mali resist. french imperialism. mally's famous northern timbuktu city that once served as major intellectual hub of islamic civilization, is once again the focal point for terrorist organizations operating in the sahil region. due to the worsening security situation, the government of mali canceled festivities planned for the anniversary of the country's independence celebrated on september 22. many people in mari like this activists here believe that france is still meddling in the country's internal affairs by insiding terrorists and sommes pas contre la france, nous sommes pas contre les français, mais oui nous sommes contre la politique française au mali, ne sont contre la politique française au sahel, les choses ont changé, nous pensons que la france maintient le status quo pour qu'il reste mettre de lieu well on the situation in mali contacted david hundain, he is the founder of the west african weekly. thanks lot for your time sir today. thank you very much for having me. now, timbuktu, the historic city situated in northern mali, i

mali resisting french imperialism. malli's famous northern timbuktu city that once served as major intellectual hub of islamic civilization is once again the focal point for terrorist organizations operating in the sahel region. due to the worsening security situation, the government of mali canceled festivities planned for the anniversary of the country's independence celebrated on september 22. many people in mali like this activists here believe that france is still meddling in the country's internal affairs by insiding terrorists and insergents nous sommes pas contre la france, nous sommes pas contre les français, mais oui nous sommes contre la politique française au mali, nous sommes contre la politique française au sahel, les choses ont changé, nous pensons que la france maintient le statuco pour qu'il reste mette de lieu. well, for more on the situation in mali, we have contacted david. saying he is the founder of the west african weekly. thanks lot for your time sir today. thank you very much for having me. now timbuktu, the historic

mali had to cancel these years independence celebrations after attacks by separatist rebels in the northern region of the country. so who is behind the current insurgency in mali? hello, i'm mubarak kenya and. is africa today. in this week's episode we are focusing on the situation in mali as the country marks 63 years of independence from france. the second segment of our program is on the recent decision by burkina faso to expel the defense atache of the embassy of france from the country. the expulsion came following intelligence reports that he was carrying out subversive activities. malay. resisting french imperialism. mally's famous northern timbuktu city that once served as major intellectual hub of islamic civilization, is once again the focal point for terrorist organizations operating in the sahel region. due to the worsening security situation, the government of mali canceled festivities planned for the anniversary of the country's independence celebrated on september 22. many people in mari like this activists here believe that france is still meddling in the country's internal

armed groups from northern mali claim that they captured some parts of this region. s has increased fears of the collapse of a peace deal between the ex-rebels and government forces. meanwhile, united nations mission in mali, minusma is gearing up for a significant milestone as it readies itself for its scheduled withdraw from mali on the 31st of december 2023. the head of minusma recently briefed the un security council on the situation in mali. let's take a listen. parties have adopted diverging positions regard regarding the fate of camps to be uh left by the mission. here the transitional authorities have signaled to the mission that they themselves intend to retake minusma camps following the missions withdrawal. now maly councelled independence day celebration this year after attacks by sergans in the... the country's interim president asimi goita say the anniversary will be celebrated in sobriety following attacks that have left dozens of people dead, what's your take on this decision? well, i think it's it's a it's a relatively sensible decision, i think it's

now, timbuktu, the historic city situated in northern mali, is under threat from foreign back terroristanizations. this comes just after french president emmanuel macron said, mali, burkina faso or niger would have disappeared if paris had not intervened militarily in the sahil. now are we seeing a common pattern here of france creating a pretext for reoccupying mali after its ejection from this country? so yes, you would have to say that that is, that certainly looks to be the case, um, as is very well known, of all the colonial powers to have ever operated in africa, france historically has always been the most unwilling to let go, and when it is forced to let go, it has historically been the most vengeful when it is letting go, so for example, the the way it um basically trashed the entire country of guine when the country voted for its independence in 1958, i think that's that is still something that that is in the memory of most people within francaphone africa, secret intelligence agency, the dgsc is one, it's actually one of the most active on the african continent, particularly

