| 单词 | Mali |
| 例句 | Similarly, the most sympathetic Mali Ambassador had been in New York at the United Nations. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z One cannot just introduce good institutions to poor countries like Paraguay and Mali and expect those countries to adopt the institutions and achieve the per-capita GNPs of the United States and Switzerland. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z As the crew was setting up its floodlights on tripods, a Dayton, Ohio, radio station called, wishing to interview Mali colm X by telephone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z They’d traded notes about Mali and Ethiopia, and she complimented him on his enormous vocabulary. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Rather than illustrate that technique, Malis pictures such devices as spotlights and reflectors in black-and-white close-ups. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z On the other, one must delight in the constant stream of impressive new music from Africa, specifically from Mali. Music picks of the week 2010-04-23T23:14:00Z The husband-and-wife duo from Mali and their four-piece band throw up a river of rhythm, each instrument functioning like a drum. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z As a warm-up to that transformation, Mr. Althamer has taken groups of neighbors to Mali and Brazil to study out-of-the-ordinary architecture. Art Review: ‘Pawel Althamer: The Neighbors’ Is at the New Museum 2014-02-13T20:22:19Z If you support that intervention, does that mean you support these atrocities committed by the undemocratic government of Mali? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z The exhibition concludes with still more Sahel sculpture, a magnificent ensemble of large-scale figures carved from wood by the Bamana people of Mali in the 18th through 20th centuries. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z High point: "Travelling to Mali to make my last CD, Red Earth." Portrait of the artist: Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz singer 2010-03-29T21:30:00Z Around the same time France intervened against Nosra’s Islamist allies in Mali. Don’t fall for ISIS’ trap: A French national pleads for tolerance 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z "I worry about Mali because I am a citizen of the world," says Sissako. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Mr. El-Dabh, who became a United States citizen in 1961, made field recordings over the years in Egypt, Ethiopia, Senegal, Niger, Mali, Brazil and elsewhere. Halim El-Dabh, Composer of Martha Graham Ballets, Dies at 96 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Ansar noted that “The Last Song Before the War” is by no means the only substantial film about the festival, which is currently in exile following violent developments in northern Mali in 2012. ‘Festival in the Desert’ is a documentary about a musical event in Mali 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In 1324, when King Mansa Musa of Mali stopped in Cairo while making the pilgrimage to Mecca, he distributed so much gold that he destroyed the value of money for at least a decade. The unlucky continent 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Last year, in a ceremony in Mali, he was given a griot name. Damon Albarn of Gorillaz on How a Dark Fantasy Became Reality on ‘Humanz’ 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Malis bases his spectrum-spanning compositions on the international standards for computer-represented hues, and prints them on shaped aluminum panels or 3-D plaster stone. Review | In the galleries: Two photographers focus on the pastoral beauty of Arlington 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z It was the name once given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that is now Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. 14 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Only in a few places does Mali Music take on the mantle of faith, most intensely on the album closer “I Believe,” which is in part about hypocrisy in the church. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z The fighting swept through northern Mali, seizing major towns within weeks and effectively splitting this impoverished nation into two. The Music of Mali: 9 Musicians and Bands to Check Out Now 2013-02-06T19:31:16Z He explained that the artifacts, which were handed over to diplomats on Monday, would be immediately returned to Mali, where the country’s Ministry of Culture would assess them. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z In some stories, they are the handicaps that mark future heroes — like the lame legs of Sundiata Keita, legendary “Lion King” of Mali, or Harry Potter’s lightning scar. Turning the ‘Curse of Ham’ Into a Blessing 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z It was the name given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that includes modern Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Best Art Books of 2020 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z But Sissako says their initial foothold was made possible by faults in society in Mali and elsewhere in Africa. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z So last September, when all music apart from Quranic chanting was banned by armed jihadi groups in the northern two thirds of Mali, Glastonbury felt compelled to react. Mali hits Glastonbury: Rokia Traoré, Fatoumata Diawara and more 2013-06-18T17:37:00Z Now it must finish the battle it's fighting in Mali. Bombino: Niger's Tuareg guitar hero 2013-04-07T16:00:01Z Others are involved in international missions in Kosovo, Lebanon and Mali. TV drama reopens debate over Germans' war guilt 2013-03-28T15:43:07Z "When I read it in the press, it was just a few words about the event," said Sissako, born in Mauritania but raised primarily in Mali, the birthplace of his father. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z Half a million people, including many performers, fled to the south of Mali or to refugee camps in neighboring countries. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Keita was one of three leading acts from Mali at the festival this year, with a focus on that country because of the political turmoil and jihadist uprising. WOMADelaide festival 2013 – review 2013-03-11T13:45:00Z These days, with Mali in the throes of political chaos, it’s unlikely that anyone is doing much work at all at the site, though history and art are visible everywhere. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z From Egypt the show takes a leap across the Sahara, to what is now Mali, in West Africa. Art Review: ‘African Cosmos,’ at National Museum of African Art 2012-08-30T21:48:16Z Tinariwen, a Tuareg band from Mali, and the Chieftains, the Irish folk band, have both put out records in the last year that featured American indie-rock guests. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z The most powerful riff is reserved for the title track, a pounding, angry attack on the chaos in Mali and elsewhere in Africa, mixed with a love song to the continent. Rokia Traoré: Beautiful Africa – review 2013-04-04T21:00:03Z They traveled back and forth to Senegal, Mali, Cameroon. Artwork Taken From Africa, Returning to a Home Transformed 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z In his new book, “Music, Culture and Conflict in Mali,” Andy Morgan, a former manager of the Tuareg rock band Tinariwen, describes in detail the Islamists’ campaign against what they called “Satan’s music.” Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval 2013-07-30T21:56:55Z Security Council so that it finds a framework that allows stability to be restored in Mali and the wider Sahel,” Hollande said. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z “Music in Exile” is the title of Songhoy Blues’s debut album, and such song titles as “Sahara” and “Mali” specify where the quartet is exiled from. Review | Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z As she sang in languages from Mali, the instruments paused, waiting for the spaces between her phrases. Music Review: A Malian Singer Sets Her West African Message to a Dance Beat 2011-07-31T22:06:14Z Feeling that a longer stay in Mali would be unsafe, she hired transportation to drive them six hours to the Burkina Faso border, although they were unsure what they might encounter there. Meet Jessica Pociask, your tour guide for crazy destinations 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Add to that the unanticipated consequences - such as how the Libyan intervention worsened instability and suffering in Mali - and that usually tips the scales for me. Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z Invisible System As an aid worker in Ethiopia and Mali, Dan Harper started recording local singers and bands. Playlist: From Soft, Feathery Vocals to Locomotive Sax 2011-04-17T00:31:06Z Since 2007, the United States has upheld an agreement with Mali to protect cultural property. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z I had arrived in the Niger River town of Ségou two days earlier, after a rough four-hour drive on a decaying tarmac road from Bamako, the capital of Mali. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Barefoot in a T-shirt and long floral sulu, she walks like the Mali women. Too much seawater, too little drinking water: Fiji’s fight to withstand climate change 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z Flick and Malis turn digital simulation into physical reality. Review | In the galleries: Two photographers focus on the pastoral beauty of Arlington 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Yet the “desert blues” identified with Mali is a small part of the band’s eclectic sound. Review | Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z That was the case with two Djenné terra-cotta figures that were bequeathed to the museum in 2012 as part of a larger collection, which the museum announced in February would be returned to Mali. A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z The container originated in Mali with papers claiming that it held reproductions of cultural items. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “I’m a minority myself in Cameroon, a Bamileke,” says Nganang, who has also reported from conflict zones in Mali, Rwanda and Liberia. Searching for the Past in Cameroon, Only to Find It Is Still Very Present 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z “We put a great deal of care into culture,” Mohamed Traore, an adviser with Mali’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, said in an interview. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z This record comes in the wake of recent hostilities in Mali, and partly serves as another reaffirmation of Tuareg culture in the face of mass deracination. Bombino: Nomad – review 2013-03-31T00:05:07Z Or at least I kept hearing it, as I did on a visit to the ironworkers collective, the Coopérative des Forgerons, back in Bamako, Mali’s capital. An Art Critic in Africa: In Mali, Finding Art as Authentic as Life Itself 2012-04-16T18:59:43Z That’s the story of voodoo and Santería in the Americas, and it’s also the story of Gnawa music in Morocco, made by descendants of slaves brought north from what is now Mali. Music Review: Mystical Morocco Bursting With Tribal Rhythm 2011-05-22T21:45:10Z Also appearing: Africa Express presents Terry Riley’s “In C Mali,” a new version of a 1964 work recorded in Bamako after the Islamist takeover of much of Mali in 2013. Summer Festival Season Heats Up 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z From Mali, there was a sturdy set from Rokia Traore, who started with cool ballads and showed off her stomping electric guitar riffs on Beautiful Africa. Womad festival 2013-07-29T09:54:17Z Macron defended France’s military presence in Mali and other countries in the Sahel region as necessary to keep terrorists at bay, and he refused to apologize for the past. ‘Our imagination was violated’: France to return African art 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z The works on view, which include metalwork, sculpture and textiles, date from the 13th to 19th centuries, and cover various African regions, including Mali, Nigeria, Liberia and Congo, among others. Datebook: Kerry James Marshall at MOCA, L.A. in '92 and Mary Weatherford's brilliant abstractions 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z This was never clearer to me than in northern Mali. ‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z Textile fragments from the Bandiagara region of central Mali, which are some of the oldest to survive in Africa, fit into this description. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z In June 2020, the State Department provided Mali with a grant to finance the return of the artifacts and their eventual exhibition there. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z But those who live in the region see a direct — and very personal — link, as this GlobalPost video from Gao, Mali, illustrates: How climate change is helping al-Qaida 2013-12-03T13:45:00Z In addition, early this year an impromptu all-star group of some 40 singers and musicians calling itself United Voices of Mali recorded a plea for peace called “Mali-Ko.” Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval 2013-07-30T21:56:55Z But in calmer times the usual focus of such a quest is the landscape of cliffs and gorges in central Mali known as Dogon country. An Art Critic in Africa: In Mali, Finding Art as Authentic as Life Itself 2012-04-16T18:59:43Z Malis titled his show “The Hand of God,” which also sounds cosmic. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z He was born in Mauritania but grew up across the border in Mali. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z The workers were paid a pittance for their labor, but in the 1970s Mali was gripped by famine; any money was better than none. