Tag: Mali
Russia vetoes UN Mali sanctions resolution
Moscow and Bamako forced the hand of the United Nations (UN) Security Council and prevented the renewal of the sanctions regime in Mali. This regime was set up in 2017,…
Norway closes its embassy in Mali
full screen Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt. Archive image. Photo: Annika Byrde/Ntb/TT Norway is closing its embassy in Mali’s capital Bamako due to the security situation in the…
Russian veto on Mali sanctions
The military regime in Mali has forced the removal of peacekeeping forces mainly from France but also from Sweden. Even the UN peacekeeping mission Minusma is being forced out of…
Mali: Mohamed Chérif Koné removed from the judiciary for his positions
In Mali, Cheick Mohamed Chérif Koné was struck off Tuesday, August 29 from the order of magistrates. The decision, confirmed to RFI by his lawyer, was taken by the Superior…
Mali: bombings in Anefis, towards a resumption of the war between the State and the ex-rebels of the CMA?
In Mali, the ex-rebels of the CMA, signatories of the 2015 peace agreement, denounce new bombings of their positions on August 29, 2023 in Anefis, in the Kidal region. The…
UN concerned about “systematic and organized” violence in Mali
The UN Security Council is meeting this Monday, August 28, in New York to discuss the situation in Mali. On Friday, a United Nations expert report was alarmed at the…
Mali falls into the hands of the jihadists
Russian tanks enter Estonia, Madagascar retakes the Scattered Islands from France, Erdogan’s Turkey attacks the Imia Islands, the Charles de Gaulle sunk by China, Mali falls into the hands of…
Mali: the withdrawal of Minusma continues with the evacuation of bases in the North
More than three months after the request of the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs for a “withdrawal without delay” of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, this departure continues.…
General Tiani’s announcements move away “a little the chances of finding a political compromise”
While the authors of the coup d’état of July 26, 2023 had taken acts in the direction of diplomacy, the declarations of their leader, General Tiani, who decreed a transition…
Mali: with the suspension of Air France flights, the hassle of travelers
Air France announced on August 17, 2023 that the suspension of its flights to Mali and Burkina Faso, following the July 26 coup in Niger and the security situation in…