The World Bank has signed 4 financing agreements for road works in the Sikasso and Koulikoro regions in the south; 1.700 km of rural roads will be built to reach 650.000 people and facilitate access to 500 schools and health centres

The official opening of the Confederal Investment and Development Bank of the AES in Bamako represents a major step for Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso towards their economic independence and regional integration

BBC has collected interviews on how Russian mercenaries fighting jihadists in Mali carried out cold-blooded murders in front of testimonies, threatening them; tactics and methods in use are widely condemned by human rights groups

In the frame of the fuel crisis, PM will meet tomorrow 6 November the syndicates of drivers for an open dialogue with the operators of the transport route, whose role is considered «highly patriotic» for delivering essential items to taxpayers

A blockade on fuel imports to the city of Bamako, declared in early September by a militant group affiliated with al-Qaida, is beginning to affect everyday life and starts to impact on the economy