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z “In my native Mali, we used sheets and other pieces of fabric to securely carry babies on our backs,” she said. College professor carries student’s baby in class for 3 hours, goes viral 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The Mali journey mapped by the show continues further to the Bandiagara region of cliffs and scrub brush settled by Dogon peoples, who trace their origins to a creator-spirit descended from the sky. Art Review: ‘African Cosmos,’ at National Museum of African Art 2012-08-30T21:48:16Z His portrait of life under jihadi rule in northern Mali is brutal and shocking, but also gentle, generous and surprisingly funny. The Best Movies of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z That paved the way for a young Robert Patrick to get an audition with the great casting director Mali Finn. "Terminator 2" made — and almost ended — Robert Patrick's career 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z BAMAKO, Mali — Faceless health workers in biohazard suits representing the fear of Ebola. African Biennale of Photography Returns to Mali Amid Unrest 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Her collection largely focuses on the countries of the Sahel, like Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and on countries with Atlantic coastlines, from Morocco to Angola. We Wore What? Centuries of Global Fashion as a System of Power 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z When the story begins, Odelle, who speaks Arabic, is the translator for a Special Forces team sent to Mali to track and kill a top terrorist commander. Review: ‘American Odyssey,’ a New NBC Series, Stars Anna Friel 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Jane is quarantined at Golden Oaks when her one-year-old, Mali, takes her first steps and speaks her first words. Can Surrogacy Remake the World? 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z It depicts life in northern Mali under the control of Islamist militants, and is competing for best foreign film at Sunday's Oscars. Kristen Stewart makes awards history 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z His father, a mason, was arrested in 1964 for aiding a Tuareg rebellion that broke out against the newly independent government of Mali and executed by firing squad. Tinariwen: Sahara to New York City 2011-08-20T23:04:07Z The first hour, which follows Aminata from Mali to South Carolina, is the series' most original and compelling. 'Book of Negroes' is a compelling look at a slave's journey 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z She explains: "I can just keep going and doing the best in my work, to try to make people think good things about Mali and see good things from Mali." Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z I had heard great things of him from people who had visited him at his home in Mali but nothing prepared me for seeing him live. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z This is music at the highest, most exalted level, coming from the centre of the incredibly deep culture of Mali as refracted through the vision of one of the world's greatest instrumentalists. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z Mr. Sissako, 53, knows and loves Timbuktu, in northern Mali and currently back under government control. 'Timbuktu' Director on the Burdens and Blessings of the Label 'African Filmmaker' 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z There was also a song from Mali, a heartfelt prayer for the well-being of children around the world. At the Triple Door: Sweet Honey, sweet harmony | Concert review 2012-12-05T20:55:35Z In collaboration with the charity Oxfam, he made a trip to Mali, where he recorded “Mali Music” with local musicians. Music: Damon Albarn's Operatic Career 2011-07-25T11:30:06Z The biennial itself wasn’t getting much traffic, though: early reports of terrorist attacks in northern Mali were starting to keep travelers away. An Art Critic In Africa: Salif Diabagat? and Other Artists Struggle in Africa 2012-04-15T04:10:00Z Macron told reporters that the France and Britain were now fighting wars together, a reference to cooperation between the two former European adversaries against armed Islamist movements including in countries Mali. British PM May says honored by French loan of Bayeux Tapestry 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z He interpreted these visions as subconscious exhortations to travel to Peru, where he immersed himself in the Amazon, and to Mali, where he sparred with a local wrestling champion. Matthew McConaughey Wrote the Book on Matthew McConaughey 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z “Welcome to Mali” also had a pop sheen over Malian beats. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z He’s followed that organization’s orchestra around the world but has also undertaken many solo trips to photograph such scenes as a solstice crowd at Stonehenge and a trio of camels in Mali. Review | In the galleries: A century apart, Khalil Gibran and contemporary artists explore questions of home and displacement at MEI Art Gallery 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z A few days later my thoughts turned back to Grand Market as I walked through the permanent textile display at the National Museum of Mali. An Art Critic in Africa: In Mali, Finding Art as Authentic as Life Itself 2012-04-16T18:59:43Z Since I believe there is power in defining ourselves before others do, I asked him, “Who is Mali?” WATCH: Grammy nominated musician Mali Music drops highly anticipated new album 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z There are few better philosophies to embrace at this inclusive festival, where music from Mexico, Mali, Madagascar and Manchester rubs shoulders. Womad ? review 2011-08-06T23:05:40Z Their final destination will be museums, “including the National Museum of Mali in the capital, Bamako,” he added. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z She is also known for her political activism and philanthropy, and she recently started a sustainable fashion line, Studio One Eighty Nine, with pieces like kimonos that are hand-dyed in Ghana and Mali. ‘Kids,’ Then and Now 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z In his delicate runs were a mix of styles from across the cluster of the region's countries, including Nigeria, Mali, Senegal and Sierra Leone. Angelique Kidjo delivers urgent, resonant joy to California Plaza 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z A French military truck passes a bus in Mali as the army advanced towards Timbuktu. Mali rebels fleeing Timbuktu burn library full of ancient manuscripts 2013-01-28T11:40:00Z Geometric cutouts perforate the restaurant’s facade, an allusion to Dogon architecture in Mali, repeated indoors and on the ceiling over a semi-enclosed back garden. At Serengeti Kitchen, Touches of Memoir Dot the Menu 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z Macron told reporters that the France and Britain were now fighting wars together, a reference to cooperation between the two former European adversaries against armed Islamist movements including in countries Mali. British PM May says honored by French loan of Bayeux Tapestry 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Or the aboriginal figure that the Zinssers purchased in Mali on one of their many travels. William Zinsser, Author of ‘On Writing Well,’ at His Work 2013-04-28T16:18:48Z In 2013, the French government launched Operation Serval, to counter al-Qaeda linked groups in northern Mali. Timbuktu film praised at Cannes 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z In Britain a similar process began even earlier: Damon Albarn released the “Mali Music” CD nearly a decade ago, while his band Blur was on hiatus. Music: Indie Rock Embraces an African Invasion 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z “Timbuktu” drew admiration for its humanistic depiction of life in a Mali village under fundamentalist Taliban rule. Predicting the Palme d’Or a guessing game 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z The coup in Mali was followed by chaos and an Islamist take-over of the country's north which saw music banned in towns taken over by hardliners. Malians who sang out against conflict get Songlines honors 2014-04-24T00:06:43Z They were offered the choice of giving the money to Rokia, a girl in Mali aged seven, or to reduce hunger among 21 million Africans. Half the Sky: how the trafficking of women today is on a par with genocide 2010-08-18T23:05:00Z This was a sophisticated, attacking set in which controlled and powerful vocals were matched against a passionate peace song for Mali, followed by an inspired dance workout. Angélique Kidjo and Fatoumata Diawara – review 2013-03-10T17:55:05Z Filmmaker Abderrahmane Sissako admits he was naive to think he could shoot his award-winning drama "Timbuktu" in the ancient Mali city so soon after the French military had driven out Islamic extremists. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A hippopotamus-shaped power object from 20th-century Mali molded from earth mixed with alcohol and blood looks enough like a hand grenade to merit the theme it appears under, “Harnessing Danger.” In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Ry Cooder and I went to Havana to shoot all these Cuban musicians as well as musicians from Mali, but then the guys from Mali couldn't get visas. Wim Wenders takes 3D dancing in new film "Pina" 2011-12-19T20:49:03Z The present African installation, in place for a while, has recently been enhanced by the addition of antique sculptures from Mali and Nigeria. Art Review: Yale University Art Gallery Reopens After Renovations 2012-12-13T23:11:46Z Cities like Abidjan, Dakar in Senegal, and Bamako in Mali are saturated in it. An Art Critic In Africa: Salif Diabagat? and Other Artists Struggle in Africa 2012-04-15T04:10:00Z Other standout tracks are "Free From It All," featuring Mathai, "Walk With Me," with Novel, and "Tell the World," including Mali Music. Review: Gospel rapper Lecrae's new album is solid 2012-09-04T17:31:05Z It’s a collagelike portrait of a people set in a corner of Mali, following various men, women and children whose lives are, with escalating violence, being upended by Islamic jihadists. Sommeliers Decanting the Madness of Cannes 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Inevitably, we discuss the French intervention into the crisis in Mali, which she supported. Rokia Traoré: 'I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa' 2013-03-29T08:00:06Z The same vaccine, developed by the US NIH and GlaxoSmithKline, has just gone into human clinical trials in the UK, Mali and the Gambia. Hopes raised as Ebola vaccine protects monkeys for 10 months 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z At the end of 2011, a small clique of Malian Tuareg leaders sought an alliance with al-Qaida-franchised terror groups in northern Mali. Bombino: Niger's Tuareg guitar hero 2013-04-07T16:00:01Z The mini-festival includes women from Mali, Morocco, South Africa, Mozambique and Cote d'Ivoire, who present themes both personal and political in their work. Meet the 'Voices of Strength' 2012-09-25T22:16:04Z Given the situation in Mali at the moment, it felt particularly important to show some solidarity. Glastonbury 2013 lineup: first act announced 2013-01-17T18:49:00Z Various Artists Songs For Desert Refugees Glitterhouse Mali is one of the musical power-houses of Africa, but today it's a country in chaos, and its ancient culture is under threat. Various Artists: Songs for Desert Refugees – review 2012-07-19T21:30:01Z Hostages are taken from Mali and neighbours, and traded for huge ransoms. Paper trail 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z And “Wùlu” tells a gangster tale against the backdrop of Mali’s military coup. What’s on TV Monday: Sports Documentaries and ‘Wùlu’ 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Abderrahmane Sissako's story of the fight against fundamentalism in his native Mali had been expected to pick up a prize or two last Saturday. Cannes 2014: all the films we reviewed – which do you most want to see? 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z Could you explain why intervention in Mali is a negative event? Glenn Greenwald's reader Q&A: the highlights 2013-01-24T23:07:00Z This nonprofit organization’s new programming includes mini-festivals dedicated to music from Mali and India, and from contemporary Jewish culture. World Music Institute Expands for Next Concert Season 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z He has always been an outsider, an exile from the Ivory Coast who settled in Mali, where he has become a local star. Tiken Jah Fakoly: African Revolution ? review 2010-10-21T20:31:00Z This propels the hero from his family vacation on the Outer Banks to Bamako, the capital of Mali, and eventually to Timbuktu. A thriller writer’s challenge: Make U.S. policy in Africa into a page turner Other objects in France that the report says should be returned in this first phase are from Senegal, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mali and Cameroon. Museums in France Should Return African Treasures, Report Says 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Musicians from Morocco, Mali and the United States will visit this festival, which centers on traditional music from the region. Cannes Festival Begins and Chinese Artists Head to Sydney: Global Arts Guide 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z There is a strong current of anger and disgust running through his film, which was inspired by the Islamist takeover of Timbuktu and other parts of northern Mali in 2012. ‘Timbuktu,’ an Abderrahmane Sissako Film About Radical Islam 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z She was booked as an act of solidarity with northern Mali, where Islamic militants effectively banned all music last year. Glastonbury preview: Part one 2013-06-25T06:12:44Z But the sector was marked mainly by the threat of extremism in 2015 with deadly attacks in Egypt, France, Lebanon, Tunisia, Mali and other nations. Tourism worldwide reaches record levels in 2015 in defiance of terrorism threat 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z Arts Imperiled Legacy for African Art These three objects were offered for sale by an antiquities dealer in Mopti, Mali. An Imperiled Legacy 2012-08-03T18:41:18Z But the sculptor, a recent arrival from Mali, sometimes moves toward abstraction. In the galleries: Chinese ink paintings, enhanced with water and words 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Method: Kick Start, a not-for-profit organisation that specialises in irrigation technology, is making portable water pumps accessible to farming communities across Africa – most significantly in Kenya, Tanzania and Mali. Africa innovations: 15 ideas helping to transform a continent 2012-08-25T23:05:54Z The other sculpture, free-standing, was cut from a single block of wood by a Dogon artist in Mali in the 18th or early 19th century. In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Vast areas of the Sahel, specifically Mali, are politically turbulent, and difficult, if not impossible, to access. