Geopolitics
New York: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the rule of law in Mali, after mutinying troops arrested the country’s leader and other senior officials on Tuesday. more
Mali: UN mission fulfills mandate, aids battle against coronavirus

New York : As the COVID-19 pandemic plagues the world, the head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali told the Security Council on Tuesday that the mission continues to fulfill its manda ...

Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report

New York: Escalating violence and insecurity in Mali have sparked an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, rendering 3.9 million people in need of assistance and protection – an increa ...

Some progress made towards security in Mali, but still a long way to go, Security Council hears

New York: Some progress has been made towards restoring peace and stability in Mali as outlined in a fragile 2015 peace deal, yet sustainable peace developments are not happening fast eno ...

Support Mali reconciliation efforts ‘in whatever way possible’, urges UN expert

New York, Aug 20 (JEN): Reconciliation initiatives in central Mali, to bring together local leaders and end ongoing violence, have been welcomed by the UN Independent Expert on the situat ...

Scores killed in ‘barbaric’ attack on Mali village, UN chief urges restraint, calls for ‘dialogue’ to resolve tensions

New York, June 11 (JEN): Nearly 100 people were reportedly killed during an attack on a traditional Dogon hunters’ village in Mali on Sunday, prompting a call from UN chief Ant&oacu ...

‘Urgent need’ to stop Mali violence with ‘effective’ military response: UN expert

New York: The state of human rights and security across Mali is a “cause of grave concern,” the independent UN rights expert for the northwest African nation said in a stateme ...

'Hope' on the horizon as UN Peacekeepers push deep into Mali

New York: UN peacekeepers in Mali have given what villagers in a remote part of the West African country have called a “real glimmer of hope.”

Guinean peacekeepers walk a fine line in Mali

New York, A team of Guinean peacekeepers deployed to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, (MINUSMA) is playing a key role in removing explosives from areas in which the mission is operati ...

UN chief celebrates spirit of hope in Mali, calls for greater international support

New York,  Climate change, poverty, violence… As countless challenges hamper the stability and development of Mali and the Sahel region, a high-level event on Wednesday explor ...