Countries More than 80 parties, NGOs demand Mali election Bamako – More than 80 political parties and civil groups in Mali joined together to issue statements calling for... Read more 1 Apr
Burkina Faso Free movement in west Africa: 3 countries leaving Ecowas could face migration hurdles Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute; Amanda Bisong, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leonie Jegen, University of Amsterdam For Niger, Mali... Read more 23 Feb
Burkina Faso AU expresses ‘regret’ as Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger resign from Ecowas Nairobi – The African Union on Tuesday expressed “deep regret” over the decision by the military regimes in Burkina... Read more 31 Jan
Burkina Faso Coup trio’s exit from West Africa bloc shakes region Niamey – The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the West... Read more 30 Jan
Arts and Leisure Mali bows out: First eviction stuns ‘Big Brother Mzansi’ fans Cape Town – Mbali Miya known as Mali, a contestant on Big Brother Mzansi, became the first housemate to... Read more 29 Jan
Business Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70 Bamako – More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site... Read more 25 Jan
Countries Clinical Mali triumph after South Africa miss penalty Korhogo — Hamari Traore and Lassine Sinayoko scored within six second-half minutes to give Mali a 2-0 Africa Cup... Read more 17 Jan
Algeria Family thanks Algeria for role in kidnapped Gerco van Deventer’s release Johannesburg – The family of a South African held hostage by jihadists for more than six years on Monday... Read more 26 Dec, 2023
Countries South African Gerco van Deventer kidnapped in 2017 released in Mali Bamako – South African Gerco van Deventer, who had been held by jihadists in Mali for over five years,... Read more 17 Dec, 2023
News Suicide attack on Mali army base day after deadly strikes Bamako, Mali – A suicide attacker targeted a military base in northern Mali on Friday, the army said, a... Read more 8 Sep, 2023