SHOCKING: 34 - What They Never Told You

The World’s Largest Mud-Brick Building Is A Mosque Rebuilt Every Year

The Grand Mosque of Djenne, the biggest mud-brick building in the world, is preserved annually by the citizens of a small village.

Zenger · Mar 11, 2023

Mali postpones constitutional referendum

The delay means the military will miss the first deadline on its own timetable to return the country to civilian rule.

Al Jazeera · Mar 10, 2023

Mali junta postpones constitutional referendum scheduled for March 19

Mali's transitional government said on Friday it would delay a constitutional referendum that had been set to take place this month, the first in a series of scheduled polls meant to restore democracy after a military takeover in 2020.

France 24 · Mar 10, 2023

Two International Red Cross Workers Kidnapped in Mali

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday. It said the abductions took place between the northern cities of Gao and Kidal - long a hotspot for militant and militia violence. "We confirm…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2023

Two International Red Cross workers kidnapped in Mali - ICRC

Two workers for the International Committee of the Red Cross have been kidnapped in northern Mali, the ICRC in Mali said on Twitter on Saturday.

Reuters · Mar 4, 2023

Hundreds of Fearful Sub-Saharan Migrants Flee Tunisia

Around 300 nationals of Ivory Coast and Mali were to be flown home from Tunisia on Saturday, fearful of a wave of violence against sub-Saharan migrants since President Kais Saied delivered a controversial tirade against them last month. In his February 21 speech, Saied ordered officials to take "urgent measures"…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 4, 2023

Macron plans 'noticeable reduction' of French military in Africa

President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday a "noticeable reduction" of France's troop presence in Africa following a withdrawal from Mali and Burkina Faso after years fighting jihadists there.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 27, 2023

Gunmen kill at least 12 civilians in central Mali village

Gunmen have killed at least 12 civilians in an attack on a village in central Mali, two officials said on Friday, the latest reported attack in an area rife with jihadist activity.

Reuters · Feb 24, 2023

UN peacekeepers killed in Mali, as junta denounces 'agressive' statement from EU council president

Three UN peacekeepers were killed and five were seriously injured when their convoy struck a roadside bomb in central Mali.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 22, 2023

Three UN peacekeepers killed by roadside bomb in Mali

Five soldiers serving in world’s deadliest UN mission seriously wounded when convoy hits an improvised explosive device.

Al Jazeera · Feb 21, 2023