Tag: Mali
A close friend of Imam Dicko placed in custody
In Mali, Youssouf Daba Diawara, a close friend of Imam Mahmoud Dicko, was placed in pre-trial detention on Monday, July 15. Youssouf Daba Diawara is the general coordinator of CMAS,…
Arrest of Youssouf Daba Diawara, close to Imam Dicko
In Mali, Youssouf Daba Diawara, coordinator of the Movements, Associations and Sympathizers of Imam Mahmoud Dicko, an association dissolved by the junta in March 2024, was arrested. His supporters denounced…
Mixed reactions after resumption of political activities
In Mali, political reactions have been very measured following the announcement on Wednesday, July 10, of the re-authorization of political activities in the country. Last April, the Malian transitional authorities…
In Mali, political figures react to the creation of the Confederation of Sahel States
The Confederation Alliance of Sahel States was officially launched on Saturday, July 6. Meeting at a summit, the transitional presidents of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goïta, of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim…
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso… These Sahel States are uniting in a confederation – L’Express
Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have ratified their alliance within a “confederation”. The announcement was made during their first summit, organized on Saturday, July 6 as a challenge, on the…
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger sign a new union | News in brief
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have signed an agreement to establish a joint union. The leaders of the countries met on Saturday at the first summit of the Association of…
Warm welcome in Niamey for Captain Ibrahim Traoré
On Saturday, July 6, 2024, the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States will be held in Niamey, an organization that includes the three countries of the central Sahel:…
Around sixty bodies found near Abeibara, in the Kidal region
In Mali, around sixty bodies were found near Abeibara, in the Kidal region, near the border with Algeria. According to local sources contacted by RFI, these are almost exclusively civilians,…
The Alliance of Sahel States will hold its first summit on Saturday in Niamey
Niamey, the capital of Niger, is preparing to host the first summit of the Heads of State of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), created in September 2023. Colonel Assimi…
AEEM students released by state security
In Mali, about twenty students from the Association of Students of Mali (AEEM) were released on June 28. They had been “kidnapped” by men in civilian clothes, most of them…