Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and his entire government were dismissed by the ruling military junta a few days after Maiga had publicly criticised the junta's military leadership, calling for an end to the transition of power

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

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

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

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