Tag: Mali
In West Africa, celebrating Tabaski with pomp sometimes turns out to be a financial headache
Eid el-Kebir, the biggest festival in Islam, will be celebrated on June 16 and 17, 2024 in Muslim countries and around the world. Called Tabaski in West Africa and particularly…
bank strike and a call for opposition demonstrations not without risk
The strike continues in Mali’s banks. After a very busy first day this Thursday, June 6, Synabef, the banking and insurance union of Mali, maintains its call for a strike…
widely followed spontaneous strike in banks and gas stations in support of Hamadoun Bah
In Mali, the call for a 48-hour strike by the national union of insurance, banks and financial institutions was widely followed on Thursday June 6. This spontaneous social movement follows…
In Mali, massive population displacements exacerbate already immense humanitarian needs
In Mali, the security situation is deteriorating, the humanitarian situation too, and funding has never been so lacking, according to the latest bulletin from the UN Office for the Coordination…
“We cannot be in organizations that we do not control”, according to the head of Malian diplomacy
In Mali, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdoulaye Diop, rejected Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Sunday June 2. The Senegalese president traveled to Mali and Burkina last weekend to convince the…
in Brussels, the reunion on stage of legends Boubacar Traoré and Habib Koité
This May 29, 2024, Boubacar Traoré known as “KarKar” and Habib Koité, with his group Bamada, were gathered in Brussels as part of a mini-European tour. This double concert, held…
an expert opinion clears Clément Dembélé, still in prison
In Mali, civil society activist Clément Dembélé has been in prison for more than six months. Arrested at the end of November, he is being prosecuted for “threatening death through…
In Mali, the Senegalese president advocates dialogue between the Alliance of Sahel States and ECOWAS
The President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, was in Mali this Thursday, where he met with the Malian transitional president, Colonel Assimi Goïta, before going to Ouagadougou in the evening.…
In the Sahel, violence against children has increased by 70%, according to Unicef
During the last three months of 2023, serious violations committed against children in the central Sahel countries – Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso – increased by more than 70% compared to…
exiled opponents of the junta form a government for a civil transition
“A Panel of Malian Democrats” in exile created parallel bodies and institutions on Saturday. They denounce the “ muzzling » of the political class by “ an illegitimate Malian junta…