Africa Mali The Malian government has allocated 25% of its budget to armaments, Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdoulaye Diop announced, highlighting commitment to strengthening its defence and security capacity
Africa Mali The UN mission in Mali officially ended a decade of deployment in the country, meeting a December 31 deadline agreed after Mali’s military leaders ordered it to leave
Africa Mali The inhabitants of Timbuktu, northern Mali, have managed to organise a government-sponsored music festival, Vivre ensemble, despite the fact that the city has been surrounded by jihadists since August
Africa Mali The official closing ceremony of the UN mission Minusma, the Integrated Stabilisation and Peacekeeping Mission in Mali, was held in Bamako; as stipulated by the protocols, the UN flag flying on the highest flagpole was lowered
Africa Mali The foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have proposed the creation of a confederation as a step towards their long-term goal of uniting in a federation; in September, leaders had initiated the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact
Africa Mali A German priest, kidnapped by Al-Qaeda-linked rebels in Mali's capital in November 2022, has been released by his captors
Africa Mali The junta in power in Mali invited citizens to celebrate the military's victory in Kidal, a rebel stronghold, by attending two World Cup qualifying matches, with tickets at reduced prices
Africa Mali The end of MINUSMA could be a bad news for Mali's civilians, who are increasingly targeted by Malian forces and mercenary groups in counter-terrorism efforts that could further increase the expansion of jihadist violence
Africa Mali Trials of the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine, recently authorised and approved by the World Health Organisation, are about to begin in the country
Africa Mali The UN stabilisation mission in Mali, known as MINUSMA, announced the start of its withdrawal from two camps in the tense region of Kidal
Africa Mali War has resumed in northern Mali between the army and former independence rebels, with Malian armed forces advancing northwards; clashes with former rebels have intensified since August, after eight years of ceasefire
Africa Mali The transitional authorities announced the postponement 'until a later date' of the upcoming presidential elections, scheduled for February 2024; the French company Idemia was accused of taking the administrative census database 'hostage'
Africa Mali The International Exhibition on Accelerated Digital Development organised by the National Council of Employers of Mali will be held from 28 to 30 November in Bamako