Tag: Mali
Rwandan army accuses DRC of firing rockets at its territory
The Rwandan army accuses the Congolese army of being behind rocket fire which landed in Rwanda on Monday. According to the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF), two sectors in the north-west…
who are the three Italian hostages kidnapped in the southeast?
Italy is closely following the fate of three of its nationals kidnapped last Thursday in southeastern Mali. If we still know little about the motivations of the three Italians to…
Four Jehovah’s Witnesses kidnapped in Mali
An Italian couple and their children and a person from West African Togo have been kidnapped by armed people in Mali, sources tell AFP. All four belong to Jehovah’s Witnesses…
Four Jehovah’s Witnesses kidnapped in Mali
All four belong to Jehovah’s Witnesses and the four were in a car ten miles from the border with Burkina Faso when the kidnappers struck. Italy’s Foreign Ministry confirms that…
the authorities still restrict the field of action of the Minusma
According to information from RFI, the UN mission in Mali (Minusma) is prevented by the army from accessing the city of Djenné, while the Blue Helmets were planning to go…
At the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, Africa advances out of competition
What is Africa’s place at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival? The absence of an African director in the running for the Palme d’Or should not make us lose sight of…
the economist’s lawyer Etienne Fakaba Sissoko will “continue to fight”
In Mali, the deliberation expected in one of the two legal proceedings against the economist Etienne Fakaba Sissoko was to be rendered last week. Finally, the Malian justice decided to…
Malian army chief of staff visits Rwanda
Malian army chief of staff General Oumar Diarra ended a three-day visit to Kigali, Rwanda on Thursday (May 12th). He notably met Paul Kagame there, as well as his counterpart,…
Malian justice summons the French Minister of Foreign Affairs
Jean-Yves Le Drian is expected on June 20 at the courthouse of the tribunal de grande instance of the commune of III of Bamako to be heard in a case…
deliberation expected for economist Etienne Fakaba Sissoko
In Mali, the economist Etienne Fakaba Sissoko will hear this Wednesday the deliberation of his trial for “ remarks tending to stigmatize or discriminate against religion “. The Malian economist…