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The meeting began on Wednesday, March 16, and ended on Thursday, March 17, in Gao, in the north. The Malian Minister for National Reconciliation and the leaders of the armed groups would complete the agreement in principle signed in Rome in order to jointly…

Mali's military government has ordered the French broadcasters RFI and France 24 to broadcast, and complains that they have wrongly accused the army of abusing it, it said in a statement on Thursday. The Bamako government "categorically rejects these false accusations against the brave FAMA (Malian Armed Forces)," said spokesman Colonel Abdoulaye Maiga. The military "is initiating proceedings ... to suspend broadcasts from RFI and France 24 ... until further notice," he said in a statement dated…

In Mali, the Ministry of Territorial Administration publishes a press release announcing its intention to initiate proceedings to shut down the RFI and France 24 channels. France Médias Monde (FMM), the parent company of RFI and France 24, notes and regrets this…

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They all arrived in Gao on Tuesday, March 15, in the evening or on Wednesday. Mali's Minister for National Reconciliation, Colonel Ismaël Wagué, and Northern Armed Forces signatories to the 2015 peace agreement held initial talks on Wednesday, but the meeting…

A Mauritanian delegation of ministers traveled to the Mali border on Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 March. Under the leadership of the Minister of the Interior, the delegation also included the Minister of Defense and the commanders of the army and security forces.…

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch says the Malian army has killed dozens in its crackdown on extremists. Jihadist groups are also accused of escalating violence since December. Abuses on both sides can constitute war crimes. Women from sub-Saharan…

71 people have been documented summarily executed by the Malian army. In Torno, for example, two soldiers had been killed by an explosion and the military convoy immediately fell over the village. They killed 14 people. Looks like a retaliatory attack. Among the victims was the village chief, who was over 80 years old, a 16-year-old girl. They took them to the place where the mine had exploded and they were executed on the spot. We also documented the serious case that occurred in early March…

The European External Action Service, led by Josep Borrell, wrote to Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop on March 9, asking for guarantees to uphold the EUTM mission to train Malian armed forces. as…

In Mali, the national army and jihadist groups are engaged in a ruthless struggle. The French Barkhane and European Takuba forces have announced that they are leaving the country, due to many disagreements with the transitional authorities. Fama and their new…