News Mali Banks: Malian president’s chief of staff, three others killed in ambush
The chief of staff for Mali’s interim president, Oumar Traore, and three others have been killed in an ambush, the government said on Thursday. The ambush took place in the rural area of Nara in ...
News Mali Banks: In Mali, Islamist Insurgent Groups Are Forming Shadow Governments
Mali’s government is struggling to assert its authority as more communities fall to various Islamist groups. After a decade of faltering counterinsurgency efforts, it might be time to take a closer look at the biggest obstacle to stability —the Malian state’s chronic inability to counteract shadow governance structures.
News Mali Banks: West African countries struggle to raise funds from regional debt market
By Loucoumane Coulibaly ABIDJAN (Reuters) - West African countries of the eight-nation economic and monetary union are struggling to raise funds on the regional capital market, as investors demand higher interest rates amid tightening liquidity, financial market sources said. Ivory Coast failed to issue local currency debt in March, while Senegal, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have cancelled or
News Mali Banks: UN chief calls on juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali to hand power back to civilians
UN chief Antonio Guterres called Sunday for the military juntas in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali to ensure a swift return to civilian rule and reminded the world to deliver on "climate emergency" promises. Speaking after meeting Senegalese President Macky Sall in Dakar, he said they had agreed on the need to keep talking to the de facto authorities in all three countries so as to get a swift return to "constitutional order". All three countries,...
News Mali Banks: French army watches for bombs and potholes as it withdraws from Mali base
The French military left a remote base in northern Mali before dawn last week for the last time, one hundred vehicles forming a miles-long convoy across the barren desert terrain.
News Mali Banks: Cardinal denies financial fraud charges at Vatican's top court
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the first high-ranking cleric to appear before the Vatican's top court, has denied financial fraud charges while revealing a secret deal approved by the pope to free a nun in Mali.
News Mali Banks: World Bank suspends disbursements for projects, programmes in Mali
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Bank Group has in a letter sent on 18 March to the government of Mali suspended disbursements for projects and programmes it finances in the country, the Malian ministry of Economy and Finance told
News Mali Banks: The World Bank in Mali
The World Bank Group’s work in Mali is guided by a partnership framework designed to respond to the country’s challenges following the 2012 and 2020 crises. The International Development Association ...
News Mali Banks: Air France KLM Says It Suspends All Flights to Mali Until Further Notice
French-Dutch carrier Air France KLM on Wednesday said it suspended all flights from and to Bamako, Mali until further notice, cancelling two already scheduled flights. The call was made "in accordance ...
News Mali Banks: France, US, Algeria increase pressure on sanction-hit Mali
Pressure on Mali’s ruling junta increased on January 11 as France and the US underlined their support for the West African bloc ECOWAS, which has slapped sanctions on the country over delayed ...
