TÉMOIGNAGES. Au Mali, l’armée accusée d’avoir utilisé des bombes à sous-munitions, interdites depuis 2010
May 20, 2026 – TV5 Monde
Images transmitted to RFI suggest that the Malian army and its Russian partners from Africa Corps have used cluster munitions, which are banned under the 2010 Oslo Treaty. The FLA independence movement has denounced the use of Russian-made RBK-500 bombs and ShOAB-0.5 submunitions, which disperse widely and often fail to explode on impact.
Mali: la lutte antiterroriste justifie-t-elle les enlèvements par la Sécurité d’État?
May 21, 2026 – RFI
Lawyer Mountaga Tall has been missing for nearly three weeks, and his son along with other democracy advocates have been abducted by hooded gunmen. All are being held in unknown locations without legal process. The military justice system is investigating possible complicity in the April 25 attacks, raising questions about whether counterterrorism efforts justify such practices.
Corridor Dakar-Bamako : l’Union des routiers du Sénégal alerte sur l’insécurité grandissante
May 21, 2026 – Maliweb
The Senegalese Truckers’ Union has raised alarm over deteriorating security on the Dakar-Bamako corridor, reporting that at least eleven Senegalan trucks have been set on fire in Mali. Despite the JNIM’s blockade announcement, over 700 tanker trucks reached Bamako last week.
Kidal « toujours en guerre » : dans le nord du Mali, reportage au cœur de la capitale rebelle
May 21, 2026 – Jeune Afrique
On April 25, FLA rebels and JNIM jihadists drove the Malian army and their Russian allies out of Kidal. A Jeune Afrique reporter was able to enter the city days later and meet the victors and their prisoners, finding a city largely deserted except for rebel patrols.
Sénégal-Mali : le trafic interrompu sur l’axe entre Dakar et Bamako
May 21, 2026 – Jeune Afrique
Traffic on the Dakar-Bamako corridor has been almost completely interrupted since early May due to security incidents. Several Senegalese trucks have been attacked, and tensions are rising at the border as Bamako remains under jihadist blockade.
