Tag: Mali
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…
the EU would maintain the EUTM mission if the trained soldiers do not work with Wagner
The European External Action Service headed by Josep Borrell reportedly wrote to Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop on March 9 asking for guarantees with a view to maintaining the EUTM…
relief of the relatives of journalist Olivier Dubois after the dissemination of proof of life
This is the first proof of life since May 2021. French journalist Olivier Dubois, kidnapped while reporting in Gao, northern Mali, on April 8, 2021, appears in a video. Olivier…
new proof of life of Olivier Dubois, hostage in the Sahel for more than 11 months
An undated video featuring Olivier Dubois has been circulating on social networks since Sunday. Malian sources claim that it appears authentic. In the video of about a minute, the French…
creation of a mixed commission of inquiry after the disappearance of Mauritanians
A mixed commission of inquiry between Mali and Mauritania as well as joint patrols: these are the main decisions at the end of the 48-hour stay in Mauritania of an…
General Michon gives an update on Operation Barkhane in the region
General Laurent Michon, commander of the Barkhane force explained the profound changes concerning the withdrawal of French and European troops from Mali. Even if part of the device will remain…
MASA Festival in Abidjan: what place for storytelling and oral tradition
Amadou Hampâté BAH, Malian author born in 1901 in Bandiagara in Mali and died in 1991 used to say that “in Africa when an old man dies, it’s a library…
MASA Festival in Ivory Coast: storytelling, theater and puppets
For this third program recorded on the occasion of the twelfth edition of MASA (Abidjan Market for Performing Arts), theater is honored with four artists whose plays deal with very…
Eleven months of captivity in Mali for the French journalist Olivier Dubois
A giant portrait of Olivier Dubois was projected on the Pantheon on the evening of Monday March 7. It was on the initiative of the association Reporters Without Borders, in…