On a hot October morning, fuel pumps at a dozen service stations in Bamako, the capital of Mali, sputtered to a stop. Drivers who had spent hours waiting in line left empty-handed. Motorbikes, taxis, and vans idled where they stood. Market stalls that depended on refrigeration closed early. Hospitals began counting fuel reserves. What appeared […]
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The joint forces of the Alliance of West African States, popularly known by the French acronym AES, killed “several terrorists” during an operation in Hourara and Fitilli in the Gao region of Mali. A communique from the Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIRPA) of the Malian armed forces, FAMa, was made public on March […]
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The Malian military has on Friday, February 21, announced an investigation into the alleged killing of at least 24 civilians by its soldiers and Russian Wagner mercenaries. The Front for the Liberation of Azawad (FLA), a Tuareg separatist movement in northern Mali had claimed that Malian soldiers and Wagner fighters intercepted two civilian transport vehicles […]
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The political landscape of West Africa is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by the recent decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). This bold move, celebrated by mass rallies across the three countries on Jan. 28, […]
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Mali’s military has announced the successful capture of two high-profile figures linked to the Islamic State (IS) group in the Sahel, marking a significant victory in its fight against terrorism. The suspected Jihadists, Mahamad Ould Erkehile, known as Abu Rakia, and Abu Hash, a key IS leader in the region, were apprehended during recent operations […]
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The armed forces in Mali raided and dislodged several terrorist camps during their November operations, using sophisticated military weapons to launch air and ground attacks on the criminal masterminds troubling the country. In a Dec. 10 statement, the Malian forces said at least 20 reconnaissance offensives were carried out against the terrorist groups. There were […]
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Amnesty International, a global human rights group, has charged government authorities to investigate the lethal drone strike that killed eight civilians, including six children, in the Inadiafatane town of Mali. In a report published on Nov. 5, the group described the attack as evidence of the military’s indifference in its operations, which ultimately led to […]
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The UN Peacekeepers in Mali are set to leave the country after Mali’s Foreign Minister, Abdoulaye Diop, issued a demand for their immediate withdrawal from the country while speaking to the UN Security Council on Friday, June 16. Diop has accused the peacekeeping force of failing to effectively address the ongoing insurgency by extremist groups […]
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Withdrawals by participating countries and persistent attacks have cast a shadow over the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali. On Friday, Dec. 16, two Nigerian peacekeepers, including one woman, were killed, and four others were injured in an ambush on a MINUSMA police patrol in the northern town of Timbuktu. “The Secretary-General [] extends his […]
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Mali has, over the past decade, experienced violent conflict, rainfall variability, and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, according to a new Adelphi report. The report, titled “Weathering Risk climate, Peace and Security Assessment”, took a deep dive into the climate crisis in the country and the violent conflicts that have occurred in […]
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Now well into its tenth year, Mali’s conflict has been scrutinized with almost every lens available. Numerous angles can help explain the conflict, including jihadism, democratic fragility, colonial legacies, and Cold War-styled proxies, all of which have intersected to drive the war into its second decade. Despite numerous local and international initiatives to bring lasting […]
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Violence in Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso has forced 360,000 refugees to flee to Niger Republic with 10 per cent of the influx being between Jan. and mid-April 2022, raising concerns over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad Basin. Niger is facing an overlapping threat from the Islamic State terrorists and other non-state […]
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