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Web Review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Ever-worsening humanitarian crisis in Mali

Two people sleeping in front of the Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali

19 October 2022

Ten years of conflict and more and more frequent extreme weather events are taking a toll on people’s lives in Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Friday, 11 November 2022

Bombs in Mali against United Nations peacekeeping missions

Massive explosion of a military vehicle

In northern Mali improvised explosive devices make the United Nations peacekeeping mission difficult
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 21 July 2022

Mali: killed two peacekeepers of the UN Mission MINUSMA

UN Peacekeepers in Mali

3 June 2022

Two Egyptian Peacekeepers of the UN Mission in Mali, MINUSMA, were killed on Friday due to an improvised explosive device. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2022

In Mali greater efforts are needed to ensure peace

UN Palace of Nations in Geneva

13 April 2022

The Head of the peacekeeping mission recently updated the Security Council on the current operational conditions in Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Saturday, 30 April 2022

Humanitarian Response Plan for Mali seeks US $686 million

Homeless men in Djenne, Mali

14 February 2022

As Mali goes through its worst humanitarian crisis in many years, international support is urgently needed
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 22 February 2022

Mali, the Way Forward

A little Malian girl riding a bicycle.

 

03 July 2021

Reviving the Peace Agreement is a must to stop human right abuses and create peace in Mali. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 27 July 2021

Mali, three UN peacekeepers seriously wounded

A UNHCR convoy

25 April 2021

Attack on Mali base housing UN peacekeepers, French troops and Malian soldiers leaves three peacekeepers gravely wounded.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 10 May 2021

Mali, further attacks against peacekeepers

United Nations flag

06 April 2021

The continuous attacks against the "blue helmets" in Mali are indicative of the worsening situation in the country.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Friday, 16 April 2021

Mali, victims of the Ogossagou massacre still waiting for justice

A Malian soldier

22 March 2021

Perpetrators of the 2019 Ogossagou massacre have not yet been held accountable for their crimes, fueling the widespread sense of impunity in Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Saturday, 27 March 2021

A recent French airstrike in Mali is raising concern

The aftermath of an airstrike

11 March 2021

France denies violations during their airstrike but a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights claims otherwise. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 23 March 2021

Recent attack on UN peacekeepers in Mali may constitute a war crime

UN vehicle on patrol

13 February 2021

The United Nations denounced the recent attack on peacekeepers in Mali and discussed the overall state of security in the nation.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 22 February 2021

Mali, twenty UN peacekeepers injured in an attack

Soldiers holding rifles.

10 February 2021 

Twenty peacekeepers of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were injured in an attack.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 18 February 2021

Attack in Mali: 4 peacekeepers were killed

Flag of Mali.

14 January 2021

On Wednesday 13 January 2021, four  blue helmets in Mali were killed and five others wounded in an attack by unidentified armed actors.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Saturday, 23 January 2021

The impact of war on children in Africa

Children sitting on a school window

05 January 2020

Almost 44,000 people across Africa were reported as missing this year and out of the said number, 45% were children: what happened to them? 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Friday, 15 January 2021

Multidimensional crisis threatens peace in Mali

A crowd of children in Bamako, Mali

06 January 2021

Reconciliation efforts in Mali are endangered by a serious security, health, and social crisis.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 12 January 2021

Central Mali, MSF treated eight people injured after attack

Malian soldier

06 January 2021

Central Mali has become one of the deadliest regions for civilians in the country and MSF has been assisting the victims of violence
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 11 January 2021

Malian refugees move back into Burkina Faso’s Goudoubo refugee camp

Displaced Malian children

22 december 2020

Thanks to the help of the UNHCR, 3,000 Malian refugees are finally safe
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 31 December 2020

New European Peace Facility meets civil society resistance

EUTM forces involved in a training session in Mali

18 November 2020                     

The European Peace Facility as it stands will fuel further human right abuses, 40 civil society organizations warn
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 23 November 2020

Ambulance struck a landmine in southern Mali

Ambulance in Mali

12 September 2020

Six civilians died after the ambulance they were travelling in hits a landmine in southern Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 24 September 2020

The disputed civilian killing in Mali by the French anti-jihadist troops

French soldiers from the French Barkhane Force in Mali

02 September 2020

French soldiers warning shots, in response to a bus refusing to slow down severely wounded two people and killed one
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 07 September 2020

Central Mali: dozens of villagers killed in latest wave of attacks

Daily life in an IDP village in Mopti region

03 July 2020

Armed men in military fatigues attacked four different villages in Mopti region, leaving more than 30 civilians dead and several wounded
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 13 July 2020

Deadly attack claims two UN Peacekeepers in Mali

UN Peacekeepers from Chad on patrol in Kidal, Mali

16 June 2020

The United Nations Secretary-General has condemned deadly attack on United Nations Peacekeepers in Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Wednesday, 01 July 2020

Central Mali: 27 civilians killed in less than 24 hours

UN peacekeepers return to their helicopter, Mopti region, central Mali.

