Tag: Mali

Côte d’Ivoire to pull out contingent from UN peace keepers in Mali in backdrop of bilateral crisis

November 16, 2022

Côte d’Ivoire Tuesday informed the Unite Nations about its decision to gradually withdraw its forces taking part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission ... Read More

Desert to Power initiative to light up the Sahel countries “showcased” at COP27

November 15, 2022

Launched in 2019 by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and its partners, the Desert to Power initiative to increase solar generation capacity to provide ... Read More

Malian army, Jihadi groups committed massacres — UN report

November 12, 2022

Mali's army and jihadist groups have carried out massacres and hundreds of human rights violations, the United Nations Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) said in a ... Read More

Six UN peace keepers wounded in IED attack in central Mali

November 7, 2022

Six UN Peace Keepers were injured Saturday by the explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED), the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ... Read More

Russia will send fertilizers, wheat, petroleum products worth $100m to Mali

November 5, 2022

Mali announced Wednesday Russia is set to send 60,000 tons of oil, 25,000 tons of wheat and 35,000 tons of fertilizers worth $100 million through ... Read More

Mali, Burkina Faso pledge to jointly wage war on terrorism

November 3, 2022

Mali and Burkina Faso agreed Wednesday to jointly confront terrorism and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the areas of security and defense, Burkina ... Read More

Equatorial Guinea launches purge against illegal migrants “ahead of November 20 elections”

November 2, 2022

Equatorial Guinea authorities have launched a nationwide campaign to expel illegal migrants ahead of November 20 general elections, Anadolu news agency has learned. “In accordance ... Read More

Burkina Faso not planning to hire Russia’s Wagner mercenaries like Mali

October 27, 2022

Burkina Faso’s interim President Ibrahim Traore has assured US diplomats that he has no intention of inviting mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group to fight militants ... Read More

Türkiye extends missions of its troops in Mali, CAR for one additional year

October 27, 2022

The Turkish parliament Wednesday renewed for another year the mandate of Turkish troops operating for peace keeping in Mali and Central African Republic (CAR) under ... Read More

Mali warns to defend itself against alleged French sovereignty violations

October 19, 2022

Mali's military government would exercise its right to self-defense if France continued to undermine the West African country's sovereignty and national security, Mali's foreign affairs ... Read More