Mali

Uncontrolled artisanal gold mining in the Kayes area damages the environment by using chemicals and dredging rivers, and fuels illegal trafficking and local conflicts with consequences for human health, environmental sustainability and local stability

12 UN peacekeepers were injured in a suicide attack in the country north of the city of Gao

French forces in the country reportedly captured Dadi Ould Chouaib, described as one of the most prominent fighters of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

MINUSMA - the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali - hold a training for court clerks and trainees in the region, to develop and strengthen the core capacities of the judicial system

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States in an emergency meeting will seek a solution to the worsening political situation in the country

Reconstruction of basic housing and community infrastructure for displaced populations continues thanks to Mali Red Cross project

A 25-year-old woman has given birth to nine babies in Morocco- two more than doctors had detected during scans

The African Development Bank will support the creation of agropoles and female employment in agricultural value chains for 2021-2025

The transitional government has set the date for the next elections at 27 February 2022, which could return the country to democracy

Repair of destroyed mausoleums in Timbuktu begins with support from ICC Victims Fund

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has welcomed that the second round of legislative elections took place without incidents

Italian embassy soon to open in Bamako

In February 2021 a Sky Mali plane landed in Timbuktu, the first commercial flight since 2012