BURKINIMA: The union of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali

  By: Ousainou Mbenga The principle that in unity lies strength is best exemplified by the strategic alliance between Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali – three Sahelian landlocked nations bound by a historically determined necessity.   This union stands in …

Mali: Dissolution Of Political Parties A Step In The Wrong Direction, Warn UN Experts

GENEVA (22 May 2025) – The signature of a decree on 13 May 2025 dissolving all political parties and “organisations of a political nature” and the promulgation of legislation repealing previous laws on political parties sends an extremely negative signal …

Music Concerts remembering MJS, Dikshitar, Vasudevacharya & Mali

Mysuru: Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha will hold a week-long music programme in memory of different Doyens of Karnatak Classical Music totalling to six concerts — Concert in memory of Vid. M.J. Srinivasa Iyengar (MJS), an extraordinary exponent and teacher …

Mali: Investigation into executions of civilians in Diafarabé must be conducted urgently

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and Amnesty International condemn the extrajudicial executions of around 20 civilians committed, according to witnesses, by the Malian armed forces (FAMa) accompanied by Dozo militia fighters in …

Gold dredging and plastic waste push Mali’s fishers to the brink

Some fishers in Mali's capital say declining fish stocks in the Niger River, driven by illegal dredging and plastic pollution, are forcing them to abandon traditional livelihoods. Mariam Sanogo reports for Mongabay. In short: Fishers along the Niger …

Deceived & Sold to Mali for #5M, touching tale of Actress Jumoke George’s Child

By Joke Thomas Adeola, daughter of veteran Nollywood actress Jumoke George, has returned to Nigeria after enduring four tràumatic years in Mali, where she was traffickèd and forced into labour. In a video shared on Biola Adebayo’s YouTube channel, Adeola …

Calls grow for Mali government to investigate military’s role in executions of detainees

Human Rights Watch called on the government of Mali on Tuesday to “credibly and independently” investigate the extrajudicial executions of 22 men who were arrested by the army in the town of Diafarabé. Senior Sahel researcher at Human Rights Watch, Ilaria …

USAID funding cuts hit local language learning programme in Mali that empowered thousands

For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams. A phrase meaning “our future” in the country's main local language, it refers to a yearslong programme aimed at teaching around 20,000 young …

Mali Education USAID

In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands