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Rights group condemns former Mali PM conviction and calls for his release

Jurist 12 Feb 2026
In October 2025, Mali’s cybercrime court convicted Mara for his social media activity, sentencing him to two years’ imprisonment, including one year of mandatory custody, and imposing a fine of 500,000 CFA francs.
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India exits Mali lithium project citing security risks, Rosatom complications

Invezz 12 Feb 2026
India is reportedly withdrawing from a major lithium extraction project in Mali, a decision driven primarily by escalating security risks and political instability within the West African nation.
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Press Freedom Under Fire in Mali

Human Rights Watch 10 Feb 2026
Sissoko was arrested under Mali’s 2019 cybercrime law, which has been criticized for blurring the line between preserving national security and suppressing free speech.
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Mali creates state-owned company to manage mining holdings

Sowetan Live 09 Feb 2026
Mali will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies, according to a statement released by the council of ministers ... In 2022, Mali created another state-owned company called ...
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US, Russia vie for influence in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso

Times of Oman 09 Feb 2026
Bamako. Abdoulaye Diop, the foreign minister of Mali, hosted a senior US official on Monday to chart a "new course" in relations between the United States ....
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Mali: RSF calls for the release of publishing director Youssouf Sissoko and condemns the criminalisation of journalism that criticises Sahel leaders (RSF - Reporters sans frontières)

Public Technologies 09 Feb 2026
Youssouf Sissoko, publishing director of the Malian newspaper L'Alternance, was placed in pre-trial detention on 5 February in Mali following the publication of an opinion piece criticising General Abdourahamane Tiani, Niger's Head of State.
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Africa: Seven Peace and Security Priorities for Africa in 2026

All Africa 09 Feb 2026
The challenges to peace and security are many ... ....
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Collapsing Empire: US Bows To African Revolutionaries

Scheerpost 08 Feb 2026
Meanwhile, the Economic Community of West African States, a neocolonial union of which all three were members, first imposed on Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, before its combined armed forces prepared to outright invade the latter in .
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Court Orders Release of Sands of Mali Certificates

Bloodhorse 07 Feb 2026
Steve Parkin has been compelled by the Irish High Court to release covering certificates for mares in foal to Sands of Mali after the owner had blocked the process as part of his dispute with his former racing and bloodstock adviser Joe Foley ... .
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