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The French government has advised its nationals to temporarily leave Mali “as soon as possible”, citing a rapidly deteriorating security situation in the capital Bamako and across several regions of the country. In a travel advisory issued Friday, the French...
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The U.S. Embassy in Mali has issued an urgent call for all American citizens to “leave the country immediately” via commercial flights, citing a rapid deterioration of security conditions around the capital, Bamako. In a statement released Tuesday, the embassy said the situation had become...
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Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara has been sentenced to two years in prison, including one year suspended, for “undermining the credit of the state and opposing legitimate authority,” after expressing support for political prisoners on social media. Mara, who served...
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Relations between France and Mali have taken a new downturn after Paris announced the suspension of its counterterrorism cooperation with Bamako and ordered two Malian diplomats to leave French territory. According to French diplomatic sources, the diplomats, stationed at the Malian embassy and consulate...
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Politics
Mali has formally lodged a complaint against Algeria at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing its neighbor of shooting down a Malian army reconnaissance drone in early April within Malian territory. The incident has further strained relations between the two countries, which have faced growing...
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Mali’s transitional authorities have announced the arrest of several military officers and civilians accused of plotting to destabilize the country. Among those detained are two Malian generals and a French national identified as Yann Vezilier. Security Minister Gen. Daouda Aly Mohammedine confirmed...
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The former civilian prime minister of Mali, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, who was removed from office in November 2024 by the ruling military junta, has been placed in custody following a wave of arrests targeting army members accused of plotting against the authorities. In recent days, around 50 soldiers,...
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The Malian government has confirmed the release of four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped earlier this year near the northeastern border of Burkina Faso with Niger. The drivers, abducted in January, were freed last Sunday and are reported to be "safe and sound." Joint effort leads...
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Sport
The Moroccan women’s national football team, the Lionesses of the Atlas, have qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (CAN). They will face their Malian counterparts on Friday, July 18, in Rabat, competing for a spot in the semi-finals. In the group stage,...
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Politics
Mali's armed forces have announced the elimination of 80 militants linked to al-Qaeda following a series of coordinated attacks on military posts across the country. The violence, carried out on June 2, targeted seven towns in central and western Mali, including key border areas near Senegal and...
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The recent announcement of the Russian Wagner group's withdrawal from Mali, following over three years of operations against extremist factions, has sparked significant controversy and raised numerous questions about Russia's future in the Sahel region and the potential security implications...
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