The Latest Breaking News from Mali

Discover the annual replastering ritual of the Great Mosque in Djenne, Mali, symbolizing cultural preservation amidst security challenges.

Heatwaves and power outages in Chad and Mali strain military juntas' governance amid public discontent and climate challenges.

Deaths from record temperatures in Mali reportedly led to full morgues turning away bodies this month

In tonight's edition: Senegal announces a record seizure of cocaine; the most ever intercepted on land by authorities. Over a ton of the illicit drug was confiscated from a truck near the border with Mali.

Political parties and civil society groups in Mali have rejected the suspension of political activities by the country's military rulers and plan to mount a legal challenge to the order from the junta which also banned media coverage of political parties.

Violence in the region has worsened since coups in Niger and its neighbours Mali and Burkina Faso.

Mali's junta suspends political activities, postpones elections, and shifts security strategy from French to Russian assistance amidst ongoing turmoil.

Attacks by jihadists are on the rise in both Niger and Mali, where juntas are keen to hold on to power. The volatile situation in the Sahel region is casting a long shadow over future elections and the return to civilian rule, which now look increasingly distant.

In tonight's edition: Dozens of political, civilian and human rights groups call on Mali's ruling military junta to arrange democratic elections as soon as possible. Also, Tunisians are one of the biggest groups of migrants risking the dangerous sea journey to Italy to try to escape the country's economic troubles.…