📰 iNewsAfrica | Investigative News | July 28, 2025 Bamako, Mali – Mali’s former Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga is at the center of a widening corruption investigation following allegations of misuse of public funds totaling nearly 2 billion CFA francs (approx. $3.3 million USD) during his tenure, iNewsAfrica has ...

By iNewsAfrica Staff WriterDate: July 2, 2025 Bamako, Mali – In one of the deadliest escalations of violence this year, Mali’s armed forces say they have killed 80 militants in a sweeping counteroffensive following coordinated attacks on multiple military posts across the country’s central and western regions. The Malian army ...

Reporting by iNewsAfrica Bureau, Abuja Mali’s transitional government has adopted a bill extending junta leader Assimi Goïta’s rule by five years, drawing criticism from pro-democracy groups and raising fears of prolonged military dominance. Mali’s Council of Ministers has adopted a bill to extend junta leader Gen. Assimi Goïta’s rule by ...

iNewsAfrica | Caribbean Bureau | May 30, 2025 Authorities in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are probing the mysterious arrival of a vessel carrying 11 decomposed bodies, believed to be West African migrants. The boat, discovered near Canouan Island, contained several Malian passports, raising concerns over deadly transatlantic migration routes. ...

Bamako, Mali | May 15, 2025 — In a dramatic escalation of authoritarian rule, Mali’s military government has officially dissolved all political parties and banned their activities, plunging the nation deeper into political uncertainty and drawing global condemnation. The announcement was made on state television by Minister Mamani Nassire, citing ...

|Published 1:45 PM ET, Thursday April 03, 2025| ​On April 3, 2025, the foreign ministers of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger convened in Moscow with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to enhance military and security cooperation between their nations and Russia. This meeting marks the inaugural session of the Alliance ...