Foreign Policy
- 2 days ago
How Russia’s Wagner Group Is Fueling Terrorism in Africa
Moscow’s scramble for valuable resources has come at the cost of regional security. By Colin P. Clarke, the director of research at the...
Associated Press
- Jan 18
Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive
Originally published by AP News, on January 14, 2023 Malians demonstrate against France and in support of Russia on the 60th anniversary...
Ghanaian Times
- Jun 30, 2022
Army gives Burkinabes 14 days to evacuate vast areas
Photo: © 2022 Ghanaian Times Burkina Faso’s army has given civilians two weeks to evacuate vast areas in northern and southeastern...
Al Jazeera
- Jun 21, 2022
132 Civilians Killed In Mali Terrorist Attacks
Government says 132 people killed as armed group attacks villages in in Mali’s central Mopti region. More than 100 civilians have been...
Genocide Watch
- Jan 25, 2022
With Burkina Faso’s president ousted, West Africa faces ‘coup bloc’
By: Danielle Paquette (The Washington Post) DAKAR, Senegal — Mali. Chad. Guinea. Sudan. Even before Burkina Faso’s army declared Monday...
Al Jazeera
- Aug 9, 2021
At least 51 killed in Mali rebel attacks: Officials
Gunmen riding on motorbikes attacked several villages late on Sunday, ‘shooting at anything that moved’, officials said. Gunmen have...
Human Rights Watch
- Apr 21, 2021
Mali: Killings, ‘Disappearances’ in Military Operations
Investigate Alleged Security Force Abuses in Mopti Region (Bamako) – Malian soldiers have allegedly killed at least 34 villagers,...
Ruth Maclean | NY Times
- Mar 30, 2021
A Wedding, an Airstrike, and Outrage at the French Military
The French Army says it killed terrorists in Mali, with no collateral damage. A new United Nations report says almost all of the dead...
Al Jazeera
- Jan 27, 2021
Ethnic groups in central Mali sign ‘three peace agreements’
Accords bring together Fulani and Dogon communities who have historic tensions over access to land and water. Three “peace agreements”...
Genocide Watch
- Jan 22, 2021
Grim milestone as Sahel violence displaces 2 million inside their countries
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Boris Cheshirkov – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press...
Keminni Amanor | VOA
- Jan 7, 2021
UNICEF Calls for End to Massacre of Children and Families in Niger
The U.N. children’s fund has strongly condemned the killing of at least 17 minors among scores of others slain in a weekend massacre in...
Baba Ahmed | AP
- Jan 5, 2021
Witnesses say 20 are killed in an airstrike in central Mali
BAMAKO, Mali — At least 20 people have been killed in an airstrike on a village in central Mali