Tag: Mali Junta
Breaking: Mali junta postpones February election
The junta's spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga blamed the delay on several factors, including a dispute with a French firm, Idemia, over…
ECOWAS regrets Mali junta’s 2-year transition to democracy
Mali's ruling junta, which first came to power in an August 2020 coup, issued a decree on Monday fixing the…
Mali assembly defies ECOWAS, approves 5-year rule for junta
On Monday, 120 members of Mali’s 121-seat interim parliament voted to allow the junta to govern for up to five…
Mali begs for lifting economic sanctions
West Africa's 15-nation ECOWAS bloc and the UEMOA regional monetary union both imposed sanctions on Mali on Jan. 9 after…
Mali junta orders review of 2025 civil rule date
ECOWAS - the Economic Community of West African States - said on Wednesday that Mali had yet to present an…
Mali junta blasts France as Denmark withdraws troops
The junta spokesman, Abdoulaye Maiga rejected France's claims Mali had wrongfully asked Denmark to pull its troops from the country.
Mali junta rallies prayer warriors against ECOWAS sanctions
Malian government decided to develop a response plan to "safeguard the sovereignty and preserve the integrity of the national territory."
ECOWAS worried over Mali’s slow transition programme
The transition was dealt a further setback in May when the colonel who led the initial coup, Assimi Goita, ordered…
ECOWAS gives Mali junta ultimatum to name civilian transitional president
ECOWAS leaders who met in Niamey, Niger on Monday have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to…
Mali protesters want to run government, split with junta imminent
The protest coalition that campaigned against former Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has demanded a major role in the 18-24…
ECOWAS, Mali Junta talks deadlocked, Keita not keen on reclaiming office
Ousted Malian President Boubacar Keita is no longer interested in returning to office, as demanded by leaders of the Economic…
Colonel Goita-led military junta wants to rule Mali for three years
The military junta that seized power in Mali last week wants a three-year transitional body, with military officers playing prominent…
Col. Assimi Goita emerges head of Mali junta
Colonel Assimi Goita has emerged the head of the military junta in Mali that ousted the elected government of President…
ECOWAS lifts Mali sanctions
West African leaders have lifted all sanctions imposed on Mali with immediate effect following the agreement on restoring the constitutional…
West Africa slams total embargo on Mali junta
On the sidelines of the swearing-in of Senegal’s new leader, Mack Sall, West African leaders on Monday slapped Mali’s junta…
Under Rebel Pressure, Mali Junta Makes Concessions
Malian Tuareg rebels claimed control of the legendary desert town of Timbuktu on Sunday, part of a dramatic push across…