Mali says 203 killed in military operation in centre
Bamako – Mali’s army said on Friday that it had killed 203 combatants in an operation in the centre of... Read more
2 Apr, 2022
UN sounds alarm over violence in Sahel jihadist flashpoint
Bamako – Jihadist attacks at a notorious flashpoint in eastern-central Mali have claimed dozens of lives, the UN’s peacekeeping... Read more
1 Apr, 2022
Disaster for Mali as Sissako concedes own-goal, sent off
Johannesburg – Mali defender Moussa Sissako conceded an own-goal and was sent off within four minutes as they lost... Read more
26 Mar, 2022
Four coups in West Africa leave doubts over return to democracy
Dakar – Army officers have seized power in the West African states of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso since... Read more
26 Mar, 2022
West African court orders suspension of Mali sanctions
Bamako – A West African court ordered Thursday the suspension of sanctions imposed on Mali over delayed elections, in... Read more
25 Mar, 2022
West Africa bloc invites Mali strongman to summit
Bamako – West Africa bloc Ecowas will hold an extraordinary summit on Friday over Mali’s political crisis, according to document... Read more
24 Mar, 2022
Detained Mali ex-PM dead at 67
Bamako – Mali’s former prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, who was being held on suspicion of corruption, has died, his... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Four Mali soldiers killed in twin attacks, army says
Bamako – Four Malian troops were killed in separate suspected jihadist attacks on Monday, the army said, two in the... Read more
22 Mar, 2022
Mali mediator leaves Bamako with no poll date set
Bamako – West Africa’s mediator in Mali, former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, left Bamako on Sunday with no date set for elections... Read more
21 Mar, 2022
Malian junta orders French broadcasters RFI, France 24 off air
Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta has ordered French broadcasters RFI and France 24 off the air, complaining they had... Read more
18 Mar, 2022
