http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:43:34 +0100 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:43:34 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/malis-junta-suspends-french-tv-channels-over-alleged-false-reports-about-fuel-blockade http://www.euronews.com/2025/11/14/malis-junta-suspends-french-tv-channels-over-alleged-false-reports-about-fuel-blockade Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:43:05 +0100 Mali, alongside its neighbours Niger and Burkina Faso, is ruled by military leaders who took power by force in recent years, pledging to provide more security to citizens. http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/10/amid-fuel-crisis-and-conflict-malis-giant-puppets-bring-life-and-hope-to-bamako http://www.euronews.com/video/2025/11/10/amid-fuel-crisis-and-conflict-malis-giant-puppets-bring-life-and-hope-to-bamako Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:07:16 +0100 Giant puppets paraded in Bamako for the annual puppet festival, offering a rare moment of joy despite economic and security challenges. http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc http://www.euronews.com/2025/09/23/three-russia-friendly-military-junta-run-african-countries-pull-out-of-icc Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:59:25 +0200 Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger said they are seeking more "sovereignty" and hinted at replacing the ICC's functions with a domestic option. http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/icc-urged-to-probe-wagner-group-over-promotion-of-atrocities-in-west-africa http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/23/icc-urged-to-probe-wagner-group-over-promotion-of-atrocities-in-west-africa Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:43:33 +0200 Legal experts from UC Berkeley have argued to the International Criminal Court that the Wagner Group's alleged complicity in atrocities and its apparent weaponisation of social media could constitute war crimes. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/27/more-than-60-migrants-died-after-boat-capsizes-near-spain-malian-minister-says http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/27/more-than-60-migrants-died-after-boat-capsizes-near-spain-malian-minister-says Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:08:00 +0100 Of the 80 passengers, only 11 survived, with 25 Malian nationals identified among the victims, authorities stated. http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/12/russian-mercenaries-committing-serious-crimes-against-civilians-in-mali-report http://www.euronews.com/2024/12/12/russian-mercenaries-committing-serious-crimes-against-civilians-in-mali-report Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:51:53 +0100 Violence against ordinary Malians appears to have increased since the departure of a UN peacekeeping mission last year. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/11/22/malian-musician-rokia-traore-to-be-extradited-to-belgium-over-child-custody-case http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/11/22/malian-musician-rokia-traore-to-be-extradited-to-belgium-over-child-custody-case Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:00:15 +0100 After their split in 2018, Malian Rokia Traoré has withheld her nine-year-old daughter from her Belgian partner. http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/19/australian-gold-miner-to-pay-mali-152-million-to-free-staff-detained-in-tax-dispute http://www.euronews.com/2024/11/19/australian-gold-miner-to-pay-mali-152-million-to-free-staff-detained-in-tax-dispute Tue, 19 Nov 2024 14:53:53 +0100 Resolute Mining's CEO and two other employees were arrested in the Malian capital in early November after meeting with tax and mining authorities. http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/17/extremists-attack-military-training-camp-in-malis-capital-army-says http://www.euronews.com/2024/09/17/extremists-attack-military-training-camp-in-malis-capital-army-says Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:24:44 +0200 The army said the situation was under control and asked people to avoid the area after reporters heard two explosions and saw smoke rise. http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/05/13/thousands-in-mali-replaster-the-mosque-of-djenne http://www.euronews.com/video/2024/05/13/thousands-in-mali-replaster-the-mosque-of-djenne Mon, 13 May 2024 20:05:08 +0200 The annual re-plastering of Mali's Great Mosque of Djenne, the world's largest mud-brick building and on UNESCO's Danger list since 2016, helps maintain its integrity. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/03/21/not-french-enough-aya-nakamuras-rumoured-olympics-show-prompts-far-right-backlash http://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/03/21/not-french-enough-aya-nakamuras-rumoured-olympics-show-prompts-far-right-backlash Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:38:06 +0100 Choosing Aya Nakamura to perform Edith Piaf songs for the 2024 Olympics amounts to “humiliating the French”, according to the far right National Rally leader, Marine Le Pen. http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/28/italian-family-back-in-rome-following-two-years-of-captivity-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2024/02/28/italian-family-back-in-rome-following-two-years-of-captivity-in-mali Wed, 28 Feb 2024 00:03:34 +0100 Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the family members were all in good condition. http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/15/explainer-france-not-boycotting-african-artists-assures-culture-minister-rima-abdul-malak http://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/09/15/explainer-france-not-boycotting-african-artists-assures-culture-minister-rima-abdul-malak Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:15:25 +0200 Explainer: French Cultural Minister Rima Abdul-Malak has clarified that “France has always been an open and welcoming nation for artists”, in the wake of a divisive letter sent out this week ordering cultural institutions to suspend all cooperation with Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/07/watch-mali-pays-tribute-to-football-legend-salif-keita http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/09/07/watch-mali-pays-tribute-to-football-legend-salif-keita Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:06:21 +0200 Hundreds gathered in Mali's capital Bamako to pay tribute to football legend Salif Keita who died at age 76. http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- http://www.euronews.com/2023/08/02/european-militaries-evacuate-foreign-nationals-from-niger-as-regional-tensions-rise-after- Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:38:34 +0200 Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger's capital on Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/25/executions-torture-and-looting-wagner-russian-mercenaries-accused-of-abuses-in-africa http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/25/executions-torture-and-looting-wagner-russian-mercenaries-accused-of-abuses-in-africa Tue, 25 Jul 2023 08:00:16 +0200 Authorities in Mali are under pressure to end these violations and hold those responsible to account. http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/01/un-votes-to-end-its-peacekeeping-mission-in-mali-as-demanded-by-the-countrys-military-junt http://www.euronews.com/2023/07/01/un-votes-to-end-its-peacekeeping-mission-in-mali-as-demanded-by-the-countrys-military-junt Sat, 01 Jul 2023 14:03:30 +0200 The UN Security Council voted unanimously Friday to immediately end its peacekeeping mission in Mali as demanded by the country’s military junta, which has brought in mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group to help fight an Islamic insurgency. http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/08/watch-malis-record-breaking-nonuplets-celebrate-second-birthday http://www.euronews.com/video/2023/05/08/watch-malis-record-breaking-nonuplets-celebrate-second-birthday Mon, 08 May 2023 16:19:51 +0200 While they are not the first set of nonuplets to be born, they are the first to have survived after birth. They made history in 2021 for the most living births at once. http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/03/germany-confirms-it-will-withdraw-troops-from-un-peacekeeping-mission-to-mali http://www.euronews.com/2023/05/03/germany-confirms-it-will-withdraw-troops-from-un-peacekeeping-mission-to-mali Wed, 03 May 2023 21:04:43 +0200 Berlin says political and security conditions in Mali, which is run by a military junta, can no longer justify the deployment of 1,000 German peacekeepers http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/01/who-are-russias-allies-a-year-after-putins-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine http://www.euronews.com/2023/03/01/who-are-russias-allies-a-year-after-putins-full-scale-invasion-of-ukraine Wed, 01 Mar 2023 07:00:03 +0100 Since Russia’s leader ordered his troops into Ukraine, Moscow has been working hard to seek new strategic partners or to deepen existing relations. http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/16/france-completes-withdrawal-from-mali-as-last-army-unit-pulls-out http://www.euronews.com/2022/08/16/france-completes-withdrawal-from-mali-as-last-army-unit-pulls-out Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:44:12 +0200 The last French troops have left Mali after an almost 10-year presence. It has had some 5,000 soldiers in the region since 2013 to fight against Islamist insurgents. http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/15/france-says-it-has-captured-a-senior-islamic-state-figure-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2022/06/15/france-says-it-has-captured-a-senior-islamic-state-figure-in-mali Wed, 15 Jun 2022 19:48:45 +0200 The French defence ministry has described it as "a new success" for Barkhane forces in the Sahel region. http://www.euronews.com/2022/04/22/french-army-accuses-russian-mercenaries-of-staging-burials-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2022/04/22/french-army-accuses-russian-mercenaries-of-staging-burials-in-mali Fri, 22 Apr 2022 17:38:06 +0200 Satellite images purport to show soldiers covering bodies with sand near the Gossi military base. http://www.euronews.com/2022/03/07/finance-and-logistics-coordinator-of-al-qaeda-in-mali-killed-by-french-armed-forces http://www.euronews.com/2022/03/07/finance-and-logistics-coordinator-of-al-qaeda-in-mali-killed-by-french-armed-forces Mon, 07 Mar 2022 21:02:45 +0100 The military operation "eliminated" Yahia Djouadi, who has been described as the group's "finance and logistics coordinator". http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/20/malians-celebrate-french-retreat-by-burning-eu-flag http://www.euronews.com/video/2022/02/20/malians-celebrate-french-retreat-by-burning-eu-flag