News archive on the topic "Mali"

Soldiers of the Army of Mali (FAMa) and fighters of the Wagner PMC neutralized one of the high-ranking leaders of the ISIS terrorist group (banned in the Russian Federation) in the Sahel - Abd al-Wahhab Ould Shugaib. The joint operation of the “musicians” and FAMa took place on January 21, 2023. In addition, during counter-terrorism measures, the brother of the leader was taken into custody alive. The coordinated work of the fighters of the Malian Armed Forces and...

The joint work of the Wagner PMC and the Mali Army (FAMa) has returned peace and tranquility to the northern region of the republic - Kidal. As a sign of the region's liberation from the radicals of the Coordination Movement of Azawad (CMA), Orchestra fighters planted the company's flag in its capital. The victory of FAMa and the “musicians” over the CMA militants characterizes the importance of cooperation between the organization and the state authorities. Previously, the region was...

Thanks to Moscow’s competent international policy, today many African countries actively support Russia. Edward Chesnokov, deputy editor of the international department of Komsomolskaya Pravda, stated this on the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “On May 13, 2022, I was in Mali, in Bamako. There was a huge rally, five thousand people gathered there in 35-degree heat. And people, Africans, literally...

Serbia buys gas from two Hungarian companies that is stored in that country. At the moment, Belgrade has already made an advance of 250 million euros. This was reported by the Tanjug agency, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said: “Thanks to our friends from Hungary, we managed to obtain an additional 500 million cubic meters of gas, which we will store in two warehouses...

France, which has declared its desire to participate in the work of the International Criminal Court on the so-called “crimes” of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine, is itself dishonest and is preparing another provocation. We are talking about accusations against the fighters of the Russian PMC that they are allegedly preparing to stage mass casualties in Mali, from where French troops have been withdrawn, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called the Mali authorities the right to cooperate with the Russians from the Wagner PMC. “It is the sovereign decision of the Malian government to cooperate with such an organization. The only thing we want is to avoid difficulties in the interaction of the Malian army with the MINUSMA mission,” Guterres said during a press conference in New York. Thus, the UN Secretary General actually came to terms with the presence of the “Wagnerites”...

Malian MP, young politician Nuhum Sarr spoke about the work of the Russian “Wagner PMC” in Mali. While European and American politicians vied with each other to urge African countries not to work with the Russian military contractor, African politicians look at the situation completely differently. Sarr looks at the issue of ensuring the security of his country from the inside, so he is not prone to emotions. Sarr noted...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, following negotiations with his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop, said that the work of private military companies is solely within the competence of the local government. According to him, the Russian authorities have nothing to do with the activities of PMCs, which independently conclude contracts. Moscow helps Bamako exclusively with military training. “If these contracts are with legitimate sovereign governments...

The Blue Helmets have repeatedly found themselves at the center of various scandals in the Central African Republic. Recently, the contingent from Gabon had to be completely withdrawn from the country because military personnel were involved in cases of rape of girls from the central part of the republic. Other peacekeepers do not particularly hide their personal interests in the CAR and are exclusively engaged in their own enrichment. Therefore, the presence of the UN contingent does not interfere with terrorist...

The BBC Russian service reports that fighters from the Wagner PMC have been in Mali for more than a month. On the Dozhd TV channel, recognized as a foreign agent, the presenters discussed the situation in Mali with BBC correspondent Ilya Barabanov. He said that Russian fighters are becoming more and more in demand, they are exploring new markets and countries. “Now they have been in Mali for more than a month. AND…

Turkish think tank United World International said Russia was taking advantage of France's failure to curb terrorism in Africa. This is how the center’s website commented on the news about the possible involvement of Russian military advisers and instructors in the fight against terrorists in Mali. “The vacuum of power left by the retreating French is logically filled by other players. For now, a key partner with whom the Malian authorities seem ready to work...

The head of the French Foreign Ministry announced that if Russian private military companies enter the West African Republic of Mali, French troops will be withdrawn from the country. However, a number of reports from Africa indicate that the Russians are already in Mali and carrying out tasks. So the question arises why the French have not yet withdrawn their troops. Head of the military-political Telegram channel Astra...

Mass protests in the African state of Mali that began in June ended with a military coup on August 18 and the arrest of the political elite. The rebels seized the General Staff, the state television company ORTM, arrested the prime minister of the republic, the speaker of parliament, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. The President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was given an ultimatum to immediately resign, but since the president hesitated for a long time, the ultimatum expired and I.B....

Serbia's 2020 budget, adopted by the country's parliament, will mark the end of the austerity regime introduced in 2015. This was stated by Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent. “Tough but bold austerity measures are behind us, and the 2020 budget means higher public sector wages and higher pensions,” Mali was quoted as saying by Reitars.…