Tuareg rebels in the Sahel conducted a drone swarm attack on a Malian army base

The global spread of the latest tactics in drone warfare!

Sudan War Continues Despite Iran War, Peace Efforts: Africa File, March 19, 2026 | Critical Threats

How An Al-Qaeda Affiliate Plans To Take Over West Africa

Recommendable! Serious stuff!

(508) How An Al-Qaeda Affiliate Plans To Take Over West Africa - YouTube

How al Qaeda Stands on the Brink of Toppling This Government

Recommendable!

Why Mali is Falling to Al Qaeda-Linked Insurgents

Recommendable!

A historic phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of antimalarial drugs in the first trimester of pregnancy in Africa. Really!

One may cynically ask why is this trial started in Africa and not anywhere else? Are Africans used as guinea pigs? 

Certainly, Africans suffer severely from Malaria, but ???

Is it not enough to give antimalarial drugs to women before pregnancy?

"A historic phase 3 trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of antimalarial drugs in the first trimester of pregnancy—aimed at addressing a longstanding gap in malaria research—enrolled its first patient; the trial is being conducted in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Kenya. ..."

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• Through the SAFIRE consortium, experts from Africa and Europe are closing a critical treatment gap for women in early pregnancy.
• Each year, over 12 million pregnant women are exposed to malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Findings will inform global malaria treatment guidelines and help expand treatment options for pregnant women.

The Safety of Antimalarials in the FIRst trimEster (SAFIRE) consortium has enrolled its first patient in Mali, marking the official start of the first-ever Phase 3 adaptive platform trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of antimalarial drugs in the first trimester of pregnancy. ... "

"... An Africa-Europe partnership, SAFIRE is addressing long-standing gaps in malaria research and treatment for pregnant women, who have been systematically excluded from drug development programmes, depriving them of newer, better treatments. ..."

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First patient enrolled in historic Phase 3 clinical trial to treat malaria in first-trimester pregnancy "Major milestone in Africa’s first-ever study assessing malaria treatments in early pregnancy"

First patient enrolled in historic Phase 3 clinical trial to treat malaria in first-trimester pregnancy (original news release) "Major milestone in Africa’s first-ever study assessing malaria treatments in early pregnancy"

How Russia and Ukraine are fighting a 'proxy war' in the Africa (Sahel, Mali) thousands of miles from Europe

Recommendable! Very clever move by the Ukraine!

Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Launches Coordinated Attacks in Mali with Palki Sharma

Very recommendable, but bad news! Again Islamist terrorists!

Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Russian Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report

Bad news, if confirmed! A blatant violation of the  United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment!

Putin the Terrible is a megalomaniac and dangerous war criminal and committer of crimes against humanity!

"In its more than three years in Mali, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner kidnapped, detained and tortured hundreds of civilians, including at former UN bases and camps shared with the country’s army, according to a report published Thursday by a journalist collective.

The victims, who were interviewed by a consortium of reporters led by investigative outlet Forbidden Stories, spoke from a refugee camp in neighbouring Mauritania about waterboarding, beatings with electrical cables and being burned with cigarette butts.

The investigation revealed that the use of illegal detentions and systematic torture, which sometimes led to death, was similar to that which occurred in Ukraine and Russia.

The investigation, which was conducted in conjunction with France 24, Le Monde and IStories, identified six detention sites where the Russian paramilitary group held civilians between 2022 and 2024, but the actual number could be much higher, it said. ..."

"Key findings

• Since arriving in Mali in late 2021, Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group have arrested, imprisoned and tortured hundreds of civilians.
• Forbidden Stories and its partners have discovered the duplication of the methods used in occupied Ukraine and Russia: illegal detention and systematic use of torture
• They have done so using former UN bases and camps shared with the Malian army. Forbidden Stories and its partners have identified six detention centers where Wagner held civilians between 2022 and 2024.

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Hundreds of Civilians Were Tortured by Wagner Mercenaries in Mali: Report "The investigation revealed that the use of illegal detentions and systematic torture, which sometimes led to death, was similar to that which occurred in Ukraine and Russia."

Torture and Forced Disappearances: Inside Wagner’s Secret Prisons in Mali "Since arriving in Mali in 2021, Russian Wagner mercenaries have abducted and detained hundreds of civilians in former UN bases and military camps shared with the Malian army. Our investigation, as part of the Viktoriia project, reveals secret prisons where abuse and torture are carried out with total impunity."

Mali: Dozens Killed in Twin Terror Strikes by Al-Qaeda Affiliate with Palki Sharma

Bad news! The scourge of Islamist Terrorism in West Africa!

Three Sahel States form a Confederal Bank to promote infrastructure and agriculture investments

Good news!

The blind musician couple of Mail whose joyful songs changed west African music

R.I.P.

Stevie Wonder was not alone!

Caveat: I do not remember whether I ever heard their music. Though, I may have.

"Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), iconic Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed duo Amadou & Mariam – known as “the blind couple of Mali” – passed away on 4 April in Bamako. He was 70.

The married singers, who met when she was 18 and he 21, took traditional Mali music and blended it with western rock and many other influences to shape a whole new sound that was both rich and playful. They would sell millions of albums for hits like Sunday in Bamako and Sabali. ..."

Amadou Bagayoko: the blind Malian musician whose joyful songs changed west African music

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger launch Confederal Bank with $833 billion fund

Good news! Hopefully, successful!

Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso now unified under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to issue joint biometric passports

Very recommendable! Could be an important, new development! AES might be able to e.g. defeat Islamist terrorists. Concerning might be the fact that all three countries are ruled by recently established military juntas.

Russian Military Convoy in Mali Fuels Speculation | Russia's Military Expansion in Africa with Palki Sharma

Concerning! Russia's military is believed to transfer weapons from Syria to Mali.

Mali Seizes 3 Metric Tonnes of Gold from Canadian Mining Company Barrick

Bad news! I don't think this was a very smart move by the new military junta!

Arbitrary expropriation by a government usually does not end well!

Russen-Söldner wollen Zentralafrika erobern mit Julian Röpke

Sehr empfehlenswert! Putin der Schreckliche greift auch nach Afrika!

Australian Mining Company Pays $160 Million to Government After CEO’s Detention

This is not the first time that Mail resorted to this kind of extortion by hostage taking of employees of Western businesses!

Minusma: Why did the UN mission in Mali fail after 11 years and record 175 deaths?

Recommendable! This was one of the UN largest missions ever!

West Out, Moscow In? Russia's Satellite Deal with Junta-run Sahel States with Palki Sharma

When the dictators of the world unite! Have fun with Putin the Terrible!

The stupid West (i.e. France, Emanuel Macron) allowed Russia to move in!

Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people

Disgusting Islamist terrorism by monster killers again! A scourge of humanity!

"More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this week, according to diplomatic and security sources.

Hardline fighters from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM) carried out the attack on an elite police training academy and the nearby airport on Tuesday, prompting shock and anger in the West African country. ... and 255 injured in the attack. ...

The country is fighting an armed uprising that began more than a decade ago in its arid north. It has also spread to neighbouring countries in the Sahel region leaving thousands dead and forcing millions from their homes. ..."

Attack by al-Qaeda linked group in Mali killed more than 70 people | Al-Qaeda News | Al Jazeera

Credits: Machtdemonstration in Malis Hauptstadt: Terroristen töten in Bamako offenbar mehr als 70 Personen "Islamistische Terroristen in Mali und anderen Sahel-Staaten breiten sich weiter aus. Westliche Regierungen fürchten, dass sich der Terror der Küste nähert."