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Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International |

Mali: Arbitrarily detained opposition leaders must be immediately released

Malian authorities must immediately release Youssouf Daba Diawara and 11 other opposition politicians who remain arbitrarily detained solely for exercise of their human rights amid escalating crackdown on dissent, said Amnesty International

On 12 July, Youssouf Daba Diawara, former coordinator of the Coordination of Movements, Friends and Sympathizers of Imam Mahmoud Dicko (CMAS), an association dissolved by the transitional authorities in March 2024, was forced out of his car in Bamako by armed men and taken to the Criminal Investigations Brigade of…

The World Bank Group

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    • Outside view of the Kati Koko II Community Health Center, Kati health district, Koulikoro region. Credit: Edmond Bagde Dingamhoudou / World Bank
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Source: The World Bank Group |

Between Poverty and Fragility: Affordable and Accessible Health Centers in Mali

PACSU, funded by the World Bank, the Global Financing Facility (GFF), and the Netherlands, aims to improve access to and quality of health services

The Accelerating Progress Toward Health Coverage Project (PACSU), funded by the World Bank, the Global Financing Facility (GFF), and the Netherlands, aims to improve access and quality of health services; As a result of the project, the quality of services increased from 37% to 81%, with availability of essential drugs reaching…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Source: International Rescue Committee (IRC) |

International Rescue Committee (IRC) mourns the death of two colleagues in Mali

The IRC is heartbroken over the loss of our colleagues; our in-country staff are the very heart of our work and are key in providing support and assistance to our clients

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is saddened to confirm the deaths of two of our colleagues who died in a road accident that took place on Saturday, 6 July, 2024, in Mali. Twelve members of our team, and one accompanying infant, were injured as a result of the incident but…

International Criminal Court (ICC)

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    • Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmou during the verdict before the International Criminal Court on 26 June 2024 ©ICC-CPI
    • Judges of ICC Trial Chamber X pronouncing the verdict against Mr Al Hassan on 26 June 2024 ©ICC-CPI
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Source: International Criminal Court (ICC) |

Situation in Mali: Mr Al Hassan convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu

Mr Al Hassan was convicted, by majority, of directly committing the crimes himself, contributing to them with others or aiding and abetting the commission of the crimes by others

Today, 26 June 2024, Trial Chamber X of the International Criminal Court (ICC or “Court”) (www.ICC-cpi.int), by  majority, convicted Mr Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud of some of the charges brought against him of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 2 April 2012 and 29…

Merck Foundation

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    • Merck Foundation CEO announce Malian winner of Merck Foundation 'More Than a Mother' Media Awards 2023
    • Merck Foundation 'More Than a Mother' & 'Diabetes & Hypertension' Awards Ceremony 2023
    • Merck Foundation 'More Than a Mother' & 'Diabetes & Hypertension' Awards Ceremony 2023
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Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) announce Malian winners of their Media Awards to break Infertility Stigma, Support Girl Education and Diabetes- Hypertension awareness

The winners were announced and acknowledged by Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of “More Than a Mother” campaign

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany announced the Winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition “More Than a Mother” Awards 2023 and “Diabetes and Hypertension” Awards 2023 from Mali. Winners from the rest of the Africa were also announced, in partnership with African First Ladies, the…

West Africa Think Tank (WATHI)

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    • Faced with the threat of regional disintegration in West Africa, resignation is not an option (By Dr Olakounlé Gilles Yabi)
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Faced with the threat of regional disintegration in West Africa, resignation is not an option (By Dr Olakounlé Gilles Yabi)

We need an ECOWAS that gives young people reasons to dream

By Dr Olakounlé Gilles Yabi, Founder and CEO of the citizen think tank WATHI (www.WATHI.org). In 2014, when I was working to launch the citizen think tank WATHI, I wrote the following in the concept note I proposed to dozens of friends interested in the present and future of West Africa:…

African Catholic Union of the Press (UCAP)
Source: African Catholic Union of the Press (UCAP) |

African Catholic Union of the Press (UCAP) and its Malian section to host a Pan-African Seminar in Bamako (Mali) on the theme "Sahel - security - accountability, what roles for faith-based journalists?

The event will bring together experts, Catholic media professionals and journalists from all over Africa, regardless of religion

The Union Catholique Africaine de la Presse (UCAP), that is the African Catholic Union of the Press, and its Malian section - the Association des Journalistes Catholiques du Mali (AJCM) - in collaboration with the Malian Episcopal Conference, are organising an international seminar called Refresher Program on the theme "Sahel…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Desert to power will harness the Sahel's energy potential to provide 250 million people living in the Sahel with clean, abundant and affordable energy
    • The Desert to Power project will produce up to 10 GW of solar energy to supply 250 million people in 11 Sahel countries with photovoltaic power
    • The president of the African Development Bank, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, who is spearheading the initiative, considers Desert to Power to be the "baobab" of the Bank's projects because of its scale, its scope, the number of people who will benefit and its importance for the economy and people's lives
    • Desert to power will provide on-grid and off-grid electricity to the people of the Sahel
    • A woman working in a dairy factory in Mali. The private sector will benefit greatly from the spin-offs of the Desert to power initiative
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The African Development Bank's Desert to Power Initiative

The Desert to Power initiative aims to bring energy to one of the least developed and most marginal parts of the continent

Desert-to-Power involves 11 countries across Sahelian belt; 250 million people set to benefit with 10 gigawatts of solar by 2030. The African Development Bank is the driving force behind one of the world's most ambitious energy projects: the Desert to Power initiative aims to bring energy to one of the least…

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated

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International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to Support Trade Finance in Seven African Countries

IFC’s $140 million trade finance guarantee facility will help strengthen the participating affiliates’ trade finance operations and leverage ETI’s wide-spanning footprint in Africa

To promote trade and foster economic growth in Africa, IFC today announced trade finance facilities with seven Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) (www.Ecobank.com) subsidiaries operating in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, and Togo. IFC’s $140 million trade finance guarantee facility will help strengthen the participating affiliates’ trade finance…

International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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Food insecurity at an all-time high in West and Central Africa: Millions of people face hunger if no immediate action is taken, warns International Rescue Committee (IRC)

The IRC supports communities across the region to ensure their most basic survival needs are met and have the combination of assets and income to prosper through cash relief and livelihoods

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is extremely concerned about escalating food and nutrition insecurity in West and Central African countries. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger, and Nigeria are all anticipated to face Crisis (IPC3) level of food insecurity or worse during the lean season - the time between harvests…