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Mali’s ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired
1 month ago

Mali’s ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime. Goita on Thursday appointed Gen. Abdoulaye Maïga as prime minister, according to an announcement on ORTM by Alfouseyni Diawara, secretary general of the Malian presidency. Abdoulaye Maïga’s appointment effectively …

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Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime
1 month ago

Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days after Maïga criticized the military regime. Mali has been ruled by military leaders since a junta seized power in 2020 and staged another coup the following year. Maïga, who was appointed by the military two years ago, accused the junta of postponing the …

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ICC convicts al-Qaeda-linked leader of war crimes in Mali’s Timbuktu
5 months, 4 weeks ago

ICC convicts al-Qaeda-linked leader of war crimes in Mali’s Timbuktu

Al Jazeera  

The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaeda-linked leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali, during an alleged reign of terror between 2012 and 2013 in the city of Timbuktu. Prosecutors said Al Hassan was a key member of Ansar al-Din, an al-Qaeda-linked group that held power in northern Mali in 2012. However, during the trial, which …

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Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mali ends crucial peace deal with rebels, raising concerns about a possible escalation in violence

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s junta has terminated a crucial agreement with local rebels that helped maintain a fragile peace in the country’s north, the government announced, raising concerns about a possible escalation of violence. The 2015 peace deal with Tuareg rebel groups is ending “with immediate effect” because the rebels have failed to comply with its terms and because of …

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Mali’s military rulers scrap peace deal with separatist rebels
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Mali’s military rulers scrap peace deal with separatist rebels

Al Jazeera  

Military leaders say Algiers Accord cancelled with ‘immediate effect’ due to signatories not upholding commitments. Mali’s military rulers have announced the cancellation of a 2015 peace deal with separatist rebels after months of fighting in the West African nation. Military authorities said late on Thursday that the so-called Algiers Accord had ended with “immediate effect” due to other signatories not …

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UN peacekeeping mission in Mali officially ends after 10 years
1 year ago

UN peacekeeping mission in Mali officially ends after 10 years

Al Jazeera  

In June, Mali’s military government, which seized power in 2020, demanded the departure of the decade-old mission. The mission, known as the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, lowered the UN flag in its headquarters in the capital Bamako, its spokesperson Fatoumata Kaba told the AFP news agency on Monday. A decade of MINUSMA In June, Mali’s military government, …

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Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
1 year, 3 months ago

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. After more than three years in power, Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in a hard-hit northern region after demanding the …

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Mali's military junta holds referendum on new constitution that it calls a step toward new elections
1 year, 6 months ago

Mali's military junta holds referendum on new constitution that it calls a step toward new elections

The Hindu  

Malian voters cast ballots on a new draft constitution Sunday in a referendum that the country's coup leader says will pave the way toward holding new elections in 2024, but that critics have called a delaying tactic for him to extend his time in power. In a message broadcast on state television on the eve of the vote, Col. Assimi …

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Mali’s junta releases timeline for constitutional referendum
1 year, 7 months ago

Mali’s junta releases timeline for constitutional referendum

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mali’s military junta said Friday that it’s organizing a referendum on a new constitution for June 18, a key step towards a return to constitutional rule and a new presidential election expected next year in the West African country. Armed movements who fought for independence for Mali’s north but agreed to a peace deal in 2015 say …

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Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive
1 year, 11 months ago

Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russians arrive

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Alou Diallo says he was drinking tea with his family one morning last month when groups of “white soldiers” invaded his village in central Mali, setting fire to houses and gunning down people suspected of being Islamic extremists. “Here in Bamako, I live a life I didn’t choose.” It’s been more than a year since hundreds of …

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Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russian mercenaries arrive
1 year, 11 months ago

Violence soars in Mali in the year after Russian mercenaries arrive

LA Times  

Three Russian mercenaries, right, are pictured in northern Mali in an undated photograph from the French military. “Here in Bamako, I live a life I didn’t choose.” It’s been more than a year since hundreds of fighters from Wagner Group, a shadowy Russian military contractor, began working alongside Mali’s armed forces to try to stem a decadelong insurgency by Islamic …

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Explosions, Gunfire at a Military Base Near Mali's Capital
2 years, 5 months ago

Explosions, Gunfire at a Military Base Near Mali's Capital

News 18  

Explosions and gunfire were heard early on Friday morning in the area of the Kati military base on the outskirts of Mali's capital city Bamako, according to local residents, in a suspected attack by Islamic extremists. The leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Asimi Goita frequently stays at the Kati camp, where he launched the 2020 coup that brought …

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Mali’s military government says it foiled countercoup attempt
2 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s military government says it foiled countercoup attempt

