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[allAfrica] Geneva -- About 4 million people are now displaced across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and neighbouring countries - about two-thirds more than five years ago - the UNHCR (UN Refugee Agency) regional head for West and Central Africa, said on Friday.

[U.S. Embassy Bamako] The U.S. Department of State, in coordination with the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Homeland Security, has established a Visa Bond Pilot Program. Effective October 23, 2025, nationals of Mali who are otherwise found eligible for a B-1/B-2 business or tourist visa will be required to post a visa bond of up to $10,000 before the visa can be issued.

[RFI] Mali's military junta is struggling to ease a jihadist fuel blockade as talks with al-Qaeda-linked militants inch forward - amid petrol shortages and growing public frustration.

[Leadership] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has taken steps to fill the vacant positions available, following the exit of the nationals of the AES countries - Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, from the regional bloc.

[ISS] JNIM's blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians.

[Premium Times] JNIM's blockades have become a strategic weapon that threatens regional commerce and the Malian army, and harms civilians.

[IPS] Montevideo, Uruguay -- When Mali's former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood trial in Bamako's cybercrime court on 29 September, charged with undermining state authority for expressing solidarity with political prisoners on social media, his prosecution represented far more than one person's fate. It epitomised how thoroughly the military junta has dismantled Mali's democratic foundations, five years after seizing power with promises of swift reform.

[MFWA] Journalist and activist El Bachir Thiam, who had been missing for over four months following a kidnapping, has been released and reunited with his family in Bamako. Thiam, who works with the MaliActu website and is active in civil society and political movements, was kidnapped on May 8, 2025, in Kati-Koko, near Bamako, by hooded men believed to be linked to Malian security forces. For months, his whereabouts were unknown, sparking fears for his life.

[ACSS] By attacking transportation arteries, fuel tankers, and population centers in western Mali, the JNIM coalition is targeting the economic, security, and political vulnerabilities of the military junta in Bamako.

[HRW] Nairobi -- AU Should Urge Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger to Reconsider Leaving Court

[DW] The West African states, led by military juntas, said they don't recognize the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction and want to create "indigenous mechanisms" to secure peace and justice.

[People's Dispatch] Accusing the Court of selective targeting and incompetence in "prosecuting established war crimes, crimes against humanity, [and] genocide", the AES announced its exit, months after deciding to establish the Sahelian Criminal and Human Rights Court (CPS-DH).

[RFI] Diplomatic relations between Paris and Bamako have deteriorated further, with anti-terrorism cooperation suspended and diplomats expelled on both sides.

[MFWA] Blogger and photographer Alhousseiny Traoré was arrested on Friday, September 12, 2025, around 6 p.m., at his home in Timbuktu, by the police. According to local sources, the arrest followed a social media post in which Traoré sharply criticised the surgical department of the Timbuktu Regional Hospital.

[ISS] A new report suggests that Niger, Burkina Faso - and Europe can learn a lot from Wagner's failure in Mali.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Black Stars on Monday evening secured a vital 1-0 win over Mali in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, a result that strengthens their chances of booking a ticket to the 2026 tournament.

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