Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.
Financial transactions in Bamako illustrating economic activities. Mali has seen its standing decline in the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International. The nation has dropped from 135th to 136th place globally, falling behind its AES allies, Niger and Burkina Faso. The annual report, which evaluates how corruption is perceived in various countries, assessed […]
corruptionAfrique Corruption : le nouveau classement révèle des reculs Sandrine Blanchard | Alexa Meyer 10/02/202610 février 2026 Transparency International publie son nouvel Indice de perception de la corruption, qui évalue le niveau perçu de corruption dans le secteur public de 180 pays. https://p.dw.com/p/58Syh Selon l’indice de perception de la corruption 2025 (IPC) de Transparency International, […]
A military drone strike in Niger has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 17 civilian lives, including four children, and left 13 others injured in a crowded market in the village of Kokoloko, Tillabéri region, on January 6, 2026. The attack, which also claimed the lives of three Islamist fighters, has raised serious […]
In an unprecedented assault, militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) targeted the heart of Niamey on the night of January 28 to 29. Dozens of fighters breached the city’s airport and the adjacent 101 military base, engaging in intense gunfire, torching military aircraft, and damaging civilian planes. A video released by […]
The Ministry of Health and Social Development in Mali officially received 39 robust 4×4 all-terrain vehicles on Thursday, February 5, 2026. This significant delivery aims to fortify the nation’s health infrastructure and expand access to critical health services, especially vaccination programs, across Mali’s most vulnerable regions. The handover ceremony took place at the Ministry of […]
Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has issued a formal appeal to the government of Burkina Faso. He is urging the authorities to cease all restrictions on the country’s civic environment and reconsider the decision to outlaw political organizations. As West Africa Mali news outlets and regional observers monitor the situation, […]
Ouagadougou — « When I heard the town crier announce that health workers were offering free screenings, I feared the worst: what if they told me I had the disease? How would I afford treatment? But I thought of my children, and I decided to go,» shares Awa, a 48-year-old mother of six living in […]
Across West Africa and the Sahel in 2025, military-led governments have escalated their crackdown on civil liberties while consolidating power, according to the latest findings from regional and international monitors. Click to expand Image escalating authoritarianism in west africa’s Sahel In 2025, military juntas in the Sahel—including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—have doubled down on […]
This week’s visit by Nick Checker, head of the US State Department’s African Affairs Office, to Mali signals a renewed US presence in the Sahel. However, Washington is recalibrating its Sahel strategy along three key axes: a pivot toward trade-focused diplomacy—especially in minerals—a security realignment marked by reduced permanent military deployments, and a shift away […]
Key political developments The 2024 presidential election in Chad, widely criticized by opposition groups for irregularities, paved the way for Mahamat Idriss Déby to consolidate power in 2025. Following his victory, constitutional amendments extended presidential terms from five to seven years and removed term limits entirely. This change effectively allows Mahamat Idriss Déby to remain […]
Since the military coup in July 2023, Niger has witnessed a sharp decline in human rights conditions. In 2025, the military junta intensified its crackdown on political opponents, dissenters, union members, and journalists. Arbitrary detentions continue, including the former President Mohamed Bazoum and his wife, alongside overthrown government officials, activists, and reporters. The country remains […]
In a significant shift in foreign policy, the United States has signaled its willingness to engage directly with military-led governments in the Sahel region—specifically Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger—despite their pivot toward Russia and departure from traditional alliances with France and the West. The announcement came as Nick Checker, head of the U.S. State Department’s […]