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z Six years ago, back home in Mali, he recorded one of the best-loved albums of his career, the gently exquisite In the Heart of the Moon, with the late Ali Farka Touré. Toumani Diabat? 2010-06-03T20:45:00Z The trials will first take place in Maryland, then in the United Kingdom and, with the appropriate approval, in Gambia and Mali. Third American diagnosed with Ebola while working in Liberia 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Her last Barbican visit featured her Red Earth collaboration with instrumentalists and singers from Mali, with original songs alongside moving reinventions of classics such as Footprints and Nina Simone's Four Women. Dee Dee Bridgewater 2010-04-19T21:30:00Z Photograph: Jon Hrusa/EPA Nowhere does music have a greater social and political importance than in the vast desert state of Mali. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z Kouyaté was born in Bamako, Mali's capital, to Guinean parents, who moved to Burkina Faso soon after his birth. Sotigui Kouyat? obituary 2010-05-02T17:25:00Z This quartet formed in response to the 2012 music ban in their native Mali and have since released two albums of blues rock that make the genre’s African roots impossible to ignore. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z But before last year they hadn’t released an album since 2012, when music was banned in Mali by the Islamic militants who then controlled the country. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Performers have traveled from Belize, Guatemala, Botswana, Mali, Peru and elsewhere to offer demonstrations and share stories about their interactions with U.S. Smithsonian Folklife Festival opens on mall in DC 2011-06-30T21:51:10Z Eight people died in Nigeria, six in Mali and none in Senegal, where just one case was diagnosed. As Ebola 'fear factor' eases, African tourism edges back 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Mali Music sings with a gentle tone, and only mild urgency; in a neat trick, he uses digital effects not to make himself sharper, but rather to soften him even more. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z "I trust in Mali and I trust in music." Rokia Traoré: 'I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa' 2013-03-29T08:00:06Z A simple cattle herder in the sand dunes of Mali finds his fate in the hands of edgy, insolent Islamic extremists. Oscars 2015: Powerful foreign-language film nominees incite with insight 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z Malis goes inside, in two senses of the word, by photographing his own lighting gear, which is mostly round. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z She, her French husband and their six-year-old son also have a place in Amiens in northern France, but she bases herself in Mali, when touring and the political situation allow. Rokia Traoré: 'I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa' 2013-03-29T08:00:06Z And this is why the music of Mali remains such a vital force in the fight for all our futures. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z "We're starting with Kenya, Niger, Mali, Nigeria, Ghana and Egypt," he said. Barack Obama pushes for 'global effort' to combat spread of Ebola 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Her research took her to Mali, West Africa, where she attempted to explain the western eroticization of breasts. Not every culture eroticizes breasts. Why does ours — especially large ones? 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Our Mali will never belong to those people. ArtsBeat: Malian Musicians Call for Peace 2013-01-20T19:05:44Z Later that morning, while taking a dip in the communal swimming pool, she meets Mali, a “Thai or Eurasian” woman about her age, “30 more or less.” On the Lam in Bangkok, With a Suitcase Full of Cash 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Mali, though, offered Hammer a most unusual way in, and he took it. Meet ‘The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu’ 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Then, after more than a decade in exile, the band members all returned to Mali and fought in the great Tuareg rebellion of the early 1990s. Tinariwen: Sahara to New York City 2011-08-20T23:04:07Z The French went in to restore stability in their former colony after Mali’s military toppled the country’s democratic government in 2012. A thriller writer’s challenge: Make U.S. policy in Africa into a page turner In a world where categories and genres are often the preferred way to describe music, Mali and his music rise above the labels. WATCH: Grammy nominated musician Mali Music drops highly anticipated new album 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z He is serving life behind bars in a prison in Mali. The Uncondemned: the heartbreaking story behind the first conviction of rape as a war crime 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The French president said that the France would be willing to help an operation in Mali if it were covered by a Security Council resolution. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z Al-Qaida-linked Islamists who ran Timbuktu and the rest of northeastern Mali for months set fire to the city's collection of ancient manuscripts amid a French-led campaign to help Mali's government regain control of the area. Timbuktu mausoleums: Rebuilding takes money, mud 2013-02-08T12:11:09Z But the native of Mali is also giving a brief tour of smaller UK venues. The best jazz and world music gigs for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z The FAO added that insecurity along the Algeria/Libya border was ongoing and that the “political insecurity and conflict” in Mali might also hamper control efforts making. Romeo and Juliet theater found 2012-06-07T15:18:00Z Malis depicts these round or partly egg-shaped color spaces from assorted angles, indicated in subtitles such as “front view” and “isometric north east view.” Review | In the galleries: Even when extravagance is the theme, less can be more 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z At the Trenton salon, she is tended to by women from Mali and Senegal with whom she is perhaps supposed to feel a Pan-African kinship. Books of The Times: ‘Americanha,’ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2013-05-19T20:26:59Z But he encouraged listeners to temper negative news from Mali and Africa, and led them in enthusiastic chants of “Sahara!” and “Together!” — the latter a refrain of “One Colour,” a universal-brotherhood plea. Review | Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z Like Long’s moons, Malis’s gadgets are similar yet divergent. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Nowhere, for example, do the curators try to demonstrate that art of ancient Egypt served a direct source for 19th and 20th-century art from Ghana, or Mali, or Sudan. In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z On Friday, as part of the SummerStage performance series, the company performs dances from Mali and Senegal that celebrate an arranged marriage between the two cultures. Dance Listings for July 1-7 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z There is a large belt that represents M’Baku’s status as the ruler, with ropes and a raffia skirt based on the Dogon tribe of Mali, and a leather sheath underneath it. Dressing Wakanda 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Malis, who teaches at Loyola University in Baltimore, offers pictures that are both playfully self-referential and starkly beautiful. Review | In the galleries: Paintings reflect light’s luminous effects 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z It is mostly a history of jihad in Mali, which for centuries lay on the trade route across the Sahara. Paper trail 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Bright color lit up the runway in a dark, cavernous warehouse, including some hand dying in indigo using a technique from Mali on a flared jacket made of recycled hemp. Fashion world marks Sept. 11 as shows go on 2011-09-12T15:55:19Z On “Africa Mon Afrique,” a song written before the recent military coup in Mali, the duo urge Africans to embrace multiparty democracy. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z Outside Mali, other musicians are involved in an international campaign to promote the culture of their battered country. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z In Timbuktu in Mali, great art is being attacked right now, as if it were an enemy. Will anyone save Timbuktu from Islamist tomb raiders? 2012-07-02T11:56:11Z Hollande suggested that the African Union and the body representing nations in West Africa, known as ECOWAS, refer the issue of Mali to the United Nations Security Council. Forget Gaga; Indonesia wild for own raunchy shows 2012-05-30T13:48:00Z A carved statue of Bashenga is modeled after Mansa Musa, who was the king of the ancient empire of Mali in West Africa. In ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ One Scene Celebrates and Commemorates 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Traoré is one of the most famous singers in Mali and has frequently addressed political and women's rights issues. Womad 2013: UK festival headliners announced 2013-02-27T00:01:00Z This benefit album aims to raise money for refugee projects, but also provides a rousing new compilation of desert blues, with unreleased or rare tracks from Tuareg musicians from Mali, Niger and Algeria. Various Artists: Songs for Desert Refugees – review 2012-07-19T21:30:01Z It was the name given by traders crossing the oceanic Sahara centuries ago to the welcoming grasslands that marked the desert’s southern rim, terrain that now includes modern Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal. Desert Empires: Wonders to Behold 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z In coming weeks, it has enticing players arriving from Ireland, Mali, France and Greece. 10 of the best music venues in Brussels 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z More chilling were reports last month of cultural property being destroyed in Timbuktu, Mali, some 200 miles north of Djenne. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z Her songs are mostly in Bambara, which she sings over tightly riveted rhythms drawn from the Wassoulou region of Mali or the highlife tradition of Ghana. An Afrofuturism Festival Brings an Energy Shift to Carnegie Hall 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Two areas especially rich in examples are represented in “The Routes to Slavery”: Mali, “one of the most important empires in Africa in the Middle Ages,” as well as Madagascar. ‘The Routes of Slavery’ traces a musical journey of resilience in the face of inhumanity 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Sidibé is renowned for matter-of-fact black-and-white images that capture the lives of young people in the wake of Mali’s independence from the French in 1960. Datebook: J.M.W. Turner's late work, African portraiture, lowbrow pin-ups 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z Hammer’s book tells the story of the librarian who oversaw a plot to smuggle ancient manuscripts out of Timbuktu, Mali, to save them from war. Notable nonfiction books in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z When, in 2012, Islamic jihadists imposed an extreme version of Shariah law on northern Mali, banning all music and destroying radio stations, many of that country’s most prominent musicians were forced to hide or flee. Review: ‘They Will Have to Kill Us First’ Documents Malian Music in Exile 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z An entire group found themselves in a tough situation on a March 2012 tour that ended in Bamako, the capital of Mali. Meet Jessica Pociask, your tour guide for crazy destinations 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Filmmaker Lutz Gregor follows a quartet of exiled musicians from Mali who defy religious extremists in order to play their music and appear at the Niger River Festival. At Filmfest DC, a snapshot of a world in flux, with many not-to-miss titles 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z He had been hounded out of his homeland in north-eastern Mali with his family in the early 1960s, while still a child. Tinariwen: Sahara to New York City 2011-08-20T23:04:07Z More than 900 artifacts intercepted in an illegal shipment have been returned to the government of Mali, U.S. officials said on Monday. U.S. Returns Over 900 Confiscated Artifacts to Mali 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z After a crushing decade, Ouologuem returned to Mali, where he remained resolutely silent on the matter, responding to questions about his aborted literary career with digressions or outbursts of anger, refusing even to speak French. Plagiarist or Master? The Tortured Legacy of Yambo Ouologuem 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z "I respect tradition but my modernity and my experience permits me to make it a certain way and show something more contemporary concerning Mali," she says. Rokia Traoré: 'I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa' 2013-03-29T08:00:06Z Performers from Burkina Faso, Mali, Togo and Senegal will appear in this festival, a celebration of the mask, a staple of many West African civic and religious rites. What's on This Week Around the World 1461-08-09T05:00:00Z A cyclist passes an ad for the African Photography Biennial, one of the continent’s oldest survey exhibitions, in Bamako, Mali. An Art Critic In Africa: Salif Diabagat? and Other Artists Struggle in Africa 2012-04-15T04:10:00Z The singer, who’s also a spirited dancer, spoke about the plight of refugees in northern Mali who were driven from their homes by war. Review | Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z The aim, she said was to promote peace and "show that not all Touaregs want an independent state in the north – we want one Mali". Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z In 2009 they won critical acclaim when they collaborated with the British rocker Damon Albarn on their next album, “Welcome to Mali.” Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z “Johnny & Donna,” from the gospel singer Mali Music’s new album “Mali Is...,” is a classic morality tale for the “Teen Mom” era. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z In preparing the report, the two traveled to Senegal, as well as to Benin, Mali and Cameroon, to meet with government officials, museum directors and art specialists. African Officials Respond to France’s Restitution Report 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Our colleagues on the foreign desk report on the conflict in Mali. In Transit Blog: Morning Walkabout: Myanmar and More 2012-04-09T15:42:32Z The music dances, and the 41-minute video, using its own set of recurring motifs, stays in constant motion through Mali’s streets, clubs and recording studios. The Year in Music Videos 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z But these pictures were prohibitively expensive, and the photo shops were generally owned by people from neighboring Mali. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z More than half of them are already on view at the National Museum of Mali in the country’s capital, Bamako. A Long Way Home for ‘Looted’ Art Is Getting Shorter 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Displaying more than 250 artworks, the exhibition features loans from partner institutions in Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria, many of which are being seen in North America for the first time. Raising the Cultural Bar on Campuses 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z A project in Mali delivers delight — and a lifeline. My trip to London was canceled, so I took it on YouTube instead 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z "What is going on in Mali?" she sings. Fatoumata Diawara gathers Malian supergroup to record peace song 2013-01-18T11:58:46Z Between them, the pair have been instrumental in opening up the west to the torrent of African music, particularly from Mali, that has now reached critical mass. Toumani Diabat?: Mali's modest maestro 2010-04-24T23:08:00Z Earrings from Mali made from thin sheets of decorated gold are designed to hang over the ear. 'Going for Gold' at SAM has a fine luster 2012-11-08T21:11:08Z It is shocking, therefore, that it has been banned across much of the two-thirds of Mali currently controlled by Islamic rebel groups. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z The biennial started in 1994 as an informal collaboration among several French and Malian photographers who, working in teams, took Mali as their subject and exhibited the results in Bamako, then in Paris. An Art Critic In Africa: Salif Diabagat? and Other Artists Struggle in Africa 2012-04-15T04:10:00Z “In northern Mali, music is like oxygen,” Baba Salah, one of northern Mali’s most-respected musicians, told The Washington Post in November. The Music of Mali: 9 Musicians and Bands to Check Out Now 2013-02-06T19:31:16Z Before making it big, Wilde was the assistant to esteemed casting director Mali Finn, who passed away in 2007. 30 is the new “Golden Girls,” apparently: Olivia Wilde deemed too old — at 28 — to play Leo’s wife in “Wolf of Wall Street” 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z There was fighting in Mali, banditry in Mauritania, a couple of terrorist incidents in Morocco, and Western Sahara languishing under military occupation. ‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z There are many such imperiled objects today in northern Mali, and especially in Timbuktu. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z Timbuktu held great symbolic importance for the rebels who later occupied two other Mali cities, noted Sissako. 'Timbuktu' director Abderrahmane Sissako shines a light on extremism 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z On Sunday, Mali held a presidential election with 27 candidates, with a runoff possible on Aug. 11. Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval 2013-07-30T21:56:55Z There’s no world in which I would surrender the intimidating beauty of Yoruba-language poetry for, say, Shakespeare’s sonnets, nor one in which I’d prefer the chamber orchestras of Brandenburg to the koras of Mali. Black Body: Rereading James Baldwin’s “Stranger in the Village” 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z Among them was a 2-year-old girl from Mali who died a few days later. Spanish police investigating migrant boat deaths detain five 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z In the Fox series Deep State, she plays a gay Republican senator facing a cover-up as she investigates the deaths of special forces agents in Mali. Victoria Hamilton: 'Women can now carry shows – without faces full of Botox' 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z The point of view switches first to the secretive Mali and then begins to roam from one character to another, often in the same scene. On the Lam in Bangkok, With a Suitcase Full of Cash 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The blue-robed Tuareg have been frequently engaged in armed struggles over land rights; struggles complicated by the regional and religious politics of hotspots such as Mali and Libya. Bombino: Nomad – review 2013-03-31T00:05:07Z But the focal point of the labels’ interest is clearly Mali, a landlocked nation in sub-Saharan West Africa with a population of only 14.5 million, less than one-10th that of Nigeria. Music: Indie Rock Embraces an African Invasion 2011-01-30T02:30:03Z Yet music is more entwined with the life of the nation in Mali than perhaps any other place in the world: a political, cultural and social force. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z Story: Set in Mali but filmed largely in Mauritania, the story centres on the rise of a hardline Islamist group. Oscars 2015: The foreign language contenders 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z Although they have fixed destinations on these trips, namely art events in Senegal, Mali and Ethiopia, their real goal is to cross as many national borders as possible and become, collectively and by default, pan-African. Art Review: ?The Ungovernables: 2012 New Museum Triennial? 2012-02-16T23:45:32Z After growing up in rural Mali, the son of a stock breeder, Sidibé worked full time as a photographer for just a few decades, before disappearing into obscurity. Malick Sidibé’s Mali: Scenes of a Rollicking Night Life 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z It just seems so wrong that this couple come from a country where musicians are being persecuted when they are such ambassadors for all that is good and strong about Mali. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z "There has never been anything like this in Mali," she said. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z In the aftermath of the Arab spring and the French intervention in Mali, the film provides a stark warning of the dangers of supporting benevolent dictators. Burkina Faso stages Africa's film festival with a conscience 2013-03-01T11:24:52Z That got Mali’s attention, and she said, “Let me see you create an intense presence.” "Terminator 2" made — and almost ended — Robert Patrick's career 2017-08-26T04:00:00Z Photograph: Mark Allan The war in Mali is being waged on two very different fronts. Sahara Soul – review 2013-01-27T17:24:11Z I had only performed live four times before, back in Mali. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z Today, the countries of the Sahel include not just Mali, but also Senegal, Niger, Mauritania and Burkina Faso in its western region, the focus of this exhibition. Review | The Met gives a long-overdue look at an African cultural powerhouse 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z “Basically a bunch of African musicians would jam together every Saturday night at St. Nick’s, many of whom were from Mali and West Africa,” she said. Rachel Brown’s Uncanny Voice 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z But unlike Tinariwen and the other Tuareg bands from across the border in Mali, he's a soloist, and a personality. Bombino – review 2013-04-26T16:43:18Z When those shows are over, Kouyaté heads back to Mali for further events, which will only take place if security allows. Mali music ban by Islamists 'crushing culture' 2013-01-15T21:10:07Z “When you are an artist coming from a poor country like Mali, your big goal is to be known abroad,” said Marc Antoine Moreau, the duo’s manager and producer. Amadou & Mariam Aim to Expand Audience With ?Folila? 2012-04-13T21:05:13Z Whatever the explanation, the poet Taylor Mali lampooned the baleful effect of the tone in his piece Totally Like Whatever. Uptalking is back, with an ironic twist 2010-05-02T20:00:00Z “The survival of the festival mandates that we relocate far from our home” in northern Mali, Mohamed Aly Ansar, the event’s chief organizer, said early this year at a conference on censorship. Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval 2013-07-30T21:56:55Z After he'd returned from an assignment in Mali and the Ivory Coast, an editor asked if he could write a deep-dive portrait of a single poor child. As 'True Story' weaves a web of ambiguity, whom can we believe? 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z Malis is not a painter, but his fluid color-scapes would hang comfortably next to canvases by cinematic Washington colorists such as Leon Berkowitz. Review | In the galleries: Even when extravagance is the theme, less can be more 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z She likes silk from China and Thailand, velvet from Vietnam, African prints from Mali, leather and knitwear from Argentina, and bathing suits from Brazil. Roberta Freymann Is All Over the Map by Design 2010-10-13T23:49:00Z Though French is the lingua franca of Mali, the United States is popular, and English nowadays has the greater cachet here. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z According to press materials, Pontiac was a hard-luck drifter who made music in Mali, Chicago and Detroit before being killed by a bus in 1977. Cult favorite John Lurie is back, with an old alter ego 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z A couple onstage and off, this duo first met in the 1970s in the orchestra at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, Mali. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z Chloe of R&B duo Chloe x Halle, Mali Music and Regina Belle will also take part in the Saturday evening event. Shaq, Usher and Drake shows all highlight Super Bowl week 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z An all-female group called the Kaladjoula Band, seven singers and instrumentalists from southern Mali, got the crowd rocking, with lively harmonies and dance moves. Along the Niger River, the Beat of the Sahel 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z A breakout who few tipped for recognition here, the artist’s major label debut, “Mali is …” was propelled by the hit “Beautiful.” Grammys 2015: First impressions on the first batch of nominations 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z As the band became more popular, it toured around the country by minibus, and occasionally travelled to other parts of West Africa: Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, and Ghana. When Burkina Faso Vibrated with a New Culture 2018-09-16T04:00:00Z On the island, Sibley fits in remarkably well working alongside the Mali people. Too much seawater, too little drinking water: Fiji’s fight to withstand climate change 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z The intention was that two travelling caravans of musicians, moving eastward and westward from Mali, would perform across the Sahel before reuniting for a concert in Oursi, Burkina Faso. Festival in the Desert postponed after security situation in Mali deteriorates 2013-02-01T13:52:24Z For the record: Mali on the whole is far less boozy than America. The world’s biggest drinkers are not who you think 2014-04-23T12:15:00Z Preserving the manuscripts is crucial, experts in Mali say, not just to learn about the past, but also the future. Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival 2013-05-20T16:35:06Z Lyrical and visually arresting, the movie is set in the storied city of Timbuktu, in the West African nation of Mali. A Movie That Dares to Humanize Jihadists 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z More recently, a succession of sublime artists have blazed a trail around the world, their easily accessible, blues-based sounds making the word Mali even more synonymous with magical music. Mali's magical music 2013-01-18T07:00:00Z As the Libyan leader fell, Tuareg fighters in his service looted his regime’s weapons caches, returned to their native Mali, and began to take over the northern part of that nation. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Security analysts say a drawn out fight for the town could have far-reaching impacts for Mali and its West African neighbours. Mali's army says it's captured rebel stronghold of Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Mali's army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country's north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Mali army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z All credit to the Mali international who was equal to the challenge for Everton's second at Crystal Palace. Which player gave a 'definitive' response? - Garth Crooks' Team of the Week 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z Translators who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up its mission in the West African country. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Anger in Mali’s armed forces over the government’s ineffective response resulted in a 2012 military coup. