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[allAfrica] Mali built a cotton sector capable of producing, ginning and exporting at scale. Mossadeck Bally argues that this success must now support a more demanding ambition: retain more fibre, begin with spinning and finance industry for the long term.

[RFI] Mali's warring sides are increasingly using artificial intelligence to fight an information war alongside their battle on the ground, a study published Wednesday has found. Jihadists are experimenting with relatively basic AI propaganda, separatist networks are creating fake online characters and Russia's Africa Corps is using the technology on a far more sophisticated scale.

[ISS] An online campaign defending cutting, which is still legal in Mali, recasts the practice as a means of protecting girls.

[Afrobarometer] Majorities endorse teaching sexuality education and keeping pregnant girls in school.

[Daily Trust] The Presidency, on Thursday, explained that the withdrawal of some West African countries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 2023 blunted key regional integration protocols.

[Leadership] The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has said the withdrawal of some West African countries from the Economic Community of West African States in 2023, blunted key regional integration protocols, particularly those promoting the free movement of goods and services

[ISS] The two armed groups are currently united in their opposition to the government, but fundamental differences could break their bond.

[Afrobarometer] Majority support investment in infrastructure and renewable energy.

[Daily Trust] Tuareg separatist rebels on Sunday freed 22 Mali government troops, some held for more than three years, adding to a steady flow of releases in recent weeks, according to security and junta sources.

[RFI] The acting head of the Malian government, General Abdoulaye Maiga has begun a two-day visit to Algeria. It comes amid a thaw after months of tension. RFI spoke to Bakary Sambe, the Director of the Timbuktu Institute about the security situation and what the countries hope to gain from the meeting.

[HRW] Nairobi -- 9 Civilians Killed, Homes Burned in Islamist Armed Group-Held Village

[MFWA] After being in detention for more than three years, Columnist and radio host Mohamed Youssouf Bathily, popularly known as Ras Bath, and activist Rokia Doumbia, also known as Rose Vie Chère, have each been sentenced to ten years in prison, with three years suspended.

[African Arguments] Since 2020, soldiers have seized power in Mali, Guinea, Sudan, Burkina Faso (twice), Niger, and Gabon. In every case, the announcement has followed the same script: corruption has hollowed out the state, civilian government has forfeited its legitimacy, and the military is stepping in to restore what politicians destroyed. Crowds have gathered to celebrate in Bamako, Conakry, Ouagadougou, and Niamey, believing that the promise on offer, cleaner government, was one worth the risk.

[Premium Times] Mali's victory on Sunday extended its dominance in the competition

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