Mali: Parties demonstrate against dissolution threats

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Bamako on Saturday, called by a broad coalition of political parties that fear their possible dissolution by the ruling junta, AFP journalists noted. This coalition of around a hundred parties “demanded the effective end …

Mali increasingly takes control of its gold mining sector

(MENAFN) Over the past two years, Mali has increasingly taken control of its gold mining sector, applying greater pressure on foreign investors, including Barrick Gold, a leading Canadian company. In mid-April, the company’s office in Bamako was shut down …

Qatar Charity's Relief Initiative Benefits 9,360 In Mali

Mali: Junta continues to undermine democracy

Mali's military junta has been in power for five years — now it wants to extend its rule on a more permanent basis: The current interim president, General Assimi Goita, has won the backing of central allies to be declared president, without democratic …

Mali and the International Criminal Court: the choice between justice and sovereignty

The debate on of Mali remaining a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes amid growing criticism from African countries questioning the impartiality of the organisation. Dr BOGA SAKO GERVAIS, Lecturer-Researcher at …

UN condemns summary executions and enforced disappearances in Mali

UN experts on Wednesday condemned the alleged summary execution and enforced disappearance of individuals in Mali, stating that the unlawful killings may amount to war crimes and that the enforced disappearance may constitute crimes against humanity. The …

Minority Leader urges Mali to prioritise dialogue for national reconciliation

By Elsie Appiah-Osei Accra, May 02, GNA – Ghana’s Minority Leader and 3rd Deputy Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Mr Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has called on Mali to engage all political actors in peace …

Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. The new illustrated guide. Written in French, the book is the outcome of decades of botanical …

Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life recor...

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. Written in French, the book is the outcome of decades of botanical research and scientific …

Mali's political parties speak out against dissolution threat

Malian political parties, fearing their possible dissolution by the ruling junta, are raising their voices despite a crackdown on dissent and shrinking civic space. The military announced on Wednesday evening the repeal of the charter which sets out the …