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07.08.2020
Almost 150 extrajudicial killings by Malian, Burkinabe troops: UN

Almost 150 people were extrajudicially killed by Malian and Burkinabe security forces in Mali between April and June, the UN said Thursday. 

Source: The Defence Post
03.08.2020
Mali opposition plans more protests to demand president's ouster

Protesters in Mali are planning to go to the streets again this week as opponents continue to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Tensions are growing after the opposition in Mali rejected a plan by West African leaders to end the country’s political crisis.

Source: VOA News
03.08.2020
Soldiers killed in twin attacks in central Mali, political crisis continues

Five soldiers were killed and five were wounded in an ambush on a military convoy and an artillery attack on a camp, with both attacks blamed on jihadists, in central Mali, army and local sources said.

Source: France24
30.07.2020
Mali cleric says crisis can be resolved without president resigning

The Muslim cleric seen as the driving force behind Mali’s protest movement said the country’s political crisis could be resolved without President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigning, offering a more moderate solution than other opposition leaders.

Source: Reuters Africa
28.07.2020
Mali opposition rejects proposed compromise, demands President resign

Opposition leaders in Mali are rejecting a plan by ECOWAS, a grouping of West African governments,  to end the country’s spiraling crisis, and are insisting that Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign. This announcement came as West African leaders on Monday called for the creation of a unity government in Mali and a fresh vote after disputed elections, but warned of sanctions against those opposing efforts to end the crisis.

Source: VOA News
20.07.2020
Hopes dashed in Mali as warring parties fail to reach a deal

Mali’s political stalemate continues as warring parties fail to reach a deal. The opposition wants President Ibrahim Keita to go, but the government doesn't even deign to respond. Mediators led by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan had proposed a roadmap that would lead Mali out of its ongoing crisis.

Source: DW
19.07.2020
Mali opposition rejects regional mediator's unity government idea

Regional mediators put forth a plan on Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some opposition members immediately rejected the proposals as they allow him to stay in power.

Source: Al Jazeera
19.07.2020
UN urges inquiry into violence by anti-terrorism force against Malian protestors

The UN Human Rights Office is calling for an investigation into the excessive use of violence by an elite counter-terrorism force in Mali against anti-government protestors last weekend, causing many civilian casualties.

Source: VOA News
17.07.2020
Mali PM apologises for security force 'excesses' during protests

Mali’s prime minister has apologised for “excesses” by security forces who opened fire last week on anti-government protesters, but rejected opposition demands that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign.

Source: Reuters Africa
15.07.2020
West African neighbors seek to mediate in Mali crisis

Envoys from Mali's neighbors led by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan were scheduled to arrive in Bamako on Wednesday in a bid to mediate in an escalating political crisis ahead of new high-risk protests. Representatives from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are having to bridge apparently irreconcilable differences between President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and a protest movement that is demanding his resignation.

Source: VOA News