Stigmatizing Bamako’s “dirty political game”, Danish Foreign Minister Jepe Kofol announced on Thursday that his country would repatriate the fewer than 100 troops it deployed in Mali, as demanded by the military junta, a new development blow to the French anti-jihadist mission led by France in the African country. Although Paris and 14 other European […]
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Mali: Former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita dies
Former President Ibrahim Bubakar Keita died Sunday in Bamako at the age of 76 after a long illness, a year and a half after being ousted by the army, which still defies part of the international community. The presidency of “IBK” – the acronym for his name and the way many in Mali called him […]
Mali: Government denies development of Russian Wagner group mercenaries
LAST UPDATE: 10:08 The Mali government has denied any involvement in the Wagner group of Russian mercenaries in its territory, which was announced and denounced by some 15 Western countries involved in the anti-jihadist struggle in the Sahel. The government in Bamako “officially denies the allegations” about the “alleged development of elements of a private […]
Fifteen Western countries denounce Wagner’s Russian mercenaries in Mali
The Russian mercenaries of the infamous Wagner security company have begun to grow in Mali, with the help of Moscow, according to 15 Western countries involved in operations against jihadists in that country. “We are aware of the involvement of the Government of the Russian Federation in providing material support for the development of the […]
Putin and Macron discussed Ukraine, Mali, but also security guarantees
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the situation in Ukraine and Mali, as well as the “security of the European continent” during a telephone conversation on Tuesday, the Kremlin said. The two leaders discussed plans for Russian security guarantees, which were communicated to NATO member states and then made public. […]
Mali: Seven blue helmets dead and three seriously injured in a bomb blast
Seven UN blue helmets have been killed and three others seriously injured in a bomb blast in central Mali, the United Nations has said in a statement. A car bomb had exploded at an Iraqi police recruiting center at Kisak, west of Baghdad, killing at least 20 people. No organization has so far claimed responsibility. […]
US condemns jihadist attack on bus in central Mali with 31 dead
U.S. diplomacy “strongly condemns” the jihadist attack on a bus in central Mali that killed 31 people and injured 17, the State Department said Sunday. The African government announced on Saturday that the attack took place on Friday near Bandiagara, in the Mopti area of ​​central Mali. Mali’s interim president, Colonel Asimi Goita, has declared […]