Malian songbird keeps age-old sounds alive at 88
Bamako – At the age of 88, barefoot and cinched into a belt of cowrie shells, renowned singer Mariam... Read more
25 Aug
Tuareg rebels release 22 Mali soldiers: security sources
Bamako – Tuareg separatist rebels on Sunday freed 22 Mali government troops, some held for more than three years,... Read more
24 Aug
HRW says Russian paramilitaries killed 9 civilians in Mali
Dakar – Human Rights Watch on Thursday said Russian paramilitaries from Africa Corps, which is supporting Mali in its... Read more
21 Aug
Evidence of war crimes in Mali insurgent attack: Amnesty
Dakar – The killing of at least 19 Malian soldiers in an attack by insurgents in the country’s north... Read more
30 Jul
Senegal offers ‘unwavering support’ as Mali battles insurgents
Bamako – Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye offered “unwavering support” to neighbouring Mali Tuesday as he visited its junta... Read more
29 Jul
Around 30 Malian troops killed retaking northern town: army
Bamako – Mali’s army chief said around 30 soldiers had been killed in recent fighting to retake the key... Read more
13 Jul
‘New rules’: life in world epicentre of jihadist terror
Abidjan – The epicentre of global jihadism is today firmly planted in Africa’s Sahel, where extremists are steadily expanding... Read more
10 Jul
Russia to ‘continue its support’ for Sahel states’ militaries: statement
Abidjan – Russia will continue to provide military backing to the junta-led governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger,... Read more
9 Jul
Rebels fighting for control of camp in northern Mali
Bamako – Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies fought on Monday to control a key camp in northern Mali... Read more
7 Jul
Mali hit by new wave of coordinated rebel attacks
Bamako – Jihadists and their separatist Tuareg allies hit Mali with fresh coordinated attacks Saturday, striking multiple towns and... Read more
6 Jul