27 May 2020

Local officials have reported the killing of 27 civilians in three different attacks carried out between Tuesday night and Wednesday evening
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 08 June 2020

Mali: Ethnic violence and the tragedy of extremism

Koulikoro training centre trains Spanish Grupo Táctico Interarmas 3, explaining how to deploy the weapons.

30 March 2020
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Wednesday, 08 April 2020

Militias ravage central Mali killing hundreds

French soldiers in the Gourma region of Mali

13 February 2020

As massacres in the center of the war-torn country increase, authorities need to hold armed groups accountable
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 20 February 2020

Increased violence in Central Sahel puts millions of children at risk

Child war victims in Mali

28 January 2020

Children flee their homes as attacks increase, impacting their safety, education, and wellbeing. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 30 January 2020

“Threats to the foundations of State security” in Mali

During a meeting with the locals, MINUSMA’s blue helmets talk about justice and reconciliation

Terror attacks, kidnappings, sexual violence, territorial secession: the situation is critical and human rights are not guaranteed
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Situation in Mali is gradually improving

UN peacekeepers from Senegal patrol the town of Mopti in central Mali. (July 2019)

Despite fragile situation, steps are taken to restore peace and stability in Mali
Category: Mali - Web Review
Wednesday, 23 October 2019

Al-Qaeda Claims Deadly UN Peacekeepers Attack in Mali

UN Peacekeepers carry a cushion and flowers during the tribute to their fallen fellow soldiers.

4 February 2019

Ten “blue helmets” from the UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were killed in an attack against their camp.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 18 February 2019

The Interplay of Climate Change and Conflict in the Sahel

Pastoralist in the Sahel feeds his flock.

29 January 2019

Mali and Niger face increased conflict as the effects of climate change provoke competition for limited resources.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Attack On Peacekeepers In Mali Strongly Condemned By The UN

UN MINUSMA soldiers patrolling

9 april, 2018

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned the attack on a peacekeeper from Niger who was shot dead by belligerent militants in Gao, Northern Mali.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 16 April 2018

Canada commits to deploy forces in peacekeeping mission in Mali

An U.N. peacekeeper for MINUSMA patrolling the village of Bara in North-Eastern Mali.

28 March, 2018

The Canadian government has finally confirmed its intentions to contribute to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).
Category: Mali - Web Review
Monday, 09 April 2018

6 people dead in terrorist attack on Kangaba resort in Mali

Malian forces were backed on the scene by French and UN Missions in Mali

18 June 2017
A terrorist attack on the Kangaba resort, east of Bamako, in Mali has left 6 people dead - 5 civilians and one Malian soldier.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Wednesday, 06 September 2017

Double attack on UN mission in Mali kills 9 people

UN mission in Mali, established in 2013, has been repeatedly targeted in terrorist attacks

14 August 2017
Two deadly attacks in one day, targeting the MINUSMA camp, in the centre of the country and the mission headquarters in Timbuktu left 9 people dead.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 05 September 2017

Violence strikes, Northern Mali suffers another armed attack

A UN peacekeeper from the MINUSMA mission in the region of Timbuktu, northern Mali

8 April 2017
An armed attack in the rural community of Gargando, in Mali, kills 5 people including a civilian village chief.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 06 June 2017

Violent Demonstrations Leave 2 Dead in Northern Mali

A checkpoint in Kidal, Mali

20 April 2016
A violent demonstration in Northern Mali left two dead and four others injured.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 06 October 2016

Red Cross Officials Missing and Found in Mali

red cross operating in Mali

16 April 2016
Three Red Cross workers who went missing are released in Northern Mali. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 05 July 2016

Armed group attack on hotel in Mali’s capital, Bamako.

Tribute to the Radison Hotel employees killed

November 20, 2015
A raid by an armed group trapped dozens and killed twenty in the Radisson Hotel.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Malian Landmines Kill Three Civilians, Peacekeepers Wounded

A car destroyed in a landmine explosion.

27 October, 2015
Three civilians have been killed and two UN peacekeepers wounded after two deadly landmine explosions.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Friday, 03 June 2016