Latest Mali News

Mali court frees 11 signatories to declaration calling for ruling military junta to stand down

Dec. 06, 2024 08:03 AM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A court in Mali has freed 11 opposition leaders who were arrested in June on charges of plotting against the ruling military junta after calling for a return to civilian rule. Their provisional release on Friday has been seen as an attempt to calm the...

Drone strikes by Mali's military regime kill 8 Tuareg leaders in the country's north

Dec. 01, 2024 21:29 PM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Drone strikes by Mali's military regime killed eight Tuareg rebel leaders in the town of Tinzaouatine in the north of the country, a rebel spokesman said Sunday. It was the first time since the start of the rebellion in 2012 that so many Taureg leaders have been killed in a...

Mali arrests four senior employees of Canadian mining company as it presses firms for more taxes

Nov. 27, 2024 07:42 AM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in Mali have arrested four senior employees of a Canadian mining company as the military regime in the West African nation continues to detain workers to pressure companies in its crucial mining sector to pay millions in additional taxes. Barrick...

Mali arrests top politician for criticizing Burkina Faso's ruling junta

Nov. 26, 2024 15:51 PM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta arrested one of the country's top politicians Wednesday for criticizing the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso, according to his son and a judiciary source. Issa Kaou N’Djim, who previously supported Mali's current military leader...

Mali cuts TV news station's signal over broadcast criticizing Burkina Faso's ruling junta

Nov. 26, 2024 11:49 AM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s ruling junta cut the signal of the popular news broadcaster Joliba TV News after a prominent politician criticized the military rulers of neighboring Burkina Faso during a televised debate, a journalist for the channel said Tuesday. “This morning, the...

At least 6 mercenaries with Russia's Wagner group killed in an extremist attack in Mali

Nov. 23, 2024 12:02 PM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least six Russian mercenaries were killed in an attack by an al-Qaida-linked group in central Mali, according to a statement by the extremists on its media platform. The group, known by its acronym, JNIM, said it ambushed a convoy of mercenaries working for...

Mali's ruling military appoints new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was fired

Nov. 21, 2024 10:03 AM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's ruling junta on Thursday appointed a new prime minister from the ranks of the military generals, a day after firing his predecessor for criticizing the military regime. The move effectively consolidates all power in the African country in the hands of...

Mali junta leader fires prime minister days after he criticizes the military regime

Nov. 20, 2024 16:29 PM EST

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's junta leader fired Prime Minister Choguel Maïga and the government on Wednesday, days after Maïga criticized the military regime. The move was announced in a presidential decree issued by Gen. Assimi Goita, Mali's leader, and read on state television...

ICC sentences al-Qaida-linked former police chief to 10 years for war crimes in Mali

Nov. 20, 2024 09:45 AM EST

THE HAGUE (AP) — The International Criminal Court sentenced an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu in the west African country of Mali....

Australian mine company to pay Mali junta $160 million after its CEO and 2 employees were detained

Nov. 18, 2024 19:53 PM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Australia’s Resolute Mining said Monday it would pay $160 million to Mali’s ruling junta to resolve a tax dispute, more than a week after the company’s CEO and two employees were detained in the West African country. Earlier this month, the Australian...