[Foroyaa] Increasingly frequent demonstrations are shaking Mali, with supporters of the transitional authorities from several regions, including Kayes, Timbuktu, Gao, and Kidal, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga.
[Vanguard] The Senate yesterday raised the alarm that terrorists from Mali and Burkina Faso, who operate under the aegis of Lakurawa, have invaded Kebbi, Sokoto, Kaduna, other states in the north-west and Niger State in the north-central, saying the trend now had an international dimension.
[RFI] Australia's Resolute Mining said Monday it has struck a deal worth $160 million (€151 million) with the military government of Mali, after the company's CEO and two other executives were "unexpectedly detained".
[Liberian Observer] The leadership of the West African Bar Association (WABA) expected to meet next-month with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to discuss possible mediation role in the three junta-led nations, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso's decision to quit the 15-nation regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS.
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg, South Africa.
[allAfrica] Monrovia -- African ministers attending the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi have been assured of Russia's 'total support' to the continent in 'different sectors', reports the BBC.
[Afropop] Mali's Habib Koité has led a storied career since he burst onto the scene with his award-winning debut album Musa Ko in 1995. Now, eight albums later, he's returning to our shores with a quartet in a unique show to celebrate Mande Sila: the way of the Mandingo empire, symbolizing languages, cultures and music of West Africa. Koité, on guitar, will be joined by kora player Lamine Cissokho, balafon master Aly Keita and percussionist Mama Koné. Tour dates here. The tour includes a
[RFI] London -- The UK government announced sanctions on Thursday against three private mercenary groups operating in Africa with links to the Kremlin, including Wagner group successor Africa Corps.
[HRW] Suspend Discriminatory and Stigmatizing Criminal Offense
[AI London] The Malian authorities must carry out an effective and transparent investigation into the deaths of at least eight civilians following drone strikes that targeted a market on a busy day in Inadiafatane last month. This strike should be investigated as a war crime, as the attack resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians and civilian objects were targeted, Amnesty International said today.
[AI London] Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali
[MSF] On 14 October, on the outskirts of Nampala in the Segou region of central Mali, a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team and community health workers were violently attacked and robbed by armed men, along with civilians. The men who carried out the attack were conducting regular military operations in the area. Our team was providing care to the community when the incident took place.
[Observer] Around trip from Entebbe, Uganda to Dakar, Senegal via Ethiopia takes approximately ten hours, costing around $483 (about Shs 1.7m).
[WFP] Bamako -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up its lifesaving response to people affected by the devastating floods in Mali. Since the start of the rainy season in June, unusually heavy downpours have caused flooding in many regions forcing the government to declare a state of national catastrophe in August, while appealing for immediate support to 350,000 people affected. WFP Operational Update
[AI London] On 14 October, the Bamako Court of Appeal ordered Étienne Sissoko's provisional release pending his appeal trial on 11 November, but the decision was suspended later the same day, following an appeal filed by the Prosecutor. Étienne Sissoko, a Malian economist and university professor, was convicted on charges of defamation, damaging the state's reputation and distributing fake news after the publication of a book in which he denounced alleged propaganda in the Malian government's public
[Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger Republic and Nigeria, have been vaccinated against polio virus in 2024.