Bamako
Mali political activist released after month-long detention, family blames intelligence services
A prominent opposition figure in Mali has been freed after disappearing for nearly a month in what his family alleges was an enforced disappearance orchestrated by the state’s intelligence services. Alassane Abba, secretary-general of the now-dissolved Codem party and an outspoken critic of Mali’s ruling junta, was released Thursday after being held incommunicado since May…
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Funding cuts from USAID disrupt language education for thousands in Mali
Thousands of Malians are grappling with the sudden loss of a transformative literacy initiative...
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Goita signs decree disbanding political parties, forbids political meetings across Mali
Mali’s transitional president has disbanded all political parties nationwide, deepening...
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Critics of Mali’s military government abducted – say families
In Mali’s capital, Bamako, at least two pro-democracy figures, including a senior opposition...
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Mali dialogue proposes junta leader as president, calls for dissolution of political parties
Defying democratic norms, a state-backed political conference in Mali has proposed enshrining junta leader Gen. Assimi Goita, who rose to power through successive coups as the country’s official...