rebels in northern mali say they have seized control of two military bases. ar the border with mauritania. violence has escalated since u.n. peacekeeping troops began withdrawing from the north. the pullout was demanded by mali's junta. they have called off independence day celebrations next week. a specialist in defense and security issues and the consulting principal which provides a open source intelligence and analysis says the situation in mali is deteriorating. >> the malian military has currently experienced several setbacks. these issues against these armed militant groups, since 2015, they add to the problems mali's facing with jihadist groups. it definitely feels like the malian military is on the back foot since they have not been seen since 2013 and that is hard to say where the situation is going to go. it is definitely a cause for concern. there's a high probability [indiscernible] the french was the first catalyst, they were very emphatically targeting the jihadist groups, and were seen as an important guarantor of the respect of the militant gr

it illustrates just how difficult the security situation has become in northern mali.eas in the world now and one of the deadliest for terrorist attacks. groups affiliated with the so called islamic state and al qaida have been killing civilians and targeting soldiers there for many years now. and this latest wave of attacks comes after the french removed their troops from the country following a coup in 2021. and also the junta that is currently in charge of mali has asked un peacekeeping forces to leave. this has led many people who observe the region to be concerned for the future of security there. the malian junta that's currently running the country came into power in 2021, saying that it was going to restore security to the region. it invited mercenaries from the russian wagner group to help them do this. but this hasn't seen... this doesn't seem to be going very well at the moment. we've seen an increase in attacks and data suggests that much of the region has become a lot more insecure. the main problem is there are now concerns that this violence, which has a

getting breaking news of another attack of potomac vans are driven into a military army base in northern maliion is getting much worse and we have seen these coups in west africa which have been prompted by the insecurity so we have had military regimes taking overin have had military regimes taking over in niger, burkina faso. they have been told to leave but that is just going to make things worse. these military leaders, the coup, are relying on wagner and their mercenaries to fight the islamist but the evidence is that wagner are committing atrocities and human rights abuses on the civilian population in the countryside in places like northern mali. and that is only radicalising people. and encouraging them tojoin is only radicalising people. and encouraging them to join these islamist groups which are affiliated to islamic states and al-qaeda. you mention the — to islamic states and al-qaeda. you mention the departure of peacekeeping forces there in mali and an upsurge in violence in response to that. why is it that the mali, their own forces, are not able to come back that?— to come bac

it illustrates how difficult the security situation has become in northern mali.an area that is one of the most dangerous areas in the world and one of the deadliest for terrorist attacks. groups have been killing civilians and targeting soldiers for many years. the latest wave of attacks comes after the french moved troops from the country after the coup in 2021. he has asked you in peacekeeping forces to leave. this has caused many to be concerned for the future of security. the malian junta came into power saying it would restore security to the region. this does not seem to be going very well at the moment. we have seen an increase in attacks. data suggests much of the reason has become a lot more insecure. the main problem is there are concerns the violence may spread wider into the region that have very porous borders and could be very dangerous for the future of security in west africa. >> a police officer in philadelphia has been charged with murder. mark dial fatally shot him sitting in a car last month. new body camera footage is providing important new

a situation similar to 2012 when jihadist rebels gained control of the city along with much of northern malia coup d'etat in 2020, the situation has once again deteriorated. the islamic state group has double the territory in mali in the last year according to the united nations. >> and cut -- and al qaeda-linked group has been blamed for a string of attacks. a new report has been released in the u.s. state of georgia on the special grand jury investigation into donald trump's alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 election result. it shows the special grand jury had recommended charges against 39 people, 20 more than were eventually charged. we are joined by the founder and director of the university of virginia center for politics. thanks for being with us this evening. talk us through the first of all some of the key figures who escaped indictment. >> well, there were 39 recommended. only 19 ended up being indicted. the best-known work three united states senators. an incumbent senator still, lindsey graham, very close to trump, though he has been back and forth over the years, from south c

