At least 72 civilians have been killed by IEDs and 167 injured up to 31 August, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; children are the most vulnerable to the threat due to lack of knowledge of these devices or curiosity

The Mali Press House established a Preparatory Unit for the Media Self-Regulatory Body; It aims at providing Malian media professionals with an inclusive, credible, independent self-regulation mechanism adapted to the realities of Mali

To modernize public administration and give Bamako a new look, successive Malian governments undertook the construction of state-of-the-art buildings to house directorates and services, eliminating costly leasing; many constructions are stalling

Russia’s paramilitaries aiding Malian soldiers fighting armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL killied eight civilians in an air strike in central Mali, Human Rights Watch said, calling on government to investigate impartially

Ambassador to Algeria will return to Algiers and Mali's national airspace will reopen to all civilian and military aircraft operating flights to and from Algeria after an yearlong hiatus