Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso Resume Talks With ECOWAS

Three military-led Sahel countries, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, returned to the negotiating table with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday, more than 18 months after they pulled out of the regional bloc. Naija News reports …

Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali restart dialogue with ECOWAS

In a joint statement issued Saturday evening, the two sides "welcomed the spirit of fraternity, mutual respect and openness" of the talks, and stressed the importance of maintaining relations of "good neighbourliness" particularly with …

Sahel insurgents seek survival through Libya and UAE ties after Mali’s Kidal retreat

Listen to the article≈ 5 min 1× The fall of Kidal and the desperate hunt for new allies The strategic city of Kidal, once the symbolic heart of Tuareg separatist ambitions in Mali’s Azawad region, is now under government control—a shift that has upended …

Mali’s embattled rebels seek foreign allies after strategic losses in Kidal

The fallout from the sudden withdrawal of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) from Kidal in October 2026 continues to reshape the Sahel’s shifting security landscape. With their last major stronghold lost without a fight, Mali’s embattled separatist factions …

Can Libya and Abu Dhabi provide Mali’s Azawad rebels with a lifeline after Kidal?

Listen now4 min listen x1 Why the fall of Kidal forces the Azawad rebels into uncharted alliances The strategic retreat from Kidal has left Mali’s Azawad separatists in uncharted territory, prompting a desperate search for external backers. Without their …

Catholic Diocese in Mali Plans Charter for Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence

According to the Catholic Bishop, the Diocese intends to anchor its reflection in the synodal dynamic of the universal Church.  He noted that in the face of the rapid progress of digital technologies and AI, including within pastoral communities, the …

Missing for 7 Years: Diocese Renews Prayers for Burkinabe Priest after Suspected Kidnapping near Mali Border

After Mass, Fr. Joël was returning to his parish along the Djibo-Tongomayel-Nianguel-Sergoussouma-Bottogui road. Around 4.30 pm, a catechist is said to have rang, wanting to know if the Priest had returned to the parish safely. His cell phone is said to …

Mali Obomsawin Discusses Automatic

How jihadist clashes along Mali-Burkina Faso border threaten regional stability

Listen to the article≈ 4 min 1× The borderlands where Mali and Burkina Faso meet have become ground zero for some of the Sahel’s most intense armed confrontations. Escalating clashes between fighters loyal to the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims …

Can the military juntas of Mali and Burkina Faso control the Sahel amid rising jihadist warfare?

Listen now3 min listen x1 The escalating clashes between the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) and the Islamic State in the Sahel (EIS) along the Mali-Burkina Faso border are exposing a harsh reality: despite military coups and promises of …