Politics

Mali to launch national forum from October, before fixing election date

Bamako – Mali will launch a nationwide debate on reform this month, an official document said, in what the army-dominated... Read more

9 Oct, 2021

Politics

Sixteen soldiers killed in central Mali attack

Bamako – Sixteen soldiers were killed and 10 wounded in an attack in central Mali on Wednesday, security and... Read more

7 Oct, 2021

Politics

Mali summons French ambassador over Macron criticism

Bamako – Mali summoned France’s ambassador on Tuesday, a foreign ministry statement said, to register its “indignation” at French President... Read more

6 Oct, 2021

Opinion

Jihadist attack on mining convoy kills five in Mali

Bamako – A suspected jihadist attack killed five gendarmes escorting a convoy from a mining company in western Mali... Read more

29 Sep, 2021

Politics

Mali elections could be postponed, prime minister says

United Nations – Elections scheduled for early next year in Mali could be postponed by months, the prime minister... Read more

27 Sep, 2021

Politics

Rwanda’s ‘Colonel of the Apocalypse’, jailed for war crimes in Mali, dies

Kigali – Theoneste Bagosora, the Rwandan military leader dubbed the “Colonel of the Apocalypse”, has died in Mali where... Read more

27 Sep, 2021

Politics

Ex-top aide to ousted Mali president held in graft probe

Bamako – Mahamadou Camara, the ex-chief of staff of Mali’s deposed president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, was detained Thursday in connection... Read more

24 Sep, 2021

Politics

Thousands in Mali demonstrate in support of army rulers

Bamako – Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali’s capital on Wednesday, backing the nation’s military rulers and protesting perceived... Read more

23 Sep, 2021

Politics

Mali bristles over warnings not to hire Russian ‘mercenaries’

Bamako – Mali’s ruling junta on Sunday bristled over warnings by Western and regional leaders not to hire “mercenaries”... Read more

20 Sep, 2021

Politics

Death of ISIS Sahel leader won’t end jihadist group – French general

Ouagadougou – The Islamic State group’s division in the Greater Sahara, whose boss was killed last month by French... Read more

18 Sep, 2021