Tag: Bamako
I’m not among Bamako hostages, says Dangote
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, said he is not among the 170 hostages being held by suspected Islamist gunmen at…
Suspect in deadly Bamako nightclub attack killed
Special forces troops in Mali on Friday killed a suspect in last week’s deadly attack on a nightclub in the…
Eaglets Depart For Bamako
Nigeria’s U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets are expected to depart the country tomorrow for Bamako, Mali for the final leg…
Malians rally for peace in Bamako
Up to 60,000 people gathered Sunday for a peace rally in Mali, which was split in two after Islamists wrested…
Northern Malians Protest in Bamako
Protesters from northern Mali on Wednesday held a sit-in in Bamako against Islamists who have enforced strict sharia, destroyed ancient…
Mali in Chaos as North forms Islamic state
Mali’s embattled transitional government on Sunday rejected a rebel alliance’s declaration of an Islamic state in the vast desert north,…
ECOWAS, EU condemn Malian Coup Makers
West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS has condemned actions by renegade Mali soldiers who claimed they had seized power from an…