Mali Voice

Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.

Mali Voice

Your English-language guide to Mali's news landscape — clear, credible and up to date.

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Ouagadougou prepares to welcome 540 athletes and officials for the 2026 Sahel Games

Burkina Faso is set to pulse with the rhythm of sport and solidarity as it hosts the second edition of the Sahel States Alliance Games (JAES), scheduled for September 7–16, 2026, in Ouagadougou. Nearly 540 athletes, coaches, and officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are expected in the Burkinabè capital. Organizers announced that the […]

Dakar: the empty baskets march sparks a lasting protest against the high cost of living

The movement against the soaring cost of living in Senegal has moved from online spaces to the streets. On Saturday, September 5, several dozen demonstrators gathered in Dakar for the “March of Empty Baskets,” part of the “30 Days for the Right Price” campaign. The procession started in the Castors neighborhood and ended at the […]

Niger’s CNSP faces mounting pressure amid base 101 mutiny and JNIM attacks near Niamey

After a week marked by internal clashes in the heart of Niger’s capital and a terrorist push just ten kilometres from Niamey, the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) is grappling with a rapidly deteriorating security situation. The events that unfolded between 28 August and 3 September expose deep fractures within the […]

Waly Diouf Bodian hits back at Mary Teuw Niang: ‘we do not respect those who disrespect Ousmane Sonko’

Waly Diouf Bodian, a senior figure in Pastef, has strongly reacted to recent remarks by Professor Mary Teuw Niang about verbal violence and respect in public discourse. The politician accuses the former higher education minister of inconsistency after he had previously attacked Pastef leader Ousmane Sonko. Bodian outright rejects the academic’s calls for calm and […]

Gabon’s Samb’a Finances Holding seeks Cameroon licence for micro-insurance arm

The Gabonese group Samb’a Finances Holding submitted an application on 4 September 2026 to the insurance directorate of Cameroon’s Ministry of Finance, seeking approval to launch operations of its subsidiary Samb’a Assurances Cameroun S.A., which will focus on micro-insurance. Incorporated on 21 May 2026 in Douala, the subsidiary has a share capital of 615 million […]

Cameroun : les dessous d’une possible transition

Des révélations récentes secouent la scène politique camerounaise, émanant de deux anciens hauts responsables des services de renseignement, Maxime Eko Eko et le capitaine Effoudou, sur une prétendue tentative de coup d’État en 2023 contre le président Paul Biya. Au cours des dernières semaines, des informations sensibles ont refait surface au Cameroun, suscitant de vives […]

Gabon’s economic management hampered by unreliable public data

Running an economy without sufficiently detailed, regular and accessible data is like making decisions with limited visibility. In Gabon, the publication of economic indicators by specialised agencies does allow for monitoring certain sectoral trends, but it does not always meet the analytical needs of businesses, investors, researchers and citizens. Between cyclical information that is sometimes […]

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