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Tag: Mali
Dozens of African countries in attendance at 3rd China-Africa Peace and Security Forum in Beijing
As many as 50 African States have sent officials to the third China-Africa Peace and Security Forum taking place in Beijing as part of China's ... Read More
Mali’s Yara Oil in talks with IFC for €20.7m loan
Mali’s leading energy supplier and distributor “Yara Oil” is in advanced talks with the World Bank’s private sector financer, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), for ... Read More
EU planning new military-civilian operation mission in West Africa — report
Despite setbacks from military coups in Mali and Niger, the European Union is planning to launch a new military-civilian mission in Africa in the fall, ... Read More
Niger gives Mali, Burkina Faso permit to intervene in event of ECOWAS military operation
Niger, led by a junta, Thursday August 24 indicated that Mali and Burkina Faso can intervene military on its soil should the country be confronted ... Read More
Mali’s Premier warns of ECOWAS’s dislocation if intervention in Niger goes ahead
Choguel Kokalla Maiga, the Prime minister of Mali's transitional government, posited Monday August 21 that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will stop ... Read More
Loss by France of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is official end of Françafrique – Ex Austrian top diplomat
Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl has argued that Françafrique is over after France lost Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where leaders have turned to ... Read More
Putin, Mali’s Goita discuss Niger crisis amid Western fears of growing Russian influence in Sahel
Mali’s military leader and interim president, Assimi Goita, had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday about the escalating situation in Niger, ... Read More
UN peacekeeping mission in Mali speeds up withdrawal due to growing insecurity
The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali — or MINUSMA — said in a statement on Sunday (13 August) that it has sped up its ... Read More
Mali suspends granting visas to French citizens in reciprocal move
Mali’s Foreign ministry announced Wednesday August 9 decision by authorities to suspend indefinitely issuance of visa to French nationals after the European country also made ... Read More
Niger’s deposed ex-president calls on West for help, as junta threatens to respond to any ‘aggression’
Elected Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has called on "the US government and the entire international community to help us restore our constitutional order,” as the ... Read More