Tag: Mali
Assimi Goïta, an absence that makes people talk
The Heads of State of ECOWAS are meeting this Friday, March 25 from 2 p.m. UT in Accra, Ghana, for an extraordinary summit devoted to Mali, but without President Assimi…
ECOWAS summit on the transition in Mali scheduled for Friday: agreement in sight?
An extraordinary summit on Mali is scheduled for Friday, March 23. West African heads of state will meet again in Accra, Ghana, which holds the rotating presidency of ECOWAS, to…
impunity continues three years after the Ogossagou massacre
Three years ago, on March 23, 2019, this Fulani village of Ogossagou located near Bankass, in central Mali, was attacked by armed men. Traditional dozo hunters for the most part.…
Around Baaba Maal, defending the Senegal River, “path of peace”
Artists make their voices heard on March 22, World Water Day, and as the work of the World Water Forum continues in Dakar, Senegal. Six Great West African Singers Release…
Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, the sad end of a heavyweight in Malian politics
The former Malian Prime Minister, detained in the central detention center in Bamako and then transferred to a clinic, died on Monday March 21. His state of health had deteriorated…
the ECOWAS mediator leaves Bamako without an agreement with the junta
The ECOWAS mediator, Goodluck Jonathan left Bamako on Sunday without an agreement with the Malian junta on a date for the organization of elections. The former Nigerian President made a…
a collective of political parties denounces the dysfunctions of the Transition
The Framework of Political Parties for a Successful Transition, this collective of Malian political parties denounces, in a statement, several dysfunctions in the conduct of the current transition. He points…
Mali regains its position as the leader in cotton production in Africa
The jihadist threat has not slowed down cotton production in Mali since the country has regained its place as the leader in cotton production in Africa, ahead of Benin, Côte…
Suspensions of RFI and France 24 in Mali: “The junta seeks to stifle criticism”
“It is a serious attack on the freedom of the press”, denounced this Thursday France after having been notified by the Malian military junta of the suspension until further notice…
failure of the meeting between the CSP and the government in Gao
The meeting began on Wednesday March 16, it ended on Thursday March 17 in Gao, in the north. The Malian Minister for National Reconciliation and the leaders of the armed…