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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

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups

Russia has offered military support to Somalia’s army in the war against terrorism

The Independent UK · May 26, 2023

Six months after Mali banned French funding for NGOs, how are aid groups coping?

Six months after Mali's interim authorities decided to block all French public funding for non-governmental organisations operating in the country, RFI spoke to workers on the ground about how they are managing.

Radio France Internationale · May 26, 2023

Defence says Malian rebel in ICC trial was 'small fry'

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of war crimes told his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday that their client was a just a small fish within the rebel group that took over Timbuktu.

Reuters · May 24, 2023

ICC prosecutors: Mali rebel ‘enthusiastic’ war crimes perpetrator

Defendant called key figure in al Qaeda-linked group that tormented Malians in closing arguments of war crimes trial.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

ICC prosecutors say Malian rebel was 'enthusiastic' war crimes perpetrator

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday said a Malian Islamist rebel was a key figure in "blatant persecution" of the residents of Timbuktu and was an enthusiastic participant in war crimes.

Reuters · May 23, 2023

US says Russia’s Wagner force eyes Mali as route for war supplies

Russian mercenary force said to be willing to falsify paperwork to use Mali as transit point for Ukraine war equipment.

Al Jazeera · May 23, 2023

US: Russia's Wagner group moving weapons to Ukraine via Mali

WASHINGTON: The US suspects Russian mercenary firm Wagner Group is trying to ship weapons to fighters in Ukraine through the West African nation of Mali, according to State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller.

The Times of India · May 23, 2023

US says Russia's Wagner Group seeking to transit military equipment through Mali

The U.S. State Department on Monday said Russia's Wagner Group is trying to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, adding that Washington has been informed the mercenary force is seeking to move those acquisitions through Mali to aid Russia in its war.

Reuters · May 22, 2023

Russian mercenaries behind slaughter of 500 in Mali village, UN report finds

Report implicates Wagner group fighters in Moura atrocity, including the torture and rape of civilians

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2023