No way home for Eid as jihadists cut off Mali capital
Hemmed in by a jihadist blockade of the Malian capital, Muslims in Bamako have been forced to spend Eid away from their families this year.
Mali parties, civil society reject longer military rule
“The authorities have demonstrated their notorious inability to provide the slightest hint of a solution.”
Mali national dialogue recommends longer military rule
Hundreds of participants in a Malian national dialogue mainly boycotted by the opposition on Friday recommended that military rulers, who took power in 2020, keep power for several more years.
Terrorists kidnap over 110 civilians in Mali
“We demand the release of more than 110 passengers of three buses abducted on Tuesday by jihadists.”
African Union urges Mali to provide post-coup transition ‘roadmap’
The African Union on Saturday urged Mali to provide a post-coup transition ‘roadmap’, saying the move was needed to steer the country back to democratic rule.
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso recorded 3,500 terrorist attacks, 7,000 deaths- ECOWAS
“Particularly the Sahel countries; in 2023 alone, over 3,500 terrorist attacks were recorded..”
