Tag: Mali
Kone’s penalty gives Mali edge over Tunisia
Mali got a penalty on 48 minutes and Kone won the battle of wills and sent an unstoppable penalty past…
Flights cancelled to sanctions-hit Mali
ECOWAS on Sunday agreed a raft of restrictions against Mali, including the suspension of financial transactions, over the interim authorities'…
Updated: ECOWAS turns Mali into pariah, withdraws envoys
ECOWAS said that the sanctions would only be gradually lifted after an acceptable and agreed transition chronogram was finalised and…
Buhari receives Mali’s special envoy
Buhari promised that Nigeria would do her best for Mali within the requirements of ECOWAS.
Biden slams sanctions on Mali, Guinea for coups, Ethiopia also hit
The suspension of benefits threatens Ethiopia's textile industry, which supplies global fashion brands, and the country's nascent hopes of becoming…
Mali junta slaps ECOWAS leaders, proposes 5-year transition
ECOWAS has imposed sanctions on Malian officials over election delays and promised more if Mali did not produce a plan…
Macron cancels Mali trip over COVID-19 wave
This decision was taken in order for there to be coherence between national measures and the president’s international agenda, and…
Malian terrorists attack bus, kill 31 on way to market
The bus was attacked by unidentified gunmen as it traveled its twice-weekly route from the village of Songho to a…
Mali expels ECOWAS envoy Hamidou Boly
Boly, was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation where he was “notified of the decision of…
Explosion kills UN peacekeeper, injures 3 in north-eastern Mali
In recent weeks, the UN mission has been the target of several attacks in northern Mali.
France abandoned us: Mali’s PM Maiga speaks on deal with Russian mercenaries
Prime Minister Choguel Maiga told the Assembly on Saturday that his country felt abandoned by the French military withdrawal from…
Russian mercenaries: France sends Florence Parly to pressure Mali
Parly would stress "the heavy consequences if this decision were to be taken by the Malian authorities."
Mali nears deal with Russian mercenaries, ignores France
He spoke after France and other foreign powers expressed alarm at a report that Bamako was approaching the Russians for…
Russian mercenaries coming to West Africa fight Jihadists
A European source who tracks West Africa and a security source in the region said at least 1,000 mercenaries could…
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…
Mosque attacker of Mali leader Goita dies in custody
A man accused of attempting to stab Mali's interim President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in…
Mali’s President Goita speaks on knife attack
Mali's interim President Assimi Goita has spoken on the knife attack inside Bamako's Great Mosque on Tuesday.
Malian President Assimi Goita survives mosque knife attack
Mali's interim president Assimi Goita has survived a knife attack at the Great Mosque of Bamako during the Eid-al-Adha prayer.
UN: Mali at critical juncture, democratic future at risk
UN Envoy El-Ghassim Wane said immediate action is required to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible elections…
UN calls for free and fair election in Mali
A large majority of the 15-nation UN Security Council called on Monday for free and fair elections to go ahead…
Jonathan back in Mali on mediation mission
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Bamako, Mali on Tuesday for another 48-hour mediation mission on behalf of ECOWAS.
Malian coup leader Goita officially named interim president
Assimi Goita, who led a coup against the government of Mali in 2020 has been officially named as the interim…
ECOWAS suspends Mali, insists on Feb. 2022 election
Agency Reports Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s coup by…
Buhari, Jonathan confer on 2nd Mali coup
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for…
UN demands release of Ndaw, Ouance Mali’s detained leaders
The United Nations (UN) Security Council has demanded the immediate release of Mali’s President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar…
Mali coup plotters carry out second coup, Goita seizes power
Mali's interim vice president Colonel Assimi Goita said on Tuesday he had seized power as a fresh coup within an…
Troops arrest currency counterfeiting kingpin, seize 5.3bn fake notes
Malian troops on Friday arrested the mastermind of a counterfeiting trafficking network in possession of 5.3 billion CFA francs in…
French female soldier Sgt. Yvonne Huynh killed in Mali
Two French soldiers, including a female sergeant, Yvonne Huynh died in Mali Saturday, when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive…
Mali coup leader Malick Diaw heads 121-member council
Colonel Malick Diaw, a mastermind of the August coup in Mali was named on Saturday to lead a new transitional…
Tunisia, Mali book Cameroon AFCON tickets
Tunisia and Mali have joined 2019 finalists Senegal, holders Algeria as well as hosts Cameroon as the qualified teams for…