Exclusive: Mali’s Tuareg separatists seek Turkey talks, reveal Russian contact

The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) in Mali has disclosed direct contacts with Russia’s Africa Corps and called for dialogue with Turkey to help find a political solution to the country’s crisis. In an exclusive interview with Middle East Eye, FLA …

Mali attack last week killed dozens of soldiers, 5 Russian mercenaries

Bamako – A large-scale attack on a central army base in Mali last week killed at least 50 soldiers and five Russian Africa Corps paramilitaries, security and local sources told AFP Monday. Thursday’s assault on the Dioura military camp, which was claimed …

Mali journalist gets two-year sentence for security comment

Bamako, Mali September 14, 2026 – 12:31 PM (UTC – 7) A Malian journalist was sentenced on Monday to two years in prison following remarks during a TV programme about his west African nation’s security situation. Abderhamane Keita, an editor at the daily Le …

Dioura attack: 130 soldiers killed, 70 captured as Mali’s army suffers worst defeat against JNIM

A devastating blow in central Mali On the morning of Thursday, 10 September 2026, the town of Dioura, located in the Tenenkou circle in central Mali, became the site of a massacre. Fighters from the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM), an Al- …

Mali: Media Professionals Praise Algeria’s Role in Favor of Sahel Stability

Malian media professionals have praised Algeria's role in promoting stability in the Sahel, highlighting the importance of strengthening the multifaceted relations between Algeria and Mali. In statements made on the sidelines of the friendship visit to …

Prime ministers of Mali and Algeria discuss promising areas for co-operation

During talks in Bamako on 14 September with his Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb, Mali’s Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga discussed promising areas for economic co-operation between the two countries. This was reported by the Malian government following the  …

Criminalisation of journalism in Mali: Abdrahamane Kéita of Le Témoin sentenced to two years in prison

This is not the first time that a journalist has been convicted by the National Unit for the Fight Against Cybercrime. On 3 August, Chahana Takiou, publication director of 22 Septembre, was sentenced to one year in prison, including six months without …

Prime Minister's visit to Mali sends strong signal of shared will to forge new relationship

Mali’s Tuareg rebels reveal contacts with Russia’s Africa Corps and seek Türkiye’s role

The Azawad Liberation Front (FLA), a Tuareg separatist group fighting the Malian government, has disclosed direct contacts with Russia’s Africa Corps and called for dialogue with Türkiye as part of efforts to find a political solution to Mali’s deepening …

Algeria ready to reactivate institutional cooperation with Mali, PM says

BAMAKO - Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb highlighted on Monday in Bamako Algeria's readiness to reactivate institutional cooperation mechanisms in line with the requirements of the current period, noting that his friendship visit to Mali, undertaken upon …