Rights group says Mali’s return to democracy 'suffers new blow'

06 may 2025 - 11:09:01 MA 105 Views Panafrican News Agency Bamako, Mali (PANA) - A human rights watchdog said in a statement on Monday that in yet another blow to democracy in Mali, the country’s Council of Ministers on 30 April, 2025, effectively banned …

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger exit hinder ECOWAS agricultural projects -Report

The withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is posing significant challenges to the implementation of regional agricultural projects, according to the ECOWAS Regional Agency for Agriculture …

Hundreds of activists stage Mali's first pro-democracy rally in years since coups

The rally's organizers said in a statement they “strongly condemn any attempt to limit, suspend or dissolve political parties, which is a direct attack on the constitution and the sovereignty of the Malian people.” On Sunday, civil society figures, …

Mali: Parties demonstrate against dissolution threats

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Bamako on Saturday, called by a broad coalition of political parties that fear their possible dissolution by the ruling junta, AFP journalists noted. This coalition of around a hundred parties “demanded the effective end …

Mali: Junta continues to undermine democracy

Mali's military junta has been in power for five years — now it wants to extend its rule on a more permanent basis: The current interim president, General Assimi Goita, has won the backing of central allies to be declared president, without democratic …

Mali increasingly takes control of its gold mining sector

(MENAFN) Over the past two years, Mali has increasingly taken control of its gold mining sector, applying greater pressure on foreign investors, including Barrick Gold, a leading Canadian company. In mid-April, the company’s office in Bamako was shut down …

Qatar Charity's Relief Initiative Benefits 9,360 In Mali

Mali and the International Criminal Court: the choice between justice and sovereignty

The debate on of Mali remaining a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes amid growing criticism from African countries questioning the impartiality of the organisation. Dr BOGA SAKO GERVAIS, Lecturer-Researcher at …

Burkina Faso and Mali’s fabulous flora: new plant life record released

The Illustrated Flora of Burkina Faso and Mali is the first comprehensive documentation of the remarkable plant diversity in these two west African countries. The new illustrated guide. Written in French, the book is the outcome of decades of botanical …

UN condemns summary executions and enforced disappearances in Mali

UN experts on Wednesday condemned the alleged summary execution and enforced disappearance of individuals in Mali, stating that the unlawful killings may amount to war crimes and that the enforced disappearance may constitute crimes against humanity. The …