Mali's National Transitional Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a revised law on official languages. 122 votes in favour. Zero against. The law implements Article 31 of Mali's 2023 Constitution, which states that "the national languages are the official languages of Mali" and that French is the working language . The revision was required after the Constitutional Court ruled in August 2025 that the original text needed clearer wording to prevent linguistic discrimination and exclusion . The 13 languages now enshrined in the organic law are: Bamanankan (Bambara), Bomu, Bozo, Dogon, Fulfulde (Peul), Hasanya, Mamara, Maninkakan (Malinké), Soninke, Songhoï, Syenara (Sénoufo), Tamasheq, and Khassonké . French will remain the language of administration. It will not be the language of the state. This is not a symbolic gesture. It is a legal reordering of which languages the Malian state recognises as its own. For sixty-three years, the constitution of a country where the vast majority of people speak Bambara, Fulfulde, or Songhay declared French the official language of the Republic. That era is over. The revision also responds to a real problem: linguistic exclusion. Malians who do not speak French have faced barriers in courts, schools, and public administration. The new law is designed to prevent discrimination based on language . Mali is not alone. Burkina Faso demoted French to a working language in 2023. Niger has taken similar steps. The Sahel is rewriting the legal architecture of the post-colonial state, one language law at a time. French is still spoken in Mali. It is no longer the language of the state. #HistoricalAfrica #Mali #AssimiGoita #LanguageSovereignty #PanAfricanism

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🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 The Alliance of Sahel States (ASS) will officially create a single parliament in December 2025, interim agreements on the work of the parliamentarians’ body were approved at a meeting in September. This became known as a result of the negotiations of the Chairman of the AGS Assimi Goita with the delegation of parliamentarians of the Sahel countries. The meeting took place on October 7 in the presidential palace. The parliamentary delegation was headed by the President of the National Transitional Council of Mali (CNT), General Malik Dio. Niamey was represented by the Chairman of the Consultative Council for the Reconstruction of the Niger (CCR), Mamouda Djingarei, who highly appreciated the dialogue within the AGS. “The next meeting [of the heads of state of the AGS], scheduled for December, will officially sign a document on the creation of a single parliament, which will be an important stage in building our confederation,” said the Niger representative. #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger @africaintel

🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 AES Radio Coming Soon! The three Ministers of Communication of the AES Confederation visited the site of AES Radio’s headquarters in Ouagadougou. They announced that the station will soon go live and begin broadcasting. Reminder: The creation of AES Radio was first announced in February as part of a unified communications strategy across the Confederation. #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger #AES #AESRadio #Sahel

After Bamako, in Mali, His Excellency Army General ABDOURAHAMANE TIANI, President of the Republic, Head of State, accompanied by Army General Salifou Mody, Minister of State, Minister of National Defense and Mr. Salim Mahamadou Gado, Deputy Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, arrived in Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso for a friendship and working visit. Army General ABDOURAHAMANE TIANI was welcomed by the President of Faso, Head of State, His Excellency Captain Ibrahim Traore. After exchanges in the presence of the two delegations in the Presidential Lounge of Ouagadougou International Airport, the two Heads of State met face to face. This visit reaffirms the bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the Sahel States.

🇲🇱 🇧🇫🇳🇪 Just In .. AES to establish its own ICC-like court : The Alliance of Sahel States (AES), formed by Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, is preparing to establish the Sahelian Criminal Court for Human Rights (CPS-DH). This court will have jurisdiction over international cr¡mes, terror¡sm, and organized cr¡me, aiming to reduce reliance on international tribunals such as the International Criminal Court (ICC), which the AES considers biased against African countries. At a recent meeting in Niamey, following earlier talks in Bamako, the AES Ministers of Justice reviewed progress on judicial cooperation and discussed harmonizing legal and penitentiary systems. Key decisions include creating the CPS-DH, building a high-security prison, and launching legal action against Fr4nce and Ukraine at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for supporting terr0rism. National proceedings are also planned against Fr£nch media outlets such Fr4nce 24, RFI, and TV5 Monde for promoting terr0rism through their editorial stance. Niger’s Security Minister, Mohamed Toumba, stressed the importance of developing a common African judicial body to guarantee legal security and regional integration. He also conveyed the support of President Abdourahamane Tiani, highlighting the AES’s broader vision of collective defense, mutual assistance, and development. Burkina Faso’s Justice Minister, Rodrigue Bayala, hailed the Niamey meeting as historic, while Mali’s Justice Minister, Mamoudou Kassogué, emphasized its role in continuing the roadmap set in Bamako. This second ministerial meeting is expected to produce new resolutions to strengthen judicial integration and consolidate the AES’s young institutional framework, potentially reshaping governance and security in the Sahel. 👉 Follow Tamboura Tamson for first hand updates on AES. #Mali #BurkinaFaso #Niger #AES #Sahel #Confederation

Happy Eid El Kebir From the Confederation of Sahelian State. #AssimiGoita #IbrahimTraore #AbdoulrahmaneTchianni