URGENT
🇲🇱 MaliPolitics

Malian forces target armed groups

By , based on Bamada.net

Map: Mali

The Malian Armed Forces are continuing surveillance, control and security operations as part of Operation Dougoukoloko. On 11 September 2026, intelligence gathering made it possible to locate armed groups, according to the General Staff of the Malian Armed Forces.

Share this article

Related stories

Malian army strikes several terrorist positions

The Malian Armed Forces struck several positions attributed to terrorist armed groups during operations conducted on 3 and 4 November 2026 in several parts of the country. The general staff said the actions, carried out as part of Operation Dougoukoloko, were based on intelligence that notably helped locate a base near Koro.

🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·

Mali's armed forces strike six terrorist positions in Kidal

The Malian Armed Forces struck six positions held by armed terrorist groups on 7 November, about 90 kilometres south of Kidal, after targeting a position 50 kilometres south-west of Ménaka the day before. These intelligence-guided strikes are part of Operation Dougoukoloko, according to Bamada.net.

🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Bamada.net ·

Mali's armed forces strike three bases in Mali

Les Forces armées maliennes ont mené plusieurs frappes les 3 et 4 novembre contre trois positions attribuées à des groupes armés dans les zones de Koro, Sandaré et Sofara. Les sites abritaient notamment des individus, des véhicules, des motocyclettes et des dépôts de carburant, selon l’État-major général des Armées.

🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Netafrique ·

Mali army seizes 2,000 radios north of Timbuktu

The Malian army seized 2,000 portable radios, a pick-up and eight motorbikes north of Timbuktu during Operation Dougoukoloko. The interception, carried out on 9 November, also led to the detention of a man suspected of transporting the equipment to armed groups, according to the Malian Armed Forces.

🇲🇱 Mali · Source: Le Soleil ·

🇲🇱 Latest from Mali

Mali Treasury raises 49.5 billion CFA francs on WAEMU marketMali Treasury raises 49.5 billion CFA francs on WAEMU marketMali’s Treasury raised 49.5 billion CFA francs on the West African Monetary Union public securities market on 11 November 2026 to cover the state budget’s financing needs. The General Directorate of Treasury and Public Accounting had already raised 55 billion CFA francs on the same market in August, reports Financial Afrik.All Mali news →

Politics in West Africa

Trial of 1,200 illegal gold miners opens in GuineaThe trial of more than 1,200 people prosecuted for illegal gold mining opened on Wednesday in Conakry, with the defendants arrested in the gold-producing region of Siguiri, in north-eastern Guinea. Local officials have also been suspended for facilitating the activity, while the closure of illegal mines has led to the departure of tens of thousands of West African gold miners, according to Africa News.All Politics news →

The week in Africa

This week’s highlights

  1. SADC prepares regional plan against Ebola🇨🇩 DR Congo
  2. Ukraine: Witkoff and Kushner meet Putin in Moscow🇷🇺 Russia
  3. Dangote IPO attracts 5.85 trillion naira in subscriptions🇳🇬 Nigeria
  4. Trial of 1,200 illegal gold miners opens in Guinea🇬🇳 Guinea
  5. Erdoğan calls for renewed US-Iran diplomatic efforts🇺🇸 United States
All of this week’s highlights →

Africa in your inbox

Be the first to get our letter in English: the essentials from every region of the continent, free.

Free · one email a week · unsubscribe in one click. Your address is only used to send you the letter, never sold. Personal data

← Back to the news