December 29, 2014 - January 4, 2015
Weekly Media Monitoring report for Mali
Posted on January 5, 2015
Contents
Compiled by Myriam MÉNARD
Continued insecurity in Northern Mali
Privately owned media
STUDIO TAMANI, “Opération Barkhane au Nord, découverte d’importantes caches d’armes”, Bamako, in French, 30 Sep 2014
- About forty weapons caches were discovered in northern Mali during joint-operations conducted by Malian security forces and French forces.
SOCIAL MEDIA
IBRAHIM, @sysawane, in French, 29 Dec 2014
- "Vive tension au nord du #Mali dans la localité de Bamba (#Gao) entre les groupes armés GATIA et MNLA. Tirs des roquettes à Tessalit (#Kidal)
- Acute tensions in northern #Mali in Bamba (#Gao) between GATIA and MNLA. Rockets shot in Tessalit (#Kidal).
ABDOU-AL-GAO, @Abdou_diarra, in French, 29 Dec 2014
- Le Mnla delogé de la localité de Bamba par Gatia...La reprise des négociations approchent...#Mali
- MNLA dislodged from Bamba by GATIA… The negotiations are resuming soon… #Mali
IBRAHIM, @sysawane, in French, 31 Dec 2014
- Le groupe armé GATIA et MIA lance un ultimatum aux combattants MNLA de quitter la ville de Ber (#Tombouctou) sous peine d'une attaque. #Mali
- The armed groups GATIA and MIA issued an ultimatum to MNLA fighters, asking them to leave Ber (#Timbuktu) or else they would launch an attack. #Mali.