in the first case, a boat in northern mali was targeted while civilians were crossing the river. attack was carried out by a group affiliated with al-qaeda the attacks take place at a time when the organization's mission in mali has ended on december 30, 2022. the head of the mali government has announced three days of public mourning regarding the conditions of the second closed offer. it is not, and the rulers of niger also announced that france deployed troops in the neighborhood, which may launch a military attack on this country, to investigate the latest situation in africa, and especially the results of mr. mohammad sajjad waez , an expert on african issues , who are with us at the stadium of the khabar network. it's been a month the military in overthrowing the previous government was of the race of the wife and france, which aroused the sensitivity of france. of course, this action of the military was cool and accompanied by the people, which was able to continue. during this period , we are seeing an increase in foreign analysis against niger, especially by france and th

terrorism with groups like the azaw, independence region rising very very fast in in the northern part of um mali, david, director of the center, geneva center for africa security and strategic studies. thank you for your comments. and with that we come to an end for this additional world news, thanks for being with us, i'll be back at the top of the hour with a recap of the top stories, it's b bye for now. life without industry is unimaginable, it lets us travel, communicate and live, yet there is dangerous downside. our factories could produce pollution so toxic that just breathing might threaten your life. some who've never been sick were developing really bad coughs, and those who are already ill, some of them were starting to die here. it's almost like... lid stuck over london, so all of those pollutants coming out of the chimnes and the factories got stuck creating this thick, slushy, slurry smog. depressed coverage of this assassination of sulamani now entering its uh uh fourth day, we're looking at some uh one you're watching this from your host. keeping you up to date with world news eve

mali has declared three days of national mourning after dozens of people have been killed in attacks by islamist militants. a boat on the niger river in northernmp in the bamba were targeted. 30 militants have got to our correspondent is in the nigerian capital, he brought us up—to—date with the latest films. what we know it is that the attacks have been blamed on islamist militant groups. which have been very active in that region. according to the reports, locals say 64 people have been killed, 23 people injured and currently in hospital. the military are still trying to help evacuate many of the passengers of the river where the attack took place. they were attacked on the first day at about 11 o'clock in the morning. the attackers were also in the river then, shooting rockets at the vessel before it got stranded in the middle of the river. another attack was carried out on the military base, and in that attack what we understand is that 15 soldiers were killed. but the military said they had also killed 50 militant groups while trying to repel the attack. that is how the government now has declared a national mourning. three—day national m

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and they're not coming from the northern triangle states, they're coming from mali and togo and coming from all over the world. don't say that you guys care about the border because you're not doing a damn thing to stop it. what's happening on the border is a crisis. it is the largest mass migration in the history of this entire world. and it's time you join us and bring it under control because it's bringing crime and laredo is great, good. you know what they're doing? they're releasing in cochese county and secretary mayorkas is calling them freedom runs. we're releasing people in the community and they're called freedom runs. i ask you to vote for my amendment. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. members are reminded to direct their rehashings to the chair. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. it is now in order to consider amendment 45 printed in part b of house report 118-216. for what purpose does the gentleman from ariz

mali has declared three days of national mourning after dozens of people were killed in attacks by islamist militants. a boat on the niger river in the northernao region, and a military camp at bamba were targeted. 50 militants are also thought to have been killed. live now to our reporter chris with the latest. what is the latest. what we have seen is a wave _ what is the latest. what we have seen is a wave of— what is the latest. what we have seen is a wave of attacks - what is the latest. what we have seen is a wave of attacks over . what is the latest. what we have | seen is a wave of attacks over the past 24—hour. the latest is where the military has described a complex suicide attack near the airport, where military base is located. the army did not give much details except to say that they are assessing the situation. but on thursday there were attacks carried out on a boat that was carrying passengers from gao in the north—east and travelling through bamber to timbuktu, then to central mali. it came under attack and as we understand, more than 60 passengers were killed. 23 others have been injured and taken to hospital. locals have be