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Mali protesters demand exit of UN peacekeeping mission

Thousands of demonstrators in Bamako demanded an end to peacekeeping mission they say has failed to bring peace.

Al Jazeera · May 26, 2023

Germany extends military mission to Mali for one final year

Germany extended its military mission in Mali for one final year on Friday as Berlin aims to wind up by May 2024 a decade-old mission that has been hampered by disputes with the ruling military junta in Bamako and the arrival of Russian forces.

Reuters · May 26, 2023

German troops start withdrawal from Mali - commander

German troops have started to withdraw from Mali as Berlin aims to wind up by May next year a mission that has been hampered by disputes with the ruling military junta in Bamako and the arrival of Russian forces.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

Exclusive: Ivorian soldiers arrested in Mali were part of UN mission

In information revealed by RFI, 49 Ivorian soldiers who were arrested last year in Mali and accused of being mercenaries were part of the UN's Minusma mission and had been deployed at the request of the German contingent.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 17, 2023

Ouattara hopes for normal relations with Mali after release of 'mercenaries'

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has said he hopes Côte d'Ivoire and Mali can move on from the diplomatic crisis sparked by the arrest last year in Bamako of a contingent of Ivorian soldiers, accused by Mali of being mercenaries.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 10, 2023

Ivorian troops on trial in Mali amid push for diplomatic end to row

Forty-six Ivorian troops whose detention by Mali has triggered a bitter diplomatic row reportedly appeared for trial at a court in Bamako. The news follows a "friendly working visit" by Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe, who is mediating the ongoing dispute.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 6, 2023

Benin: Civil society leaders running in elections hope to influence decision making

In tonight's edition: 46 Ivorian troops appear at a court of appeal in Bamako as West African leaders decide not to sanction Mali following the arrest of the soldiers back in July. Also, in Benin, fresh faces have emerged on the political scene and a youthful electorate is looking to…

France 24 · Jan 5, 2023

Five killed in attack near Malian capital

Unidentified assailants killed five people in an attack on a civil defence post near the Malian capital Bamako late on Monday, a security ministry statement said on Tuesday.

Reuters · Jan 3, 2023

African Biennale of Photography in Mali defends culture despite difficulties

Despite a security crisis in the West Africa and Sahel regions, Covid-19, and diplomatic tensions with France, organisers of the African Biennale of Photography have managed to put on the Pan-African exhibition in Bamako, Mali in the spirit of resilience and resistance.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 25, 2022

Mali agrees to release 46 Ivorian soldiers after five months in detention

In the presence of the Togolese mediator and Cote d’Ivoire delegation, the Malian government agreed on Thursday in Bamako to release the 46 Ivoirian soldiers who have been detained for the past five months in the Malian capital.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 23, 2022