“A Recurring Pattern”: Civilians Paying the Price in Mali’s Drone Campaign

Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. WARNING: This report contains links to graphic images and footage. A joint Bellingcat and Jeune Afrique investigation into drone strikes carried out by the …

Ghana: BOST reduces fuel exports to Burkina Faso and Mali

The Ghanaian public distributor BOST has reduced its diesel and gasoline deliveries to Burkina Faso and Mali since August to prioritize the domestic market, amid rising global costs and increasing local demand. BOST Energies, the public fuel distributor in …

National reconciliation strategy extends beyond Mali to AES — PM

Malian Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga has called for national reconciliation issues to be addressed at the regional level together with Niger and Burkina Faso, which are members of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). He made the statement on 15 September …

Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma joins Ajax after Tottenham exit

Militants in Mali attack civil airport in Sévaré

In Mali, on 15 September at around 3.30 am (local time), militants attacked the civilian airport in the town of Sévaré in the Mopti region, an African Initiative correspondent reports from the scene. The airport came under indiscriminate fire, with 14 …

Nigeria Opens World Chess Olympiad Campaign Against New Caledonia, Mali

Team Nigeria will begin its campaign at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Wednesday, with the men’s and women’s sides set for their respective opening-round fixtures. The men’s team will face New Caledonia in its first match, …

Mali civilians found in sacks after execution by soldiers: sources

Bamako – At least 10 civilians were executed over the weekend in central Mali by soldiers and Russian paramilitaries, with their bodies stuffed in sacks and thrown into a river, security and local sources told AFP on Tuesday. Mali’s ruling junta, which …

One Man’s Quest to End Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mali

Active Citizens, Africa, Crime & Justice, Gender, Gender Violence, Headlines, Health, Human Rights, Religion, TerraViva United Nations, Women's Health Opinion After years of defending FGM as a cultural practice, Sidi Haidara came to a realization: …

Mali attack killed dozens of soldiers, 5 Russian mercenaries

A large-scale attack on a central army base in Mali last week killed at least 50 soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries, security and local sources told AFP Monday. Thursday’s assault on the Dioura military camp, which was claimed by …

Mali's Tuareg Rebels Confirm Russia Contacts

Are Russia and Turkey opening a new path to peace in Mali or scrambling for influence as jihadists gain ground and Moscow struggles to deliver security? 2 hours ago·Updated 58 minutes ago Above: Soldiers from the National Front for the Liberation of Azawad …