Lawmakers in the West African nation of Mali have voted to criminalise homosexuality. Mali’s National Transitional Council voted 131-1 in favour of the proposed legislation, which, if signed into law ...
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, ...
The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), announced at the end of January 2024, presents a series of challenges for the region. In a ...
In a move to bolster regional security, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, and his Malian counterpart, Chief of General Staff, Maj Gen Oumar Diarra, have signed a military ...
In 2020, Mali’s fourth successful military coup installed the leadership of the Comité National pour le Salut du Peuple (CNSP). Although the military takeover reflects an overall weakening of ...