Gathered for their sixth general assembly on Saturday, June 6, 2026, in Ouagadougou, members of the Union of Public Pharmaceutical Depot Managers and Cashiers of Burkina Faso once again appealed to authorities about their working conditions. Their core demand is the adoption of an official status for a profession theyContinue Reading
Disruptions rattle Mali-bound corridors from Senegal, Morocco and Guinea Senegalese truckers are calling for a halt to trips to Bamako, Moroccan operators have grown more cautious, and the Guinea-Mali corridor is experiencing disruptions. For weeks, several major road arteries vital to Mali’s supply have faced serious difficulties. The difficulties onContinue Reading
An expanse of sand as magnificent as it is deadly. The desert zone in northern Niger continues to be the backdrop for human tragedies unfolding far from Western attention. While media focus regularly falls on Mediterranean shipwrecks, crossing the Sahara is increasingly proving to be an equally fatal stage forContinue Reading
Bamako is tightening its grip on national territory. Mali’s transitional authorities have officially banned civilian access to 39 military interest zones spread across the country. The measure, described as a way to shield ongoing operations, comes as the Malian armed forces (FAMa) ramp up deployments against terrorist groups active inContinue Reading
Burkina Faso : l’ex-chef de la sécurité de Damiba condamné à 11 ans de prison dans une affaire d’incendie Actus. La justice burkinabè a condamné l’ancien chef de la sécurité de Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba à 11 ans de prison, dont cinq ans ferme. Une décision qui intervient dans un contexteContinue Reading
The ongoing dispute between Paris and Bamako has escalated significantly following the severe sentencing of Yann V., a confirmed agent of France’s Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). The French national, apprehended in the Malian capital in August 2025, received a twenty-year prison term. The ruling by the junta cited attemptsContinue Reading
A French national, Yann Vezilier, has been sentenced to two decades behind bars by Malian authorities for his alleged role in a plot aimed at destabilizing the administration led by transitional leader General Assimi Goïta. French diplomatic sources swiftly responded, dismissing the accusations as baseless. The Ministère de l’Europe etContinue Reading
FERMETURE Belgium to permanently close its embassy in Mali by 2026 The Kingdom of Belgium is preparing to cease its long-standing diplomatic presence in Mali, with the permanent closure of its Bamako embassy scheduled for June 30, 2026. An update issued on June 5 by the Belgian embassy in BamakoContinue Reading
The Malian judiciary has handed down a 20-year prison sentence to a French intelligence officer serving in a diplomatic capacity. The individual, detained in Bamako for nearly 10 months, was convicted of endangering state security—a charge Paris vehemently rejects as unfounded. According to judicial sources, the French national—identified as YannContinue Reading
A Malian police officer patrols outside Campement Kangaba, a tourist resort near Bamako, on June 19, 2017. AP Photo Under the leadership of junta chief Assimi Goïta, Mali is shifting away from Western influence, particularly France, in favor of closer ties with Russia. A Malian court has handed down aContinue Reading
A military tribunal in Bamako has delivered a landmark verdict, sentencing a detained French intelligence officer to two decades behind bars for espionage activities conducted on Malian soil. The ruling caps nearly a year of detention for the accused, who was arrested last summer under accusations of undermining state security.Continue Reading
The Malian government has escalated its fight against insurgent forces by announcing substantial cash rewards for the capture of key jihadist commanders linked to recent deadly attacks. In a decisive move, authorities have placed a 2 billion FCFA bounty on Iyad Ag Ghaly, the notorious leader of the Jama’at NusratContinue Reading