Mali leader promises election timetable by Jan 31
Abuja – The head of Mali’s military-dominated government on Sunday promised west Africa’s regional bloc he would provide it with... Read more
12 Dec, 2021
Twin explosions rock UN camps in Mali
Gao – Two explosions rocked UN camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but... Read more
6 Dec, 2021
Mali sets date for forum to guide path to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali’s military-led government said on Friday it will hold a nationwide debate to set the conditions for elections... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Mali parliament ex-VP handed 6 month suspended sentence
Bamako – A court in Mali’s capital on Friday handed a suspended six-month sentence to a former vice president of... Read more
4 Dec, 2021
Influential Mali imam delivers rare rebuke to army strongman
Bamako – An influential Malian imam, who spearheaded mass anti-government protests last year, warned on Sunday that “things are not... Read more
29 Nov, 2021
In Mali’s northeast, militias thrive in state’s absence
Ménaka – Security forces in the Menaka region of northeastern Mali are struggling with a kaleidoscope of militia groups... Read more
28 Nov, 2021
Mali delays forum seen as key to returning to civilian rule
Bamako – Mali on Tuesday said that it would delay a nationwide debate on reform that the army-dominated government views... Read more
24 Nov, 2021
Blinken warns Russia’s Wagner group against Mali meddling
Dakar – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday warned the shadowy Russian mercenary group Wagner over involvement... Read more
21 Nov, 2021
Mali’s PM among some 150 hit by fresh Ecowas sanctions, document shows
Bamako – West African bloc Ecowas issued sanctions against members of Mali’s transitional government, including its prime minister, but not... Read more
18 Nov, 2021
At least 4 soldiers killed by suspected jihadists in Mali, army says
Bamako – Four Malian soldiers were killed by suspected jihadists on Sunday and several others wounded in an attack northeast... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
