China Arms Mali With Armored Vehicles and Air Defense
China delivered VN22 armored vehicles, SR-5 rocket launchers and Yitian air defense to Mali in 2025-26, deepening its role after...
September 20, 2026Topic
Mali
Russian Africa Corps Commanders Approve Mali’s Drone Strikes, an Investigation Finds
Russian Africa Corps commanders approve air strikes in Mali even when Malian pilots fly the drones, according to a report...
September 17, 2026
Mali Opens Special Forces Headquarters at Sénou Near Bamako
Mali inaugurated a special forces headquarters at Sénou near Bamako on 15 September 2026, activating its Commandement des opérations spéciales.
September 16, 2026
Mali Jails Journalist Two Years Over Kidal Remark
A Bamako cybercrime court sentenced Le Témoin editor Abdrahamane Keïta to two years on 14 September over a television remark...
September 16, 2026
Algerian Prime Minister Due in Bamako to Deepen the Mali Reset
Algeria’s prime minister was due in Bamako on Monday with a message from President Tebboune, continuing a reset that reopened...
September 14, 2026
Watchdog Seeks Audit of Mali Military Contracts Since 2020
Mali military contracts from six years of army rule should be audited, an anti-corruption network told the Auditor General on...
September 6, 2026
A Boat That Left The Gambia Reached Gran Canaria After 27 Days
A Canary Islands migrant boat that left The Gambia 27 days earlier was found adrift with 44 survivors and five...
September 4, 2026
A Sahel Junta and a Coastal Democracy Just Agreed Where Their Border Runs
The Ivory Coast Mali border route has been definitively adopted in Bamako, and a delimitation treaty is expected to be...
September 1, 2026
Salif Keïta Cancels South African Shows Over Xenophobic Violence
Salif Keïta South Africa performances are cancelled, including a Macufe date on 12 September, over xenophobic violence against African migrants.
August 29, 2026