The United States has lifted sanctions on three senior Malian officials who were previously designated for their ties to Russia's Wagner Group, the Treasury Department announced Feb. 27.

https://kyivindependent.com/us-lifts-sanctions-malian-officials-linked-wagner/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Mali #Wagner

The United States has lifted sanctions on three senior Malian officials who were previously designated for their ties to Russia's Wagner Group, the Treasury Department announced Feb. 27.

https://kyivindependent.com/us-lifts-sanctions-malian-officials-linked-wagner/

#Ukraine #Russia #US #Mali #Wagner

Les juntes militaires du Sahel s’enfoncent dans une dérive autoritaire

Après avoir pris le pouvoir au #Mali en 2020, au #BurkinaFaso en 2022 et au #Niger en 2023, les militaires ont sapé tous les fondements démocratiques et ont imposé des régimes de terreur. Ils mettent en avant la priorité de la lutte contre les groupes djihadistes, qui ne cessent pourtant de gagner du terrain.

Par Rémi Carayol › https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/international/190925/les-juntes-militaires-du-sahel-s-enfoncent-dans-une-derive-autoritaire?at_medium=rs-cm&at_campaign=mastodon&at_account=mediapart

Toumani and Sidiki Diabate

https://amf.didiermary.fr/toumani-sidiki-diabate/

Toumani and Sidiki Diabate, father & son, collaborated on an album of duets. Described as “the finest Toumani collaboration since his classic work with Ali Farka Touré” (The Guardian) ‘Toumani & Sidiki’ is a dialogue conducted through the Kora. Father-and-son collaborations are rare enough but the ties binding Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté are particularly profound […]

#FullAlbum#Kora#Mali#Folk

Toumani and Sidiki Diabate

https://amf.didiermary.fr/toumani-sidiki-diabate/

Toumani and Sidiki Diabate, father & son, collaborated on an album of duets. Described as “the finest Toumani collaboration since his classic work with Ali Farka Touré” (The Guardian) ‘Toumani & Sidiki’ is a dialogue conducted through the Kora. Father-and-son collaborations are rare enough but the ties binding Toumani and Sidiki Diabaté are particularly profound […]

#FullAlbum#Kora#Mali#Folk

Kyiv's strategy in Africa includes delivering aid to Malian refugees, a proposal to train Mauritania's military, and the broader bid to counter Russia's much more entrenched presence on the continent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/world/politics/ukraine-africa-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #un #eu #us #africa #mauritania #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar#volodymyrzelenskyy #mali

Death of Amadou Bagayoko, Malian guitar player in the duo Amadou & Mariam.

In French - RFI: https://www.rfi.fr/fr/musique/20250404-mort-d-amadou-bagayoko-membre-du-l%C3%A9gendaire-duo-de-musiciens-aveugles-amadou-et-mariam

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/05/amadou-bagayoko-of-music-duo-amadou-and-mariam-dies-aged-70

Music on AMF: https://amf.didiermary.fr/?s=amadou+mariam

#Mali