French forces say killed jihadist IED expert in Mali
Bamako – French anti-jihadist forces in the Sahel said on Friday they had killed a leading member of an... Read more
9 Oct, 2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
