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In May 2012, Amnesty International released a report stating that the conflict had created Mali's worst human rights situation since 1960. The organization stated that fighters with the MNLA and Ansar Dine were "running riot" in Mali's north, [ 383 ] and documented instances of gang rape , extrajudicial executions , and the use of child ...
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other strategic areas on Tuesday, killing trainees ...
September 8 – September 2023 Mali attacks: Four suicide bombers attack a Malian military base in Bamba, Gao Region, killing an unknown number of people. [8] September 16: The military governments of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso sign a mutual defence pact named the Alliance of Sahel States in case of internal rebellion or external military ...
19 January – At least 73 people die after an artisanal gold mine collapses in Kangaba. [1] [2]19 January – Mali, along with Niger and Burkina Faso, announce their withdrawal from ECOWAS, accusing it of abandoning "the ideals of its founding fathers and pan-Africanism" under foreign influence and imposing "inhumane" sanctions to overthrow their military regimes.
Since the conflict in Mali erupted, violence has spread to neighbours in the Sahel region and reached the north of coastal countries. Dozens killed in Mali attack by Al Qaeda affiliate Skip to ...
BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's army said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school, firing gunshots that resonated across the city ...
Mali has been in a state of conflict since 2012, with fighting variously instigated by groups linked to Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, Tuareg rebels, self-declared defence forces, and bandits. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In an effort to resolve the situation, the Malian Armed Forces ousted the civilian government in a 2020 coup and resorted to allowing the entry ...
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote on Friday to end a decade-long peacekeeping mission in Mali after the West African country's military junta abruptly asked two weeks ago for the 13,000 ...