Mali – The Diplomatic Envoy

October 2022 International News

Mali Military Junta Takes Friendly Ivorian Soldiers Hostage

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Charlotte Sens 0 Comments Ivory Coast, Mali, military coup

On July 10, 49 soldiers arriving in Mali from the Ivory Coast were arrested at the airport in Bamako, Mali’s capital city. The soldiers were sent to the nation as security and logistics contractors working for the German branch of United Nations peacekeepers, according to The Economist

October 2020 International News Africa 2020

Sanctions Lifted as Mali Instates Interim Government

October 21, 2020January 18, 2022 Christiana Mones 0 Comments sanctions, Mali, ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States has lifted sanctions that were imposed upon Mali after the military coup that took place on August 18, according to Reuters.

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Mali Government Resigns Amid Ethnic Massacre

May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 Patrick Dasilva 0 Comments Africa, Resignation, Mali, PM, Maiga

On April 19, Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his whole government resigned from their posts. The resignations come after the massacre of 160 Fulani herders by a vigilante group was revealed.