on their convoy in Kidal. The convoy was hit by small-arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades. MINUSMA is the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission. According to a MINUSMA official on Twitter, a UN peacekeeper was murdered and three others were injured in a “terrorist attack” on … Read more
A top EU court on Wednesday, rejected a bid by Kremlin-linked oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, the alleged financier of the Wagner mercenary group, to overturn sanctions imposed over the Libyan conflict. Prigozhin had challenged a decision in 2020 to freeze his assets in the European Union and place him on a visa blacklist in connection with … Read more
According to the first official tally of these assaults, the West African state of Benin, which is threatened by the expansion of Islamist violence from the Sahel, has been the target of roughly 20 attacks. The country borders Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso, where a years-long jihadist campaign has claimed thousands of lives and driven … Read more
The United States on Tuesday Russia of ratcheting up a disinformation effort in Mali , claiming it was trying to divert attention away from “atrocities” committed by the Moscow-linked Wagner Group. Since France’s withdrawal from Mali, Western diplomats have pressured the country to reject the Wagner Group, whose mercenaries have also been accused of human … Read more
Three Italians and a Togolese national were kidnapped in southeastern Mali, according to local authority and a Malian security source. “Armed persons in a car kidnapped three Italians and a Togolese roughly 10 kilometers from Koutiala,” a Koutiala region official who did not want to be identified said late Thursday. He said the victims — … Read more
The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more
Five people were arrested in Chad on Monday following violent protests against France, which demonstrators accused of supporting the country’s military junta. Seven Total petrol stations were attacked, and a dozen police officers were injured in the unrest that erupted in the capital N’Djamena on Saturday, according to a police official who spoke on condition … Read more
Around 40 people, many of them civilian army volunteers, were killed in suspected jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso on Monday, according to local sources and security officials. Around 25 people were killed in two attacks in the northern Sahel region on Saturday, including 13 VDP volunteers, according to a leader of the force. In Kompienga, … Read more
BAMAKO: The Malian army said Wednesday that four Malian troops were killed when an improvised device exploded. The tragedy occurred Wednesday morning, according to a statement on the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) official website, when a security patrol of the FAMa leapt on a homemade device in Djenne, killing four people and injuring one. Shellfire … Read more
The army said seven soldiers and four backup troops were killed in two ambushes in Burkina Faso’s volatile north. The army stated in a statement on Friday that two soldiers and four civilians assisting the army were killed in the first attack near Solle on Thursday, while five paramilitary troops were killed in another raid … Read more
A Russian millionaire and close supporter of Vladimir Putin accused by the US, EU, and others of backing the private military organisation Wagner Group has stated that Russia will overcome “a dying-out western civilization.” The Guardian contacted Yevgeny Prigozhin to inquire about his reaction to information linking Wagner fighters to atrocities in Mali. In response, … Read more
Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe has agreed to act as a mediator in Mali’s political crisis, as the West African country’s military junta confronts pressure to return to democratic administration, according to both foreign ministries. Mali has been in chaos since the military seized control in the Sahel state in August 2020, with talks ongoing over … Read more
Mali’s junta stated France does not have a “criminal foundation” for carrying out military operations inside the USA after Bamako give up key defence accords, in the trendy round of a spat among the 2 former allies. The announcement overdue Tuesday came a day after the junta walked out of several agreements underpinning French and … Read more
The Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, is present in Mali and Libya “on a commercial basis,” according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. In an interview with Italy’s Mediaset, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s official position that Wagner “has nothing to do with the Russian state.” He said that Moscow “explained this to … Read more
Mali accused France of espionage and violating the West African country’s airspace, which the French army denied on Thursday. Mali had accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” on Tuesday after it used a drone to record mercenaries burying remains near a military installation.. The drone flew over the Gossi base “illegally” on April … Read more
The ruling junta in Mali has definitively banned French broadcasters RFI and France 24 after complaining of false accusations that the Sahel kingdom’s military carried out abuses, the radio and television channels stated Wednesday. France Medias Monde, the country-owned determine corporation of RFI and France 24, stated it had obtained notification in the course of … Read more
Mali’s largest jihadist coalition says it has captured a Russian fighter with Wagner, the Kremlin-connected safety company allegedly hired by means of the united states of America’s army junta. The declaration changed into made in an assertion sent to AFP late Sunday by using the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM), although it furnished … Read more
Legislatures in Niger have passed a bill authorizing the hosting of additional European special troops in the West African country as France continues its departure from neighboring Mali. Niger’s parliament unanimously approved the law on Friday, clearing the door for the deployment of more European troops, the overall number of which has not been disclosed. … Read more
Six soldiers have been killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks concentrated on three military bases in central Mali Sunday, the military stated. Targets in Sevare, Niono and Bapho have been all hit by “armed terrorist companies (who) used suicide cars packed with explosives”, the Malian military stated in a statement. An organization connected to the firebrand … Read more
The reigning military junta in Bamako, Mali has received a new consignment of Russian military hardware for the Malian armed forces, which includes “two combat helicopters and surveillance radars.” “We are receiving this second batch of military equipment from Russia. This is the manifestation of a very fruitful partnership with the Russian state,” a statement … Read more
