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30.03.2022
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali

[…] Little progress was made during the reporting period regarding the implementation of the Agreement [on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali].

Source: S/2022/278
24.03.2022
UN report says nearly 600 civilians killed in Mali amid anti-jihadist fight

Jihadists, armed militias and the armed forces in Mali killed close to 600 civilians in 2021, the UN said Thursday, with casualty numbers rising towards the end of the year. In the last six months of 2021, civilian killings rose 16 percent, according to a report by the United Nation's peacekeeping mission in the troubled Sahel state, known as Minusma. 

Source: France24
21.03.2022
ECOWAS Envoy leaves Mali without deal on poll date

ECOWAS Special Envoy and former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has ended a two-day visit to Mali without any agreement on a date for elections to return the country to civilian rule.

Source: The Heritage Times
21.03.2022
EU freezes some Mali army training over mercenary concerns

The European Union’s top diplomat said Monday that he has ordered the suspension of combat training for soldiers in Mali until he receives guarantees from the government there that the trainees will not be working with Russian mercenaries.

Source: AP
17.03.2022
Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air

Mali's ruling junta ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air on Wednesday night, complaining they had falsely accused the army of committing abuses.

Source: France24
14.03.2022
HRW slams surge in killings of civilians

Malian soldiers and jihadists have carried out a wave of summary executions since December in the conflict-torn Sahel state, says Human Rights Watch, which is urging the government to investigate.

Source: VOA News
11.03.2022
How Burkina Faso became the epicentre of conflict in the Sahel

Casualties in the West African state are eclipsing those in its neighbour Mali, … . According to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), a leading aggregator of conflict statistics, a total of 1,315 events of organised political violence, including explosions and violence against civilians, were recorded in Burkina Faso last year. It was a twofold increase from 2020’s figures.

Source: Al Jazeera
07.03.2022
Two UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, four wounded

A convoy from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali (MINUSMA) hit an improvised explosive device north of Mopti on Monday, killing at least two ‘blue helmets’, from Egypt, and wounding four others. In a statement, MINUSMA said the peacekeepers were part of a logistics convoy on its way to Timbuktu.

Source: UN News
24.02.2022
West African envoy arrives in crisis-hit Mali

An envoy from West Africa's regional bloc arrived in Mali on Thursday, an AFP journalist saw, for talks with the military junta over restoring civilian rule in the volatile country.

Source: The East African
22.02.2022
Chad to add troops to UN mission in Mali following France’s withdrawal

Chad says it will increase its contribution to the United Nations Minusma peacekeeping mission in Mali, … .

Source: RFI