Mali’s PM says France sought country’s partition
Bamako – Mali’s prime minister on Monday accused France of having sought the partition of the west African country during... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
Mali publishes bill to shore up junta leader’s powers
Bamako – Mali’s military-dominated authorities on Saturday published a bill designed to further shore up the powers of junta leader... Read more
6 Feb, 2022
Mali armed groups sign pact with junta
Bamako – Former Malian rebels have signed a pact designed to “facilitate ties” with the Sahel state’s ruling junta,... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
After coups in Mali and Burkina Faso, will Niger be next?
Niamey – Speculation that Niger may become the next Sahel nation to suffer a coup has surged since Burkina... Read more
1 Feb, 2022
Mali junta expels French ambassador, state TV says
Bamako – Mali is expelling the French ambassador in the light of “hostile statements” by officials of its former colonial... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Hurt French interests fuelling pressure to hold elections, says Mali FM
Bamako – Mali’s foreign minister has suggested that tensions with France are running high because “we have hurt their... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
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
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
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
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
