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Region: Mali
Mali’s troops needed air support. Then JNIM targeted the airfield
The disaster at Dioura and shelling at Sévaré expose a harder test for Mali’s Russian partnership: keeping isolated troops within reach of help.
Mali’s fuel blockade reaches beyond the petrol queue
School closures and electricity dependence show how attacks on fuel deliveries disrupt public services.
Sahel mining: five changes in the August filings
A permit, a minority investment and a delayed uranium timetable replace parts of the July picture.
Barrick’s Mali mine: what a 16% discount rate means
A quarterly operating margin and a long-term valuation rate answer different questions about Loulo-Gounkoto.
Mali’s displacement reaches Mauritania’s public services
Dated population records and a health-service account show why the response must include the communities where refugees live.
Mali’s civilian-harm record demands scrutiny of state forces
ACLED’s 2025 figures and survivor reporting put Malian forces and their Russian partners under scrutiny alongside jihadist groups.
Mali and Niger’s resource plans: follow the receipts
Refinery construction, a nationalisation announcement and an oil agreement each leave a different question about public value.