Mali demands emergency UN meeting over French ‘aggression’
Bamako – Mali has requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to stop what it calls French “acts of... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Mali mired in security problems two years after coup
Bamako – On August 18 2020, crowds in the Malian capital Bamako applauded as young colonels toppled a civilian... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Jihadist group claims to have killed four Wagner mercenaries in Mali
Bamako – An al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group claimed to have killed four mercenaries from the Russian private security group Wagner... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Mali presses charges against 49 Ivorian soldiers
Bamako – Malian prosecutors on Monday confirmed they had filed charges against 49 Ivorian troops, including for alleged conspiracy... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Ivory Coast troops held in Mali charged
Bamako – Dozens of Ivorian soldiers held in Mali and accused of being mercenaries have been charged with attempting... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
UN peacekeeping rotations to resume in Mali from Monday
Bamako – The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, is to resume contingent rotations from Monday under fresh approval... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
Mali’s premier hospitalised after illness, officials say
Bamako – The prime minister serving in Mali’s military junta has been hospitalised after suffering an unspecified illness, one... Read more
14 Aug, 2022
Mali says has caught up on debt payments
Bamako – Mali announced on Friday it had “settled all unpaid” debt repayments after tough sanctions imposed by West... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
42 Mali soldiers killed in suspected jihadist attacks
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in a sophisticated weekend attack by suspected jihadists using drones artillery, authorities said... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
Death toll from attack on Mali soldiers rises to 42, says army
Bamako – Forty-two Malian soldiers died in an attack at the weekend by suspected jihadists, the army said Wednesday... Read more
11 Aug, 2022
