Countries French doctors suspend work in NE Mali over insecurity Dakar – French charity Medecins du Monde said Friday it was suspending medical aid to thousands of patients in two... Read more 29 Jan, 2022
Countries West Africa bloc says Mali rulers seek to stay in power for years Lagos – The West African bloc Ecowas on Friday accused Mali’s ruling junta of seeking to stay in power for... Read more 28 Jan, 2022
Agriculture Sanctions put squeeze on Mali’s lucrative cotton sector Noumoutene – Malian cotton farmers are set to produce a bumper crop this year, but Mahamadou Konate is worried,... Read more 28 Jan, 2022
Countries Mali repeats demand for Denmark to withdraw its forces Bamako – Mali’s military government on Wednesday repeated a demand that Danish special forces withdraw from the Sahel state, noting... Read more 27 Jan, 2022
Business Border standstill: Sanctions against Mali strand Ivorian truckers Tengrela – Dozens of trucks are backed up along the last stretch of road leading from Ivory Coast into... Read more 26 Jan, 2022
Countries Mali bids farewell to ex-president Keita Bamako – Mali held a state ceremony on Friday for former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who was ousted in a... Read more 21 Jan, 2022
Business Mali’s UN mission says flights resuming after suspension Bamako – The UN mission in Mali said on Thursday it had resumed flights over the Sahel region as part... Read more 21 Jan, 2022
Business Sanctioned Mali to start flights to Guinea Bamako – Sky Mali will on Saturday launch flights from Bamako to Conakry, the private airline company has said as... Read more 19 Jan, 2022
Business Mali sanctions imposed with ‘greatest reluctance’, Ivory Coast leader says Libreville – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday that West African nations had imposed stinging sanctions on Mali... Read more 18 Jan, 2022
Business Economist arrested in Mali for ‘subversive remarks’, his lawyer says Bamako – A leading Malian economist has been arrested in Bamako, taken to a police station and questioned about “subversive and... Read more 17 Jan, 2022