Tag: Mali

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

Scores of dead, dozens wounded in Mali bus blast amid escalating jihadi violence

October 14, 2022

An explosion killed at least eleven people and injured 53 on a bus in central Mali on Thursday (13 October), a region regularly rocked by ... Read More

Mali: Assimi Goïta appoints members of independent electoral body

October 13, 2022

Col. Aissimi Goita, President of the Transition in Mali, appointed Wednesday the 15 members of the country’s independent election body known as Autorité Indépendante de ... Read More

Mali claims neutralization of 41 terrorists

October 10, 2022

The Malian armed forces have announced the elimination of 41 terrorists in the central region of the country following the assassination of 53 civilians. From ... Read More

Mali militarize police, civil protection to protect recovered jihadist-held areas

October 7, 2022

The Malian government will militarize the national police and civil protection in a move to defend areas reconquered from terrorists, a cabinet statement said. “This ... Read More

Malian leader holds telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin

October 6, 2022

Col. Assimi Goita, leader of the transition in Mali, held a telephone conversation with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. ... Read More

Mali: Military aircraft crashes at Gao during support mission operation

October 5, 2022

A Russia-made military aircraft belonging to the Malian army crashed at Gao airport in the north of the African country, following a support mission to ... Read More