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Mali, on the Sahara Desert's southern fringe, has been plagued by violence since 2012, when Islamist militants hijacked a northern Tuareg uprising. Mali's army says it's captured rebel stronghold of Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Col Assimi Goita, Mali's interim president, said in a post on X his objective was to ensure the country's territorial integrity. Mali army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z French troops have recently been expelled from Niger and Mali and others are considering scrapping independence-era deals that led to at least 30 French direct military interventions between 1964 and 1995. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The 19 interpreters wrote to the German government on 7 August asking for protection as the jihadist groups that operate in northern Mali regard those who work with the UN as traitors. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Having overthrown Mali’s democratic government, Sanogo and his junta proved hapless in battling terrorists. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The military government of neighbouring Burkina Faso, which also seized power in a coup last year, welcomed the "liberation of Kidal" in a statement and reiterated its support for Mali's junta. Mali's army says it's captured rebel stronghold of Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The central government in Mali lost control of much of the north more than a decade ago following a Tuareg rebellion, which was initially sparked by a demand for a separate country. Mali army seizes key rebel northern stronghold Kidal 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Subcontractors, self-defence militias and paramilitary groups, like Wagner, are not the answer, says Dr Sambe, also pointing to Mali as an example. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The 32-year-old Malian had worked for a sub-contractor at Camp Castor, the base that is operated by German UN soldiers in Gao, northern Mali's most populous city. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z A joint Franco-American-African mission prevented Mali’s complete collapse but pushed the militants into areas near the borders of both Burkina Faso and Niger. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad and Gabon are also run by military officers. Gunfire heard in administrative centre of Guinean capital - witnesses 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z After the convoy left Kidal the town was taken over by ethnic Tuareg rebels, who have been clashing with Mali’s military. 15 UN peacekeepers in a convoy withdrawing from northern Mali were injured by 2 explosive devices 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The first was Operation Serval, an operation in Mali launched after jihadists overtook the north of the country in 2012. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Yet the German Defence Joint Forces Operations Command in Mali says it is continuously assessing the security situation and can find no reliable evidence of a systematic or individual threat to local employees. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Special Operations forces, participated in U.S. training exercises, and attended the Joint Special Operations University in Florida before overthrowing Mali’s government in 2020. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Mali's ruling military junta in June ordered the decade-old UN mission, known as MINUSMA, to leave as its relations soured with former international allies. UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z HRW’s findings were communicated to Mali’s justice and defense ministers who never responded, the group said. Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Recent military coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - where junta leaders decided to kick out French soldiers and won public praise in the process - are testament to this. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The UN mission, known as Minusma, has operated in Mali since 2013 - deploying a year after Islamist groups and their Tuareg rebel allies seized the north of the country. Translators for German UN troops in Mali fear Taliban-style fate 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z Despite all of this, American military aid for Mali has never ended. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The situation marks a bitter end to the U.N.'s mission in Mali, where it deployed after the north was overrun by Islamist militants and Tuareg rebels in a 2012 uprising. UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z The first big discovery of white hydrogen came in Mali, Africa. Natural Hydrogen Could Be Good Climate News 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z French soldiers withdrew from Mali last year on Bamako's orders, and UN peacekeepers have recently been told to do the same. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Mali's military authorities have expressed concern that the U.N. has left bases without handing them over to the army. Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z As of July, the department’s Bureau of Counterterrorism was waiting on congressional approval to transfer an additional $2 million to Mali. Pentagon proclaims failure in its war on terror in Africa after 75,000% increase in terror attacks 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z The first sign of trouble came in early August, when fighting broke out between Mali's army and Tuareg rebels around the U.N.'s camp in Ber in the north. UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z West Africa is grappling with an insurgency that took root in Mali in 2012 and has since spread across the Sahel region south of the Sahara, killing thousands and displacing over six million. Germany's Scholz says his country, EU to help boost West Africa security 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Mali's army has meanwhile turned to the Russian mercenary group, Wagner, as a new ally. Why does France have military bases in Africa? 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z The U.N. mission, known as MINUSMA, has until Dec. 31 to pack up after Mali's military junta ordered it to leave in June. Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z That deal was signed after Tuareg rebels drove security forces out of northern Mali in 2012 as they sought to create an independent state they call Azawad. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Mali's government did not respond to requests for comment for this story. UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z In countries like Somalia, Mozambique and Mali, opportunity-starved youths pick up guns to fight for jihad or for money. The world is becoming more African 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z After a private meeting with that country’s president on Aug. 18, he flew on to Mali and drove out into the desert where he produced what would turn out to be his last video ever. Moscow's man in Africa: Yevgeny Prigozhin and the collapse of the French empire 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z Its withdrawal from other bases has already prompted fighting between Mali's army and the rebels, who are vying for control of areas vacated by the peacekeepers. Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Former colonizer France, another partner in Mali’s fight against extremists, pulled out its military forces in 2022. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The equipment that was destroyed there and at two other northern bases could have been removed by U.N. trucks earlier, but Mali's junta blocked access, the U.N. said. UN retreat from Mali in disarray as violence surges 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z And it has the highest birthrates — on average seven children per woman in Niger and northern Nigeria, six in Mali and Chad, and five in Sudan and Burkina Faso. The world is becoming more African 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z French troops already have been ousted by military governments in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, which are both seeing a surge in attacks. Lawyers call for ousted Niger president’s release after the junta says it foiled an escape attempt 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z It lies in a zone historically controlled by the rebels that Mali's junta wants to take back. Mali rebels say they have taken base vacated by UN peacekeepers 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Mali’s junta ordered the 15,000-strong U.N. mission to leave the West African country immediately, claiming it had failed in its mission in trying to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z BAMAKO, Mali — United Nations peacekeepers started departing from two bases in northern Mali Monday as part of a forced withdrawal from the country amid increasing insecurity and a rise in attacks by Islamic extremists. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since the peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal in August. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The No. 60 Black Stars, who lost to Mexico 2-0 on Saturday, open qualifying next month in a group with the Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Madagascar and Mali. In wake of Reyna-Berhalter feud, U.S. Soccer Federation discussing rule to curb parent pressuring 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Climate challenges are at the root of vulnerabilities faced by conflict-ridden countries in Africa’s Sahel region, such as Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Niger and northern Nigeria, experts say. IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The junta, which overthrew Mali’s democratically elected president in 2021, has sought to distance the country from international partners. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z French troops have already been ousted by military regimes in neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso, which are seeing a surge in attacks. French troops are starting to withdraw from Niger and junta leaders give UN head 72 hours to leave 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z On Monday, Mali’s military said on X, formerly Twitter, that its aircraft came under heavy fire as it approached Tessalit’s airport. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Neighboring Mali changed its constitution to remove French from its list of official languages and Morocco made English classes compulsory in high schools. Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum but says all languages are welcome 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z People living in cities in Mali under siege by al-Qaeda-linked militants have told the BBC they are facing shortages of food, fuel and medicine, and rapidly rising prices. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Violence is again spiking between ethnic Tuareg rebels and Mali’s military, prompting the U.N. to move up its departure once planned for mid-November. UN peacekeepers have departed a rebel stronghold in northern Mali early as violence increases 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z The cubs’ parents, Leo and Mali, are 3 years old and were brought to Peru in 2021 from a municipal zoo in Leon, Mexico. First leopard cubs born in captivity in Peru climb trees and greet visitors at a Lima zoo 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Earlier this year, Mali’s military junta ordered the U.N. mission to leave the country, which has struggled to contain an Islamic extremist insurgency since 2012. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The CMA is an alliance of rebel groups formed by Mali's semi-nomadic Tuareg people, who have long complained of government neglect and sought autonomy for the desert region they call Azawad. Mali's northern rebels claim control of military camp 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The blockade of the two cities has come as competing forces in Mali rush to fill the power vacuum caused by the departure of international troops. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Insurgents, many with links to Islamic State, have been particularly active along the Mali-Niger border since French and U.N. troops left southeast Mali, ending crucial air reconnaissance support. Niger says 29 soldiers killed in attack, rejects Algerian mediation 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Experts compare Mali’s situation now to its position in 2012 when another Tuareg rebellion was overtaken by jihadists who captured Timbuktu and pressed south towards the capital Bamako. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The operation in Mali became one of the most dangerous in the world, with more than 150 peacekeepers killed since it began operations in 2013. U.N. peacekeepers in Mali withdraw from two bases in the north as fighting intensifies 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Fierce fighting has broken out in northern Mali with Tuareg rebels saying they have taken control of the town of Bamba from the army. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The UN announced the end to its mission last June and said its forces would gradually leave the country by December, after Mali's military junta refused to extend their remit. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z The spate of coups in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger since 2020 was partly driven by frustrations among the military and citizens over insecurity. Niger says 29 soldiers killed in attack, rejects Algerian mediation 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Mali’s military rulers, who consolidated power over two coups in 2020 and 2021, severed ties with former colonial power France and kicked out its troops. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Niger agreed with neighbours Burkina Faso and Mali to establish a defence pact to support each other against any armed rebellion or external aggression. Niger attack: Soldiers killed by hundreds of jihadists in Kandadji 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The upsurge in violence comes as UN peacekeepers, deployed to Mali in 2013, withdraw on the orders of the junta. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z The conflict is threatening to spread outside Mali and across Africa's Sahel region, as both the government and Tuareg rebels have called for international support. