Africa Mali Pari Mutuel Urbain Mali PMU-Mali, the country’s state-backed betting operator, launched its 31st anniversary celebrations, announcing a special CFA100m (€152,000) prize pool for loyal customers
Africa Mali Fuel tankers in Sikasso were set on fire by armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin JNIM, affiliated to al-Qaida, videos showed, in what is an escalation of the militants' grip on the country’s by blocking fuel imports from neighboring countries
Africa Mali Return of the legendary Timbuktu manuscripts to their original place has begun, transferred in 2012 under special conditions to Segou, then to Bamako, by librarians, associations and residents to save them from destruction by radical jihadist groups
Africa Mali Dozens of soldiers have been arrested over suspects of plotting to overthrow the junta, which in its turn came to power in Mali in a coup; a Malian security force reports of 'arrests linked to an attempt to destabilise the institutions' in recent days
Africa Mali Endeavour Mining and two other gold producers agreed to transition to Mali’s new mining code, which increases taxes and aims to transfer ownership of mining assets to the state; conflicts with mining companies broke at its implementation in 2023
Africa Mali Two Malian opposition figures have been missing since Thursday after being abducted by “masked and armed men,” Human Rights Watch reported, as political parties have been searching a dialogue with ruling power for several weeks
Africa Mali Algeria has closed its airspace to flights to and from Mali and recalled its ambassadors from Mali and Niger, in response to what it calls "serious and unfounded allegations" that it shot down a Malian drone
Africa Mali The Productive Alliance for Non-timber Forest Products ha been presented; the initiative aims at structuring the NFP sector and addressing the continuing decline of the country's forest resources
Africa Mali The suspension of the issuance of mining permits will be partially lifted upon initiative of the Mali's Ministry of Mines; the awarding of mining titles had been halted in November 2022, citing efforts to improve the licensing process
Africa Mali The 65th Conference of the West African Order of Surgeons took place in Bamako with 1.500 participants attending training courses, a free surgery campaign and scientific conferences
Africa Mali A gold mine has collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more; this is the second major accident this year in the country that is one of Africa's top three gold producers
Africa Mali Mali will integrate its mineral resources into the national strategy for the country's overall quest for stability, said Mines Minister Amadou Keita
Africa Mali Mali, with Niger and Burkina Faso, will lose its membership status in the Economic Community of West African States on 29 January, following withdrawal from ECOWAS after refusing the bloc's demand to restore democratic rule.