Tag: Mali
Mali’s extremist muslims whip unmarried couples
Militant Islamists in the north of Mali gave three unmarried couples 100 lashes of the whip each on Thursday in…
600 Nigerian soldiers going to Mali
Nigeria will contribute 600 soldiers to the proposed 3,200 West African troops soon to be deployed to Mali, the Minister…
ECOWAS agrees on 3,300 strong force for Mali
West African leaders at an emergency summit on Sunday agreed on a 3,300-strong force to wrest control of northern Mali…
Extremists in Mali destroy more historic monuments
Radical Islamists,controlling northern Mali on Saturday took a bulldozer to the independence monument in Timbuktu, where they have destroyed several…
AU readmits crisis-torn Mali
The African Union has readmitted Mali after suspending it from the pan-African bloc following a March coup, and backed plans…
Balkanized Mali seeks UN nod for military intervention
UNITED NATIONS(AFP) – Mali has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting authorization for a West African-led military…
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…
Al-Qaeda threatens ECOWAS nations
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has threatened to act “with firmness and determination” against anyone collaborating with a West African…
Mali’s lawless Islamic group destroys 15th c. shrine
Armed Islamists from a hardline group occupying lawless northern Mali on Saturday destroyed the shrine of a revered Muslim saint…
UNESCO lists Mali’s Timbuktu as endangered world heritage
The United Nations cultural organisation UNESCO on Thursday listed the entire town of Timbuktu in Mali as endangered world heritage…
Niger, Chad, Mali face hunger prospect, says FAO
In its latest global food forecast for this year, the UN’s food agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation has predicted…
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,…
Mali Coup leader to have status of Ex-Head of state
The leader of putschists who ousted Mali’s president in March will retain the title of former head of state and…
ECOWAS ministers to meet on Mali, G/Bissau
West African ministers will meet Saturday to discuss efforts to return Guinea-Bissau and Mali to democratic rule following recent military…
Ogunbote Eyes Early Goal Against Djoliba In Ijebu Ode
After surviving a first leg scare in Mali, Sunshine Stars FC of Nigeria coach, Gbenga Ogunbote has charged his players…
Attack On ThisDay Wicked, Misguided, Horrendous -Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan who is presently in Cote d’Ivore where he is attending an Extra-Ordinary Summit of Heads of State…
Mali coup makers still in power
The soldiers who seized power in Mali last month have yet to return to their barracks despite a regionally-brokered deal…
Mali wants peace talks with northern rebels
Mali’s putschists and politicians called Sunday for talks with rebels holding the north of the country, as Islamists holding key…
Malians wait for military junta to resign
Mali waited anxiously Monday to see if the military junta that seized power on March 22 would restore democracy after…
Malian Group, EU, France Denounce Independence Proclamation
The military chief of an Islamist rebel group that controls the city of Timbuktu said his movement opposes Tuareg independence…
Mali Tuareg Rebels Declare Independence
Mali’s Tuareg rebels declared independence Friday in the north, splitting the coup-wracked country in two, as warnings rang out of…
Mali junta fumbles as rebels, Al-Quaeda tighten grip
Mali’s junta brushed off calls to give up power on Tuesday as world powers sounded the alarm and Islamists tightened…
Lessons From Mali And Senegal —Peter Claver Oparah
Two significant events happened in Africa last week that should force Nigerians, both the government and the governed to do…
Zimbabwe’s FM stranded in Mali
Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and two other government officials are stranded in Mali because of the coup in the…
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…
Military Coup in Mali
Renegade Mali soldiers on Thursday claimed they had seized power from an “incompetent regime,” announcing on television they had suspended…
Zambia, Ivory Coast Meet In Nations Cup Final
A contender for the goal of the competition from Arsenal striker Gervinho against Mali in Libreville, Gabon, Wednesday put Ivory…
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Mali Book S/final with Ivory Coast, Spoil Gabon’s Party
. Barcelona Star, Seidu Keita Mali’s q-final hero Mali beat Gabon 5-4 on penalties in Libreville, Gabon Sunday after a…
Boko Haram: 200 Chadian Fighters Arrested In Kano
At least 200 people have been arrested after last week’s bombings and shootings in Kano city, and most of those…