MALI’S government has declared a national state of emergency following weeks of heavy rainfall that have caused devastating floods, resulting in 30 deaths since June. The decision was made during an emergency cabinet meeting led by Col. Assimi Goita, the…
Sweden’s ambassador, Kristina Kuhnel MALI has ordered Sweden’s ambassador, Kristina Kuhnel, to leave the country within 72 hours, citing a ‘hostile’ statement made by a Swedish minister. The expulsion, announced by Mali’s foreign ministry on Friday, highlights the growing geopolitical…
MALI’S military junta has lifted the suspension on political party activities, initially imposed to maintain public order. The suspension was enacted in April, just before a national dialogue aimed at achieving peace in the Sahel region, which has faced a jihadist…
Mali has jailed 10 opponents of the ruling military junta, including leading opposition politicians, for demanding a return to civilian rule, their lawyers told AFP on Monday. The lawyers said the ten, who include the heads of parties and…
MALI has signed a landmark agreement with China’s Ganfeng Lithium to operate the Goulamina lithium mine, increasing its stake in the project in line with a new mining code. This code, adopted last year, allows the military-led government to boost…
MALI’S constitutional court has announced its decision to abstain from reviewing a case challenging the military junta’s suspension of political party activities in the country. The court also deemed another request, seeking measures to address Mali’s legal and institutional void, as inadmissible.…
IN a bid to challenge the ruling junta’s order to suspend political activities, a coalition of Malian political parties and civil society organisations has filed an appeal with the Malian Supreme Court. This move comes amidst escalating tensions following the failure…
IN a bold move on Thursday, Malian political parties and civil society groups stood united against the ruling junta’s decree to halt political activities, denouncing it as a dictatorial imposition and vowing to contest it in court. Since the military…
IN a deepening crackdown, Mali’s ruling junta announced on Thursday a sweeping ban on media reporting concerning political parties and associations, escalating its crackdown on dissent just a day after suspending all political activities in the country. The order, issued…
MALI’S military junta has issued a decree halting all political party activities in the country until further notice, according to government spokesperson Abdoulaye Maiga. The announcement was made in a televised statement on Wednesday evening, citing the imperative of maintaining public order.…
