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World News | UN Calls for Mali to Probe Alleged Executions by Army, Russian Mercenaries

Dakar, May 1 (AP) United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and forced disappearances by the army and Russian mercenaries, following the discovery of dozens of bodies near a military …

UN calls for Mali to probe alleged executions by army and Russian mercenaries

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of alleged summary executions and… DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — United Nations experts on Wednesday urged Malian authorities to investigate reports of …

Mali’s Military Leader Assimi Goïta Backed by Allies to Remain President Until 2030

Mali’s military ruler, General Assimi Goïta, has secured the backing of key political allies to continue serving as president for the next five years, potentially extending his grip on power until 2030.  The 41-year-old, who has twice seized power through …

Mali: United Nations (UN) experts outraged by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances

<img src="https://www.africa-newsroom.com/files/large/6dd84b353a161fe" 0="" alt="Mali: United Nations (UN) experts outraged by reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances" />UN …

Mali: Greater protection for children against malaria

<img src="https://www.africa-newsroom.com/files/large/a0b139240dea600" 0="" alt="Mali: Greater protection for children against malaria" />Fatoumata, aged 2 years and 4 months and wearing one of …

U.N. experts urge probe of reported executions, disappearances in Mali

DAKAR (Reuters) – United Nations experts on Wednesday called on Mali to investigate reports of summary executions and enforced disappearances after several dozen bodies were found outside a military camp earlier this month. The executions, if confirmed, …

Mali’s Military Junta Isn’t Going Anywhere

Lt. Col. Assimi Goita, the leader of Mali’s ruling military junta, attends an Independence Day military parade in Bamako, Mali, Sept. 22, 2022 (AP photo). A national dialogue in Mali’s capital of Bamako yesterday resulted in a recommendation that military …

Mali forum backs five-year presidency for junta leader Assimi Goïta

A national political forum in Mali has proposed making military leader Assimi Goïta the country's president, with a five-year renewable term starting in 2025.  The recommendation would change Mali's transitional charter – the temporary legal …

Mali: Authorities must abandon alarming proposal to dissolve political parties

Reacting to the proposal to dissolve all political parties in Mali following consultations on the review of the Political Parties Charter, Ousmane Diallo, Sahel Researcher at Amnesty International’s regional office for West and Central Africa, said: “We …