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s military government says its security forces thwarted an attempted coup, led by army officers and supported by an unnamed Western state, last week. The government’s announcement on Monday comes after years of turmoil in Mali, where Colonel Assimi Goita led coups in 2020 and 2021 before becoming president of the West African nation. However, relations with former coloniser France …

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Denmark pulls troops from Mali as military gov’t swipes at France
2 years, 10 months ago

Denmark pulls troops from Mali as military gov’t swipes at France

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes amid rising tensions after several countries imposed sanctions on Mali for failing to organise elections following two military coups. The decision comes amid tensions between Mali and its international partners, including regional bodies and the European Union, that have sanctioned Mali after the military government failed to organise elections following two coups. “We can see that the …

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Malians rally after army calls for protests over ECOWAS sanctions
2 years, 11 months ago

Malians rally after army calls for protests over ECOWAS sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest across Mali in support of ruling military after West Africa bloc imposed sanctions over delayed vote. Nouhoum Sarr, a member of Mali’s transitional legislature, said “our country will be saved and liberated by the Malian army and the entire Malian people”. “Long live Assimi,” said Abdoulaye Yanoga, a 27-year-old unemployed man at the rally, referring to Mali’s leader. …

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UN chief urges Mali gov’t to announce ‘acceptable’ vote timetable
2 years, 11 months ago

UN chief urges Mali gov’t to announce ‘acceptable’ vote timetable

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says he is working with the AU and ECOWAS on creating ‘conditions’ to allow for accelerated transition. The United Nations chief has called on Mali’s ruling military to announce an election timetable amid anger about its suggestion of staying in power for five years before holding a vote. “It is absolutely essential that the government of Mali present …

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Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions
2 years, 11 months ago

Mali’s ruler urges ECOWAS to reconsider ‘inhumane’ sanctions

Al Jazeera  

Mali’s military government is facing sanctions by the regional bloc after proposing to delay elections by nearly four years. Mali’s military ruler Assimi Goita has said Bamako is open to dialogue after the 15-member West African economic bloc, ECOWAS, imposed additional sanctions on the troubled Sahel country over delayed elections. “There is concern about the consequences of these measures, but …

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French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years
3 years ago

French forces leave Mali’s Timbuktu after nearly nine years

Al Jazeera  

French army says ‘will be present in a different way’ as former colonial power draws down its military presence in Mali. French forces have left the city of Timbuktu, the latest sign the former colonial power is scaling down its presence in northern Mali nearly nine years after a military intervention that helped push back fighters that have overrun parts …

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Assimi Goita: Mali’s army commander who seized power twice
3 years, 6 months ago

Assimi Goita: Mali’s army commander who seized power twice

Al Jazeera  

The military commander who grabbed power in the Sahel state for the second time this year has been inaugurated as interim president. Mali’s military leader Colonel Assimi Goita, who orchestrated his second coup in nine months, has been sworn in as the transitional president despite international condemnation of May’s power grab. Goita, who served as Mali’s vice president under transitional …

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What next for Mali after second coup within a year?
3 years, 6 months ago

What next for Mali after second coup within a year?

Al Jazeera  

Colonel Assimi Goita, who has led two military coups in nine months, named country’s interim president. Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the August 2020 coup and was Ndaw’s deputy in the transitional administration formed in late September with the task of steering the country towards full civilian rule, said he was not consulted on the reshuffle, which was announced amid …

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Mali’s president, prime minister resign after arrests by military
3 years, 6 months ago

Mali’s president, prime minister resign after arrests by military

Al Jazeera  

Interim President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane step down days after the military seized power and detained them. Mali’s interim president and prime minister have resigned two days after they were arrested by the military, an aide to the vice president said. Soldiers, led by interim Vice President Assimi Goita, arrested President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane …

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Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta
3 years, 6 months ago

Key events in Mali that led to a coup and rule by junta

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — A timeline of key events in Mali that led to another power grab in the troubled West African nation. September 12, 2020 — Mali’s military junta agrees to an 18-month transitional government headed by a military or civilian leader that will pave the way to elections. Sept. 21, 2020 — The head of Mali’s military junta, Col. …

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Mali's Transitional President and PM Remain Detained by Mutinous Soldiers; UN Calls for Their Immediate Release
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali's Transitional President and PM Remain Detained by Mutinous Soldiers; UN Calls for Their Immediate Release

News 18  

Mali’s transitional president and prime minister remain detained Tuesday after being taken by force to the military headquarters hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months ago. The African Union, the United Nations, the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of the international …

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Mali’s president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers
3 years, 7 months ago

Mali’s president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali’s transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the junta that had seized power in a coup nine months earlier, the African Union and United Nations said. A joint statement issued along with the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS and other members of …

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