Mali

Following a six-month embargo on Mali, the lifting of sanctions on West African countries means that trade with that country can be fully resumed. In particular for carriers serving Mali from the ports of Dakar or Abidjan.…

The French army will have left Mali at the end of August 2022 after nine years of commitment. But the French military effort will continue in the partnership with the Nigerians, says the current commander of the Barkhane force, General Laurent Michon. He is a guest at RFI.

ECOWAS decided on Sunday, July 3, to lift some of the sanctions against Mali since January 9. The end of a deal that lasted six months. From our special correspondent in AccraSix months after introducing…

The leaders of the ECOWAS member states decided on Sunday, July 3, during a summit in Accra, to lift some of the sanctions that have weighed on the country since January. ECOWAS had sanctioned Bamako for failing to get a reasonable timetable for the return to…

The 61st annual summit of ECOWAS Heads of State was held on Sunday, July 3, 2022 in Accra. The decisions announced about Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea were taken behind closed doors in an ultra-monitored conference room, only VIP badges could be in the…

The 61st ECOWAS Summit ended on Sunday, July 3, in Accra, Ghana. The West African organization has investigated its retaliatory measures against Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea after junta seized power.…

A crucial summit is currently being held in Accra, on a key issue: should sanctions be lifted or vice versa, should they be taken against military regimes in West Africa? The leaders of the region have been meeting since this morning in Ghana to talk about it,…

West African leaders are meeting in Ghana's capital Accra on Sunday to consider sanctions they have imposed on three military-ruled countries in their volatile region. Leaders of the Economic Community of…

The West African organization had postponed until July 3 the decisions related to the sanctions to be lifted or taken for Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso. The three countries have doubled their efforts in recent weeks to prove their goodwill.…

Takuba in Mali, it's over. This was confirmed by the French General Staff on Friday 1 July. This working group was launched in March 2020, as part of the Barkhane control operation in Mali. It brought together 800 special forces from ten European countries…