Mali

Renowned Malian singer Salif Keita said that countries should do more to protect albinos, stating that five albinos were sacrificed in Mali this year

Members of the UN Security Council, meeting for a scheduled meeting on peace and security in Africa, condemned Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel regional force, hoping that Bamako will continue dialogue with its neighbors to combat the terrorist threat

Germany has declared itself ready to increase its military contingent in the country as part of the UN mission Minusma

Authorities announced the breaking of the Status of Force Agreements, which established the legal framework for the presence of French forces - Barkhane mission - and European task force Takuba, as well as the defence 2014 cooperation treaty with France

The WB has decided to suspend funding to the projects and programmes it finances in Mali, due to the accumulation of external public debt service payments for more than 45 days

Human Rights Watch called the Moura massacre the "worst atrocity in Mali's decade-long conflict"; since 27 March, 300 civilians have been killed because suspected of collaborating with Islamic extremist militias

The transitional government has suspended broadcasts of Radio France Internationale and France 24 throughout the country until further notice, after allegations of abuses by the Malian armed forces were made

A virtual gallery containing thousands of ancient Malian documents has been launched, with 40.000 documents written in ancient Arabic being digitised and made available online by Google together with local and international partners

According to the National Transitional Council, the body that acts as parliament, it could be up to five years before democracy returns to the country

With a production of 9.266.073 tonnes in the 2021 crop year, a drop of 10,5% compared to the previous one, Mali still remains the second largest ECOWAS producer after Nigeria

If a resolutive decision is not taken to end the dispute between Orange-Mali and Moov Africa Mali (Sotelma/Malitel) by today, the Synergy of workers of the two companies will use its right to strike from 21 to 25 February

In the growing tension with France, the coup authorities decided to expel the French ambassador, Meyer, who was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours