All news on the topic: Mali

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Rights group accuses Mali army and Russia’s Africa Corps of killing civilians and staging bodies
Russia’s Africa Corps mercenaries and Mali’s army killed four civilians in the country’s north this week and left one victim’s dismembered body arranged into a swastika, according to French broadcaster RFI.
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Russian-made cluster munitions found in Mali village despite international ban
Unexploded Russian-made cluster munition bomblets, as well as damage consistent with bomblet impacts, have been found in a village in northern Mali – despite the West African country being a state party to the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) which prohibits their use.
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From uranium to jihadists: The brutal struggle for control of the Sahel
The escalating conflict in Mali is only the latest episode in the struggle for influence in the Sahel.
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Rebels seize cities as Mali coup threat exposes fragile grip of military rulers
A coup is underway in Mali, though it has not brought down the governing junta just yet.
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Failure of the GRU project in Africa: how the “African Corps”, led by Konstantin Mirzayants, is retreating from cities in Mali
According to footage that has appeared online, the "African Corps" is abandoning cities captured by rebels in Mali.
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Ukrenergo, Alliance Bank, and Pavlo Shcherban: how a state-backed energy deal ended in non-payment of guarantees and billion-level losses
The name of Rostyslav Shurma, former Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, has become widely known not only because of his government roles and business career.
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Russian-backed Malian junta struggles for survival amid expanding jihadist offensive
The military junta in Mali, strongly supported by Russian mercenaries, is close to losing power.
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Mali arrests two generals and alleged French spy over ‘plot to destabilise’ junta
Development comes as the military continues to crack down on dissent after a pro-democracy rally in May
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At least 48 people dead in Mali goldmine collapse
Rescuers are still searching for victims at the illegally operated mine in the western part of the country.
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Identities of Wagner mercenaries killed in Mali ambush revealed
Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in Mali in July were Russian war veterans who survived tours in Ukraine, Libya and Syria, according to interviews with relatives and a review of social media data.
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How an alleged associate of the Burkinabè cigarette magnate tried to bribe a Malian official
A secret recording obtained by OCCRP shows how Safy Mokoko Sow, a well-connected middleman claiming to represent Burkinabe tobacco magnate Apollinaire Compaoré, offered money to the head of Mali’s national tobacco company to smuggle contraband cigarettes.
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Bus crash leaves at least 31 dead as vehicle plunges off bridge
The bus crash took place in Mali, west Africa and has seen 31 people die and left 10 others injured after a horrifying plunge from a road bridge
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Inside the 'world's hottest country' which becomes deadly 48C oven in summer
Mali is a landlocked country in West Africa where locals are forced to endure year-long averages of 37C and fatal highs of 48C, which can kill if not treated with adequate rest, water, shade and electrolyte replacement