Sun, 20 Feb 2022 20:52:36 +0100 In Bamako, Malians celebrate France's departure by burning a European flag, with some demonstrators carrying placards with messages such as "Thanks Wagner" and "France is a terrorist nation" http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/02/16/mali-france-and-eu-partners-expected-to-announce-military-withdrawal http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/02/16/mali-france-and-eu-partners-expected-to-announce-military-withdrawal Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:19:16 +0100 The French president said that without French intervention in 2013 Mali would have collapsed as a state. http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/04/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-five-mali-officials-including-prime-minister-choguel-maiga http://www.euronews.com/2022/02/04/eu-imposes-sanctions-on-five-mali-officials-including-prime-minister-choguel-maiga Fri, 04 Feb 2022 20:58:44 +0100 The bloc has accused Malian officials of blocking the transition from military to civilian rule. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/02/03/eu-s-takuba-military-taskforce-in-sahel-caught-between-france-and-mali http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/02/03/eu-s-takuba-military-taskforce-in-sahel-caught-between-france-and-mali Thu, 03 Feb 2022 20:13:53 +0100 Tensions between Paris and Bamako are having an impact on the deployment of European forces in the Sahel region. http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/31/mali-s-military-junta-announces-expulsion-of-french-ambassador http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/31/mali-s-military-junta-announces-expulsion-of-french-ambassador Mon, 31 Jan 2022 21:07:52 +0100 Mali's military jnta announces expulsion of French ambassador http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/27/denmark-to-withdraw-troops-from-mali-s-sahel-region-says-foreign-minister http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/27/denmark-to-withdraw-troops-from-mali-s-sahel-region-says-foreign-minister Thu, 27 Jan 2022 19:51:06 +0100 Mali's transitional government had said that the Danish troops did not have permission to be in the country. http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/mali-orders-denmark-to-withdraw-troops-immediately-from-sahel-region http://www.euronews.com/2022/01/25/mali-orders-denmark-to-withdraw-troops-immediately-from-sahel-region Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:49:47 +0100 Danish authorities say the soldiers were there on an "invitation" as part of European efforts to combat extremism. http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/06/women-s-health-at-the-heart-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/06/women-s-health-at-the-heart-of-development-in-the-sahel-inspire-africa Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:00:00 +0100 On this episode of Inspire Africa, we hear stories from the SWEDD project in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Mali. Stories of Women and Girls Access to quality health care and health care professionals, husbands' and future husbands' clubs and more. http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/03/sophie-petronin-french-aid-worker-slammed-for-returning-to-where-she-was-taken-hostage http://www.euronews.com/2021/11/03/sophie-petronin-french-aid-worker-slammed-for-returning-to-where-she-was-taken-hostage Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:18:08 +0100 "It is a form of irresponsibility with regard to her own security but also with regard to the security of our soldiers," said a spokesman for the French government. http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/02/girls-education-a-powerful-lever-for-development-in-the-sahel http://www.euronews.com/2021/10/02/girls-education-a-powerful-lever-for-development-in-the-sahel Sat, 02 Oct 2021 13:00:34 +0200 Keeping girls in school, fighting against early marriage and pregnancy and enabling female leadership through the SWEDD project. #strongertogether2021, #SWEDD #Sahelwomen @2021Campagne http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/24/protestors-chanting-and-taliban-dancing http://www.euronews.com/video/2021/09/24/protestors-chanting-and-taliban-dancing Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:45:54 +0200 Afghans call for release of central bank assets and Taliban dancing to a different tune. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/07/07/why-did-france-resume-military-cooperation-with-mali-just-one-month-after-suspending-it http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/07/07/why-did-france-resume-military-cooperation-with-mali-just-one-month-after-suspending-it Wed, 07 Jul 2021 17:30:25 +0200 Just one month after suspending bilateral cooperation with Mali, France said on Friday that it would resume joint military operations with Bamako after all. What are the reasons behind the reversal? http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/06/the-russia-factor-may-partially-explain-france-s-divergent-policies-in-chad-and-mali-view http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/06/the-russia-factor-may-partially-explain-france-s-divergent-policies-in-chad-and-mali-view Tue, 06 Jul 2021 19:17:00 +0200 Slammed by some as "hypocrisy," the sharp differences in Paris' policies towards Chad and Mali are actually explained by the need to counter Russia’s