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso have each had two coups in the last three years. At least ten Niger soldiers killed in militant attack 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Mali’s authorities did not respond to specific requests for comment for this article. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The departure of foreign and UN troops in Mali has also been followed by an uptick of violence by both Islamist insurgents and rebel groups. Niger attack: Soldiers killed by hundreds of jihadists in Kandadji 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z This continuing insurgency was the main reason Mali's military seized power in 2020, accusing the civilian government of failing to provide security. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Tuareg groups in Libya, Algeria and Niger have voiced their solidarity for Mali's separatists, with one Nigerien rebel leader calling on fighters "to join them on the front line". Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Mali, for example, has had two separate military coups this decade alone. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z But they regrouped and waged a new campaign that has killed thousands and displaced millions in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, a band of countries on the edge of the Sahara. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Covering approximately 100 km each day, Barry pedalled through Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, and Niger before stalling in N'Djamena, the Chadian capital, shaken from his planned route by an ongoing conflict in Sudan. Guinean student cycles across Africa for place at top Islamic university 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Acled says Wagner uses brutal tactics to instil fear not previously seen in Mali before, including "torture, summary executions, beheadings, ejection of prisoners from aircraft, and the booby-trapping of corpses". Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z "This solidarity will confront Russian expansion in the region through the coup governments in Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso." Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z But there are fears that Niger will join Burkina Faso and Mali in offering relatively free rein for terrorist groups. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z “The problem is Mali has too few troops and too little mobility,” said Michael Shurkin, director of global programs at 14 North Strategies consultancy. Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger are now all run by army officers following a spate of coups over the past three years, and anti-French rhetoric has been a recurring feature of their public pronouncements. French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z It warns the reawakened Tuareg rebellion and growing jihadist insurgency pose threats to the stability and security of civilian areas throughout Mali. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z Mali has since turned to Russia's Wagner mercenary group for military help, and there have been rumours that Niger and Burkina Faso may follow. Mali crisis: Life in Timbuktu and Gao under siege by Islamist fighters 2023-10-07T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, for example, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso signed a security pact promising to aid the others in the event of an internal rebellion or outside attack. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z "When I started planning my trip I told myself: I don't want to die there," said a 32-year-old migrant from western Mali, who explained he had fled the country due to war and violence. African migrants bound for U.S. use Nicaragua to bypass Darien perils 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z The juntas in Mali and Burkina Faso have already kicked out French forces deployed to help fight a decade-long Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions across the Sahel region. French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z The UN is due to complete its withdrawal from Mali by the end of December. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z France has already had to withdraw troops from neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, where they now no longer have ambassadors. No sign of departing French envoy after Macron announces Niger retreat 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Witnesses at Wednesday’s House hearing cited data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project showing that 60% of the Wagner Group’s military engagements in Mali targeted civilian non-combatants. ‘Almost insurmountable’ task: Africa emerges as unstable hot spot for terror, coups 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In neighbouring Mali, the departure of foreign and UN troops has been followed by an uptick of violence by both Islamist insurgents and rebel groups. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z France's forces have already been kicked out of neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso following coups in those countries, weakening its influence in its former colonies amid a wave of anti-French sentiment. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Tuareg rebels, who want independence for northern Mali, are opposed to the army taking control of bases vacated by the thousands of departing UN troops. Mali crisis: Fierce fighting erupts after Tuareg rebels kill 'more than 80 soldiers' 2023-10-01T04:00:00Z It is the second time that Mali’s military government – which emerged from two coups in 2020 – has postponed the country’s presidential election. Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Russian mercenary force Wagner already present in Niger’s neighbour Mali. France to pull troops out of Niger following coup 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z "Unlike in Mali, the French army played a more supportive role in Niger, helping local troops in a more limited capacity" he says. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Mali's junta has teamed up with mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group, accused by the U.N. of human rights abuses. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The announcement is a significant, if predicted, blow to France’s policy in Africa, after French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there. President Macron says France will end its military presence in Niger and pull ambassador after coup 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Politicians in Mali criticized the decision, which could draw economic sanctions from West Africa’s regional bloc, ECOWAS. Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Pro-coup demonstrators in Niamey have waved Russian flags, adding to Western countries’ fears that Niger could follow Mali’s lead and replace their troops with Wagner fighters. France to pull troops out of Niger following coup 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z In Mali, terror groups could seize large swathes of territory in the north of the country, where the state and the army were absent. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z It's a long fall from when France beat back Islamist fighters who had taken control of northern Mali in 2013, much to the delight of local residents. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z BAMAKO, Mali — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as U.N. peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z The bloc eased sanctions on Mali in July 2022 after the government promised to hold the election. Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z Mali's military seized power in 2020 accusing the civilian government of failing to deal with the insurgency. Timbuktu siege: Two killed in Mali mortar attack 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Following a threat by the regional block Ecowas that it would invade Niger if deposed President Mohamed Bazoum wasn't restituted, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger set up an alliance on 16 September. 'France takes us for idiots' - Inside coup-hit Niger 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Countries that had once offered to send troops to Mali, notably in eastern Europe, have no desire to do so now with the ongoing war in Ukraine. Analysis: West losing sight of Sahel after France announces Niger withdrawal 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z After more than three years in power, Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in a hard-hit northern region after demanding the withdrawal of around 17,000 peacekeepers. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Mali is dealing with attacks by armed groups linked to Al Qaeda, the Islamic State group and former rebels whose yearslong peace deal with the government failed in recent weeks. Mali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z The Tuareg rebels, who want independence for northern Mali, are opposed to the army taking control of bases vacated by departing UN troops in the area. Timbuktu siege: Two killed in Mali mortar attack 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Addressing the UN he also alluded to the RSF's ties to Wagner, a Russian mercenary group who are operating across Africa in The Central African Republic, Sudan, Libya, Mozambique and Mali. Sudan leader warns war could spill over into neighbours 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z In Mali, where soldiers have been in power since 2020, the Islamic State group almost doubled the territory it controls in less than a year, according to U.N. experts. Guinea’s leader defends coups in Africa and rebuffs the West, saying things must change 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Attacks in that part of Mali have more than doubled since Aug. 25 when the first phase of the U.N. peacekeepers’ withdrawal was completed, resulting in more than 150 deaths. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z In Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, attacks by Islamist militants on civilians are frequent and recent coups have led to political instability. Guinean cycles across six countries for spot at Egypt's Al-Azhar University 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z The Islamist insurgents operate across many areas of West Africa, from the Sahara Desert further south to the Sahel, especially in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Timbuktu siege: Two killed in Mali mortar attack 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Finally, he received $20,000 in alimony from a rich wife who divorced him to move to Mali earlier this year. What Is Adjusted Gross Income? 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z You feature three pieces of moody music by Mali Obomsawin to express Deer Lady’s inner world. From Native American surf rock to the Rolling Stones: How 'Reservation Dogs' got its DIY sound 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Despite being one of Africa’s top gold producers, Mali is ranked the sixth least developed nation in the world. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z These groups have often crossed into Burkina Faso from nearby Mali or Niger. Burkina Faso’s Military Takes Over, Removes President 2022-01-26T05:00:00Z Mali's armed forces said in a post on social media platform X late on Sunday that an attack had taken place in Lere and that a response was under way, without providing details. Mali's Tuareg rebels claim capture of more military bases 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z Mali has since left the dormant organisation after a military coup, while ousted Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said in May last year that the force is now "dead" following Mali's departure. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Sterlin told me about Mali before they started shooting this season, and I was blown away. From Native American surf rock to the Rolling Stones: How 'Reservation Dogs' got its DIY sound 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z Also helping to fight the violence in Mali has been Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, diplomatic and security officials have said. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Several protests by opponents of the French military presence took place, partly linked to perceptions that France has not done enough to tackle an jihadist insurgency that has spread in recent years from neighbouring Mali. Burkina Faso junta orders French embassy's defence attache to leave 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The group has helped to support allies of Mr Putin in countries such as Syria, Libya, Mali and the Central African Republic. Wagner group formally banned as terror organisation in the UK 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Mali and Burkina Faso have vowed to come to Niger's aid if it is attacked. Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso sign Sahel security pact 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Mali's military has also been fighting a rebel alliance since August, which has led France to ban visas and halt development aid for all three countries. France won't cut cultural ties with Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, minister says 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z It was a reminder to many about the existing partnership between Mali and Russia. Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The prolonged insecurity led to political instability and spurred two military coups in Mali, two in Burkina Faso and one in Niger since 2020. Burkina Faso junta orders French embassy's defence attache to leave 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z Conflict between the army and the rebels could worsen an Islamist insurgency in Mali, where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State control large areas. Malian army says dozens killed in clashes with rebels near northern town 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Mali's army spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment. Mali rebels briefly seize army base in northern town 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z Sky Mali later issued a statement saying it had suspended all flights to and from Timbuktu until further notice, citing a security alert. Commercial flights halted to Mali's Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The ruling military junta in Mali has warned against outside intervention in Niger, and has also developed a close relationship with Russia, with Moscow's Wagner Group mercenary force deployed in the country. Putin discusses Niger crisis with Malian leader Assimi Goita 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Mali is one of several West African countries battling violent insurgencies linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in Mali's arid north in 2012 before spreading across the region. Al Qaeda branch claims attack on second Mali military base 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Mali is one of several West African countries battling a violent insurgency with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State that took root in Mali's arid north in 2012 before spreading across the region. Militants kill more than 60 in Mali on boat and at army camp 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z Conflict between the army and the rebels could exacerbate an Islamist insurgency in Mali, where groups linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State control large swathes of territory. Mali rebels briefly seize army base in northern town 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z The Islamists later regrouped and have spread from northern Mali to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Niger. Commercial flights halted to Mali's Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z More than 60% of those charged under the failure to report law were from Muslim-majority countries, including Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Mali, according to a Times analysis of hundreds of federal court records. Asylum seekers from Muslim-majority countries disproportionately imprisoned at Texas border 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z Frustrations about growing insecurity have spurred military coups in the three worst-hit countries - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger - since 2020, worrying global powers with strategic interests in the region. Militants kill more than 60 in Mali on boat and at army camp 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z But prospectors are now fanning out across the globe, spurred by the discovery of a massive hydrogen field underneath a village in Mali and records suggesting puzzling surges of nearly pure hydrogen in old boreholes. U.S. bets it can drill for climate-friendly hydrogen—just like oil 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z South Africa, Mali and Burkina Faso had moved into this group, highlighting Moscow’s rising influence in Africa. India’s rising geopolitical clout will be tested as it hosts the G20 summit 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z It is unclear what will become of the security services it provides to several African countries, including Mali and the Central African Republic. Kremlin, commenting on UK Wagner ban, says group does not exist as legal entity 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z In a video he released from Mali the week before his death, he said “Wagner is making Russia even greater on every continent — and Africa even more free.” After death of Russia's Wagner chief, what happens to his mercenary army? 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z Wagner has won lucrative contracts in countries like Mali, Central African Republic and Sudan, providing autocratic rulers with security and protection services in exchange for gold, diamonds and mineral concessions. Is Wagner still a threat to global security? 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Wagner had played a key role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as operating in countries in Africa including Syria, Libya and Mali. Wagner to be declared a terrorist organisation by UK 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Afghanistan and Yemen top the list of recipients, with each getting $20 million, followed by Burkina Faso and Myanmar at $9 million each and Mali, Haiti and Venezuela at $8 million each. UN releases $125 million for 14 underfunded humanitarian crises around the world 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z But a withdrawal from Niger would be a blow to France's influence in the region, after having had to leave Mali, where Russian mercenaries have moved in. France in talks with Niger officials over troops withdrawal - Le Monde 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Macron last year withdrew French troops from Mali following tensions with the ruling junta after a 2020 coup, and more recently from Burkina Faso, for similar reasons. France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Its forces have been kicked out of neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso since coups in those countries, reducing its role in a region-wide fight against deadly Islamist insurgencies. Huge protests in Niger call for French forces to leave after coup 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z New military leaders in Burkina Faso and Mali have shunned old alliances with former colonial power France, which had coincided with spikes in violence in both countries. Russian plane arrives in Central African Republic after Burkina Faso visit 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z It redefined its strategy after thousands withdrew from neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso following the coups there. Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z The EU has not been training Gabon’s armed forces -– although French troops have -– but it has funded and taught troops in Mali and Niger. EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In neighboring Mali, many soured on the French troop presence after it failed to rid their country of Islamic extremist fighters. France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Military leaders elsewhere have also resisted international pressure, such as in Mali. African leaders work on response to Gabon military coup 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Before Ouagadougou, the plane was in Mali capital Bamako, where Wagner militants are helping the army fight Islamist militants. Russian plane arrives in Central African Republic after Burkina Faso visit 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z The coup's leaders are following the strategy of juntas in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso in distancing themselves from the region's former colonial power amid a wave of anti-French sentiment. Niger junta orders police to expel French ambassador 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z “It’s clear that things haven’t gone well given the proliferation of military coups and the presence of Wagner gangs in the Central African Republic, Mali, Burkina Faso,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said, EU examines its training of African armies as another coup rocks the continent 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z Unlike Niger and neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, which have each had two coups apiece since 2020 and are being overrun by extremist violence, Gabon was seen as relatively stable. Ousting of Gabon’s unpopular leader was a ‘smokescreen’ for soldiers to seize power, analysts say 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z In May, Col Assimi Goïta, already author of a previous military takeover in Mali, had staged a second putsch to reassert his own power. Gabon coup: Why military takeovers are all the rage 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Russia then instead proposed extending U.N. sanctions in Mali for one final year, but immediately ending the independent monitoring now. UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Its forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso after coups there in the last two years. Gabon army officers say they have seized power after election in oil-rich country 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z French forces were kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso after coups there, amid a wave of anti-French sentiment, and Niger's coup leaders have also revoked military agreements with France. Gabon army officers say they have seized power after election in oil-rich country 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z French forces were kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso after coups in those countries, amid a wave of anti-French sentiment, and the coup leaders in Niger have also ordered them to leave. Gabon army officers say they have seized power after election in oil-rich country 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Niger has authorised Mali and Burkina Faso's armed forces to intervene on its territory in case of an attack. Recent coups in West and Central Africa 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Robert Wood told the council that Russia wanted to eliminate the independent monitoring "to stifle publication of uncomfortable truths about Wagner's actions in Mali, which require attention." UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Three years ago, there was significant popular support for Mali's military junta when it seized power after mass protests against then-President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who is no relation to the musician. Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mali has been in turmoil since a 2012 military coup which was followed by rebels in the north forming an Islamic State two months later. UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Ambassador Dmitry Polyanskiy said that bilateral cooperation between Russia and Mali and the military junta's "sovereign choice" of international security partners "are keeping our former Western partners up at night". After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Under pressure from Mali's West African neighbours, the junta agreed to cede power to a civilian-led interim government tasked with overseeing an 18-month transition to democratic elections to be held in February 2022. Recent coups in West and Central Africa 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The U.S. has also accused Wagner, which has about 1,000 fighters in Mali, of engineering an abrupt request by the junta for a 13,000-strong U.N. peacekeeping force to leave. UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z He demanded that the president stand up against the former colonial power, France, which then had troops in Mali fighting the militant Islamists. Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z In August 2020, Mali’s president was overthrown in a coup that included an army colonel who carried out a second coup and was sworn in as president in June 2021. UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z "Russia, for its part, will continue to provide Mali and other interested African partners with comprehensive assistance on a bilateral, equal and mutually respectful basis," he told the U.N. After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is in the process of withdrawing from the north after the ruling junta asked them to leave in June. Islamist blockade on Timbuktu stops food and aid as prices spike 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mali's military junta wrote to the Security Council earlier this month to ask for the sanctions to be lifted. UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In Mali, however, 82% of people trust the military "somewhat" or "a lot". Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mali’s Konfourou said “armed terrorist groups took hostile action to prevent the Malian security and armed forces from occupying the camp” at Ber. UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z U.N. sanctions monitors reported to the Security Council this month that "in less than a year, Islamic State in the Greater Sahara has almost doubled its areas of control in Mali". After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso, which are also both under military rule, would also have suffered the same fate without France, Mr Macron said. Niger coup: France defies ultimatum for ambassador to leave Niamey 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The council established the Mali sanctions regime in 2017, which allowed it to impose travel bans and asset freezes. UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia blocks renewal 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z His decision fuelled speculation in Mali that he was trying to distance himself from the junta, especially as it had just adopted a new constitution that entrenched the military's grip on power. Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Russia’s deputy U.N. ambassador Dmitry Polyansky made no mention of Wagner but said, “Russia will continue to provide Mali and other interested African partners with comprehensive assistance on a bilateral, equal and mutually respectful basis.” UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Mali has struggled to stem the Islamist insurgency that took root following an uprising in 2012. After Wagner chief death, Russia vows to keep helping Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The mercenary group has for years been active in a number of African countries, from Libya and Mali to Central African Republic. How Putin's long friendship with Wagner boss Prigozhin turned ugly 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z The extremist rebels were forced from power in the north with the help of a French-led military operation, but they moved from the arid north to more populated central Mali in 2015 and remain active. UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z In the 1970s Keïta had to flee the political unrest in Mali for Ivory Coast. Salif Keïta: 'Golden Voice of Africa' supports Mali's coup leaders 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Wane stressed that the withdrawal is taking place as the 2015 peace agreement between the government, a pro-government militia and a coalition of groups seeking autonomy in Mali’s north is paralyzed. UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z High-ranking Wagner operatives have built relationships in Mali and the Central African Republic and understand the terrain, said Lou Osborn of All Eyes on Wagner, a project focusing on the group. