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Tag: Mali
Democracy deferred: Mali junta indefinitely postpones constitutional referendum
Mali's interim government said it would postpone a constitutional referendum that had been set to take place this month, and which was seen as a ... Read More
Mali: Three UN Peace Keepers killed in explosion attack
The UN Stabilization mission in Mali (MINUSMA) announced Tuesday three of its forces were killed and five others injured when their vehicle hit an explosive ... Read More
Algeria heads on with inhuman expulsion of Sub-Saharan migrants
Algeria has flashed out in recent days close to 900 sub-Saharan migrants as the country closes ears to criticism of its inhuman expulsion of Africans ... Read More
Three sanction-hit west African countries seek re-entry to AU and ECOWAS
Foreign ministers from Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali, all of which recently underwent military coups, have called for their reinstatement into the African Union (AU) ... Read More
Africa’s new alliance in the making? — Burkina, Guinea, Mali junta regimes hold talks
Foreign ministers from three west African nations ruled by military regimes — namely Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso — all of whom came to power ... Read More
Mali: Russia’s Lavrov holds talks with junta leaders as UN mission’s HR chief expelled
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali Tuesday (7 February) for talks with its junta leaders who only two days earlier ordered the rights ... Read More
Burkina Faso denies paying Russian mercenaries with gold mine rights granted to Nordgold
Burkina Faso has denied claims that it awarded a mining permit to Nordgold just because it is a Russian company, its mines minister told the ... Read More
UN experts call for war crimes probe into Wagner group, gov’t forces in Mali
UN experts on Tuesday (31 January) called for an independent investigation into possible war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian private military contractor ... Read More
Burkina Faso rally calls for ‘sovereignty’ without France, endorses junta in power
Several thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday (28 January) in support of the ruling junta, a few days after the confirmation ... Read More
Burkina Faso: dozens of soldiers, civilians killed in jihadist-hit north
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, have been killed in two separate attacks by rebel fighters in northern Burkina Faso, a regional governor ... Read More