TINZAOUATEN, Mali – Residents of Mali’s northern town of Tinzaouaten, caught in the crossfire of a fierce July battle between Tuareg rebels and the army backed by Russian mercenaries, now…
International Criminal Court On Wednesday, 20 November 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) sentenced Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud to…
Mali’s junta chief on Wednesday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare criticism of the military rulers. The West African country,…
Reuters BAMAKO – Mali’s security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other strategic areas on Tuesday, killing trainees, overrunning part of the…
Reuters The juntas of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have written to the United Nations Security Council to denounce Ukraine’s alleged support of rebel groups in West Africa’s Sahel region,…
Sweden had decided in June to close its embassy in Mali’s capital Bamako by the end of the year Reuters Sweden’s ambassador to Bamako, Kristina Kuhnel, has been ordered to…
Reuters BAMAKO – Mali is immediately cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine over comments by a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR) about fighting in its north that killed Malian…
Reuters BAMAKO, Mali – Mali’s northern Tuareg rebels said they had killed and injured dozens of soldiers and Wagner mercenaries in two days of fighting near the Algerian border, after…