creeping influence in the Sahel, writes foreign policy analyst Nicolas Tenzer. http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/05/france-resumes-military-operations-with-mali-amid-terror-threat http://www.euronews.com/2021/07/05/france-resumes-military-operations-with-mali-amid-terror-threat Mon, 05 Jul 2021 19:13:44 +0200 France was preparing to scale back its military presence in the Sahel region but the same jihadist threat that brought its troops there in the first place has complicated the plan. http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/06/10/france-to-draw-down-sahel-operation-macron-says http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/06/10/france-to-draw-down-sahel-operation-macron-says Thu, 10 Jun 2021 21:29:49 +0200 French President Emmanuel Macron has announced plans to reduce France's counter-terrorism operation in West Africa. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/30/macron-warns-france-could-withdraw-troops-from-mali-following-coup http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/30/macron-warns-france-could-withdraw-troops-from-mali-following-coup Sun, 30 May 2021 13:52:58 +0200 France has about 5,100 deployed in the Sahel — more specifically in Chad, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger — as part of its Operation Barkhane against Islamic terrorist groups. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/29/mali-coup-leader-becomes-transitional-president http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/29/mali-coup-leader-becomes-transitional-president Sat, 29 May 2021 09:23:55 +0200 President N'Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane resigned on Wednesday after they were released from detention. http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/25/mali-s-president-and-pm-arrested-by-mutinous-soldiers http://www.euronews.com/2021/05/25/mali-s-president-and-pm-arrested-by-mutinous-soldiers Tue, 25 May 2021 08:32:02 +0200 Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's leaders on Monday, sparking fears of another coup just nine months after a military junta seized power. http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/31/france-refutes-un-report-claiming-its-forces-killed-19-civilians-in-mali http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/31/france-refutes-un-report-claiming-its-forces-killed-19-civilians-in-mali Wed, 31 Mar 2021 10:40:52 +0200 The UN mission in Mali said a French airstrike in January targeted a group "overwhelmingly composed of civilians" in violation of international law. http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/21/two-year-old-dies-after-migrant-boat-capsizes-near-canary-islands http://www.euronews.com/2021/03/21/two-year-old-dies-after-migrant-boat-capsizes-near-canary-islands Sun, 21 Mar 2021 20:52:16 +0100 was among 52 people who departed from Dakhla in the Western Sahara coast and spent five days in the Atlantic Ocean before Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service saved the group. http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/27/french-and-malian-troops-kill-100-jihadis-in-offensive-in-the-sahel http://www.euronews.com/2021/01/27/french-and-malian-troops-kill-100-jihadis-in-offensive-in-the-sahel Wed, 27 Jan 2021 10:01:16 +0100 Jihadist insurgents still control large areas of the Sahel desert region after violence erupted in northern Mali in 2012. http://www.euronews.com/2020/12/28/three-french-soldiers-die-in-mali-after-vehicle-hit-by-improvised-device http://www.euronews.com/2020/12/28/three-french-soldiers-die-in-mali-after-vehicle-hit-by-improvised-device Mon, 28 Dec 2020 22:15:04 +0100 The three soldiers' armoured vehicle was hit by an explosive device. http://www.euronews.com/2020/11/17/western-sahara-who-are-the-polisario-front-and-what-do-they-want http://www.euronews.com/2020/11/17/western-sahara-who-are-the-polisario-front-and-what-do-they-want Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:57:40 +0100 Western Sahara has been occupied by Morocco since 1975 and has been described as "the last colony on earth". http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/09/mali-french-aid-worker-sophie-petronin-among-three-european-hostages-freed-by-islamic-ex http://www.euronews.com/2020/10/09/mali-french-aid-worker-sophie-petronin-among-three-european-hostages-freed-by-islamic-ex Fri, 09 Oct 2020 09:20:50 +0200 French president Emmanual Macron welcomed the news of the release of French captive Sophie Pétronin, saying it was "a joy to have heard her voice." http://www.euronews.com/2020/09/06/two-french-soldiers-killed-by-homemade-bomb-in-northern-mali- http://www.euronews.com/2020/09/06/two-french-soldiers-killed-by-homemade-bomb-in-northern-mali- Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:03:51 +0200 The French government has confirmed the deaths of two French soldiers in Mali, after the destruction of their armoured vehicle by an improvised explosive device during an operation in the region of Tessalit in north of country. http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/08/23/top-west-african-officials-arrive-in-mali-after-coup http://www.euronews.com/video/2020/08/23/top-west-african-officials-arrive-in-mali-after-coup Sun, 23 Aug 2020 01:35:31 +0200 Top West African officials are arriving in Mali’s capital following a coup in the nation this week to meet with the junta leaders and the deposed president in efforts to negotiate a return to civilian rule.