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The video, thought to be recorded in Mali, was released on Monday. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The panel added that Mali’s military rulers are watching the confrontation between the IS group and al-Qaida affiliates from a distance. UN experts say Islamic State group almost doubled the territory they control in Mali in under a year 2023-08-26T04:00:00Z They had just returned from Africa where Wagner mercenaries are active in now military-ruled Mali and Burkina Faso, which face escalating terrorist threats. US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z “That agreement is the cornerstone of Mali’s long-term stabilization,” he said. UN in ‘unprecedented’ 6-month withdrawal of nearly 13,000 peacekeepers from Mali 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z Human Rights Watch says Mali’s army, together with suspected Wagner mercenaries, committed summary executions, looting, forced disappearances and other abuses. Russia’s Wagner mercenaries face uncertainty after the presumed death of its leader in a plane crash 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Its operations in Libya, Sudan, Mali and CAR have produced mixed results. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Like recent coups in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, the military takeover in Niger came amid a growing wave of anti-French sentiment, with some locals accusing the European country of interfering in their affairs. Niger junta expels French ambassador 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Voronkov said the Daesh affiliate in the Sahel “is becoming increasingly autonomous and increasing attacks” in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where the presidential guard took the elected president and his family hostage in July. US warns military takeovers in Africa’s Sahel hamper fight against terrorism in the volatile region 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Associated Press journalist Baba Ahmed in Bamako, Mali contributed to this report. Niger’s junta invites Mali and Burkina Faso to aid its defense, asks the French ambassador to leave 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z But now the mercenaries' notorious leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, is believed to have died in a plane crash, leaving questions over operations here and fears that Mali is in an even more precarious position. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z It is currently most militarily active in Sudan and Mali. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Wagner has waged major battles in Ukraine, fought in civil wars and insurgencies in Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic and Mali and taken control of gold mines and oil fields along the way. What happens to the Wagner Group after Yevgeny Prigozhin plane crash? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z All Eyes on Wagner, a group that monitors the mercenary organisation, has suggested it was filmed in Mali. Where was Prigozhin before the crash? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z These included extensive operations in Africa, where Wagner has expanded its mercenary services in countries such as Mali and the Central African Republic in exchange for gold- and diamond-mining concessions. Analysis-Presumed death of Prigozhin removes one problem, may create new ones for Putin 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Fatima, and what remains of her family, walked hundreds of kilometres to reach Kidal from her old home in Menaka state in eastern Mali. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The Wagner Group's counter-terrorism performance has been underwhelming and there are allegations of serious human rights abuses by them, especially in central Mali. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The group has become a key pillar of Russian foreign policy, with its forces helping to prop up governments in Syria, Mali, the Central African Republic and Libya in exchange for lucrative mining rights. What now for Wagner after Prigozhin's reported death? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “We are not going to engage in long, drawn-out haggling with these military officers. … We went down that route in Mali, in Burkina Faso and elsewhere, and we are getting nowhere,” Musah said. Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z “We are not going to engage in long, drawn out haggling with these military officers … We went down that route in Mali, in Burkina Faso and elsewhere, and we are getting nowhere,” Musah said. Niger junta’s 3-year transition plan is a ‘provocation,’ says West African regional bloc 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z In 2021 the government invited Wagner to Mali to help with security and soon the Russian mercenary group will be the only outside force providing military support. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z But for those military governments in the region, in Mali, Burkina Faso and now Niger, the Russian operatives may be an attractive alternative. Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z "The commanders stationed in Syria, or Central African Republic or Mali, they already have very good models in place there and they have the freedom to act," he said. What now for Wagner after Prigozhin's reported death? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Wagner troops have been accused of numerous human rights abuses including the massacre of civilians in Mali and Central African Republic. Yevgeny Prigozhin: Was the Wagner chief a dead man walking? 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Prigozhin fostered Wagner’s reputation for ruthlessness, and the mercenaries have been accused by Western countries and U.N. experts of human rights abuses throughout Africa, including in Central African Republic, Libya and Mali. Wagner mercenary leader, Russian mutineer, ‘Putin’s chef’: The many sides of Yevgeny Prigozhin 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z They are worried that Mali's military government, who control the south of the country, might try to seize what is left of the UN base when the international force pulls out. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In Mali, in West Africa, the government uses them to combat Islamic militant groups. What is Russia's Wagner group, and where are its fighters? 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The Wagner Group, which he secretly founded in 2014, has been accused of human rights abuses nearly everywhere its mercenaries operate, including Syria, Libya, the Central African Republic, Sudan and Mali — and most recently Ukraine. He was a beloved resident of this Ukrainian city — and the great uncle of Russia's most infamous warlord. Should he be canceled? 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Its forces have been kicked out of Mali and Burkina Faso and anti-French sentiment has grown on the streets of Niger's capital Niamey since the July 26 coup. Algeria refuses French overflight for Niger military operation - state radio 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Wagner and Mali have denied this, as well as accusations that they executed at least 500 people in a village last year. Russia's Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he is in Africa 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z As well as providing security, the 12 UN bases across Mali also support about 10,000 local jobs. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Communities across central and northern Mali have been in the grips of protracted armed violence since 2012. Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z The coup mirrors similar recent takeovers in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali. Niger coup leader Gen Tchiani promises to handover power in three years 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Frustration over the growing insecurity has spurred two military coups in Mali since August 2020. At least 21 civilians killed in central Mali attack - sources 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Mali's military government has given support to Niger's coup leaders. Russia's Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he is in Africa 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Just outside Kidal, we visited one of Mali's many gold processing plants. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The insecurity in Ber, which caused peacekeepers to leave earlier than planned, has become an early testing ground for post-MINUSMA Mali. Gunmen kill at least 23 in an attack on a village in central Mali 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z On Friday, Niger’s state television said that Mali and Burkina Faso had dispatched warplanes in a show of solidarity. A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z On Friday, Niger’s state television said that Mali and Burkina Faso had dispatched warplanes in a show of solidarity to the country. A scramble of last-ditch diplomacy aims at finding a peaceful solution to Niger’s deepening crisis 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Pro-coup demonstrators in Niamey have waved Russian flags, adding to Western countries' fears that Niger could follow Mali's lead and replace their troops with Wagner fighters. Russia's Prigozhin posts first video since mutiny, hints he is in Africa 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z But with hundreds of sites like this across the country, Mali manages to produce more than 60 tonnes of gold a year, making it one of Africa's top five exporters of the precious metal. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The German military says it employs some 60 local staff in Mali in total. Interpreters for German troops in Mali seek Berlin protection as pull-out looms 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Attacks in Niger have been falling since 2021 but security remains a major problem, especially in the southwest near the border with neighbouring Mali. Niger says 17 of its soldiers killed in ambush near Burkina Faso border 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Putin "stressed the importance of a peaceful resolution of the situation for a more stable Sahel," Mali's interim President Assimi Goita said on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Putin talks to Mali's leader about Niger coup, stresses peace 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Coups are rampant in the region, and neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali have each had two apiece since 2020, but they didn’t incur the same international condemnation and pressure as with Niger. A rights group says it can’t get access to detained officials in Niger 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z The UN has warned that the threat from jihadist groups has increased across Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in the past year. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A German diplomat told Reuters the foreign ministry was monitoring the security situation in Mali closely, and that each ministry was responsible for the protection of its own staff. Interpreters for German troops in Mali seek Berlin protection as pull-out looms 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z The coup in Niger mirrored similar takeovers in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, amid an Islamist insurgency and a growing Russian influence in the wider Sahel region through its mercenary group Wagner. Niger coup: Ousted President Bazoum to be charged with high treason, junta says 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z The Kremlin said in a statement that the call was initiated by Mali. Putin talks to Mali's leader about Niger coup, stresses peace 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Unrest in the region began in Mali in 2012, when Islamists hijacked the Tuareg's uprising. UN peacekeepers speed up northern Mali withdrawal as separatists accuse army of attack 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z And with Wagner's future now uncertain, it's unclear how much Mali can rely on the group for security. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Western powers fear Russia's clout could increase if the junta in Niger follows neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso, which ejected the troops of former colonial power France after coups in those countries. West Africa bloc seeks ways to engage with Niger junta 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z If fighting does ensue, the most battle-experienced and best-equipped militaries in West Africa, either belong to Niger or are sympathetic to it, such as Mali and Burkina Faso. An activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z Military leaders in Mali and Burkina Faso have kicked out troops from former colonial power France and strengthened ties with Moscow. Putin talks to Mali's leader about Niger coup, stresses peace 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Since then it has teamed up with Russia's Wagner mercenary group, which has about 1,000 fighters in Mali. UN peacekeepers speed up northern Mali withdrawal as separatists accuse army of attack 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z As Mali fights Islamist militants and separatists, it has turned to Wagner mercenaries for security. Inside Mali: What now for the country that bet its security on Wagner? 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z It mirrored similar military takeovers in neighbouring Burkina Faso and Mali, amid an Islamist insurgency and a growing Russian influence in the wider Sahel region through its mercenary group Wagner. Niger coup: President Mohamed Bazoum 'in good spirits' despite detention 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z |
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