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On Friday, July 2, 2021, the French Minister of Defense Florence Parly confirmed Allyhmoud ag Baye's death, aka Ikarey. Two weeks ago, the RFI announced the death of this cadre of Islamic State in Greater Sahara during a joint operation between the French and Nigerian armies and the European workforce Takouba in June in the Menaka region. Five other jihadists were neutralized and two relatives of Abu…

"Niger has become a democratic island in the Sahel chaos and we must defend Niger to show that a democratic country can defeat terrorism. This is the message that the Nigerian government is sending to its partners, according to the source in Chad and Mali. Nigerian Foreign Minister Massoudou Hassoumi is visiting Paris. At ChistopheBoisbouvier's microphone, he reacts to everything that shakes the Sahel. He also talks about the United States about Joe Biden and about France by Emmanuel Macron. .

High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet calls on the Bamako authorities to conduct impartial investigations to combat impunity. Most of the killings and kidnappings are carried out by non-governmental armed groups, especially jihadists, but the Malian security and defense forces are also responsible for some of the human rights violations.…

Although the presidential election should in principle be held in February 2022, several personalities are expected to be candidates. This is the case with the former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé, who joined the URD, a major Malian political party this weekend. as reported from Bamako,Serge DanielBoubou Cissé's immediate…

Following the coup in late May, Mali was shut down by several organizations, including the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Among the conditions for the country to regain its place within the subregional institution is respect for the duration of the transition, ie. presidential and legislative elections at the end of February 2022.…

Two attacks took place in Mali on Friday. One against a military post in Boni in the middle, which left six dead and one wounded among the Malian armed forces. The other against a temporary UN position in the north, which left fifteen injured. Two attacks again bloody Mali on Friday. Shortly after 4 pm, it was Malia's armed…

In Mali, the five Christians who were kidnapped were released on Monday morning, Wednesday 23 June. Until now, we had no news from Ségué's parish priest, near Mopti, and the four believers who had taken him to San, the Ségou region, to attend a funeral. They had never reached their destination. Their abduction was not claimed,…

"In Mali, we must remove all ambiguity about the duration of the transition," said Tiéman Coulibaly. The former Malia Foreign and Defense Minister is currently chairing a political coalition, the ARP, the Alliance for the Republic and Progress. For the future presidential election, Tiéman Coulibaly asks the transitional authorities to respect the planned date of February 27, 2022. While in Paris, he…

In Mali, five Christians were abducted on Monday, June 21, in the middle of the country. They had left the Mopti region and went to the Ségou region. They never got to their destination. The kidnapping has been confirmed by regional authorities, but it has not been claimed. The area is being visited by jihadists from Katiba Macina, linked to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, but no claims have been…

French forces in Operation Barkhane were attacked on Monday in northern Mali, 160 km south of the main northern city of Gao. It is a vehicle bomb used by the jihadists. French soldiers and Malian civilians were injured, suicide bombers were killed. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielOn the outskirts of the Malian town of…