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Malian President Assimi Goita

February 8, 2023

UN regrets Mali’s decision to expel senior rights official

Highlighting the doctrine of persona non grata, Mr Guterres noted that it does not apply to UN personnel.

Antonio Guteress and Asimmi Goita
June 4, 2022

Terrorists kill two peacekeepers, injure one in Mali

The peacekeepers were killed, and another injured, when their Armoured Personnel Carrier hit an improvised explosive device outside the town of Douentza.

Photo of a blown Armoured Personnel Carrier used to illustrate this story
June 3, 2022

Red Cross condemns killing of aid workers in Mali

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has condemned the killing of two of its aid workers in Mali.

Red Cross officials
May 16, 2022

G5: Mali to quit Sahel military alliance

Mali on Sunday said it was leaving a five-country military alliance in the Sahel region of Africa.

AU peacekeepers in Somalia
January 11, 2022

Sanctions-hit Mali facing isolation as countries cancel flights

Airlines from neighbouring countries and former colonial ruler France cancelled flights to Mali on Monday, helping isolate a military junta.

Malian President Assimi Goita
January 10, 2022

ECOWAS Sanctions: Mali recalls ambassadors, close borders in retaliation

Reciprocating the ECOWAS sanctions, the government of Mali condemned them as “illegal and illegitimate.”

Malian President Assimi Goita
July 26, 2021

Malian President Assimi Goita’s attacker dies in custody

The man who attacked and attempted to stab Malian President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security services, the government said.

Malian President Assimi Goita