Tag: Mali
Mali makes contact with Jihadists
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has for the first time acknowledged contacts with jihadists , an option the government has…
French forces kill 33 terrorists in Mali
French President Emmanuel Macron said 33 “terrorists” had been “neutralised” in an operation by French forces in central Mali on…
Buhari mourns 13 French soldiers killed in Mali air mishap
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness over the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on Tuesday after…
Terrorists attack Mali military base, kill 53 soldiers
Terrorists have killed 53 soldiers in one of the deadliest attacks on a Mali military outpost
D’Tigress overpower Mali for Afrobasket final
Nigeria’s senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress have qualified for the final of the ongoing 2019 AfroBasket Women’s championship in…
Tunisia hold Mali to 1-1 draw at AFCON
Tunisia played out a 1-1 draw with Mali on Friday in their second match at the ongoing African Cup of…
Gunmen on motorbikes kill 41 in Mali villages
Unidentified gunmen on motorbikes attacked two villages in central Mali, killing at least 41 people in a part of the…
Gunmen massacre 100 people in Mali village
Unidentified gunmen have killed about 100 people in a village in the central part of the Mali, the country's Ministry…
U-20 World Cup: Mali edge Argentina for quarterfinals
Mali beat Argentina 5-4 in penalty shootout to qualify for the quarterfinals of the U-20 FIFA World Cup in Poland.
Mali bans hunters after 130 villagers were killed
Mali's government has banned the group of hunters it says was behind an attack in which more than 130 villagers…
NAPTIP to rescue 20,000 Nigerian girls trafficked to Mali – DG
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it is making efforts to rescue about 20,000…
Buhari sends special envoy to Mali
President Muhammadu Buhari, as Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has sent a Special Envoy to Mali…
U.S. promises to keep supporting French military effort in Mali
U.S. has no plans to reduce its support for the French-led military campaign against militants in Mali, U.S. Defence Secretary,…
ECOWAS updates Buhari on developments in Guinea-Bissau, others
President Muhammadu Buhari in his capacity as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday in…
Mali president Keita wins re-election with 67% of vote
Malian President Ibrahim Keita won re-election with 67 per cent of the vote in a run-off against opposition rival Soumaila…
Resolve election dispute at courts – UN envoy tells Mali
The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of UN Mission for Mali, Mahamat Annadif, said any dispute over the forthcoming…
289 Malians killed in 6 months in militia clashes – UN
UN says 289 Malian civilians have been killed in fighting between rival militias in six months.
Gunmen kill 14 civilians in Mali
Gunmen shot dead 14 civilians in an attack on a village in Northeastern Mali, a Local Official said on Monday.
Mali loses over $450m to child under-nutrition – AU
Mali’s economy is losing 265 billion CFA francs (450 million U.S. dollars),or more than four per cent of the country’s…
FIBA qualifiers: Rwanda, Uganda, Mali arrive in Lagos
The national teams of Mali, Uganda and Rwanda have arrived in Lagos for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers…
Brazil beat Mali 2-0 to claim U-17 World Cup Bronze
Brazil beat Mali 2-0 on Saturday to claim the Bronze medal at the 2017 Under-17 World Cup in India.
Spain meet England in U-17 World Cup final
Mali's bid to reach a second straight Under-17 World Cup final ended in Mumbai when beaten 3-1 by Spain, who…
Mali bundle Ghana out of Under-17 World Cup
The Malian Under-17 football team have bundled Ghana out of the Under-17 World Cup in India with a 2-1 victory.
Nutrition crisis: UNICEF advises caution in Mali
A nutrition crisis is threatening the lives and future of thousands of children in Mali, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
Governor returns to northern state as part of ceasefire
Rival armed groups in northern Mali agreed to the return of a state governor to the desert city of Kidal…
Innoson to export 400 locally made vehicles to Mali
The Charge‘d Affair of Nigeria in Mali, Yara Abdulsalam, says an indigenous motor manufacturing company, Innoson Motors, has signed MoU…
NBBF: 20 players report to camp ahead Afrobasket Women Championships
Scot Nnnaji, Head Coach, Senior Female National Basketball Team, D’ Tigress on Tuesday invited no fewer than 20 players to…
Macron Heads To Mali In Support Of Military Force
President Emmanuel Macron heads to Mali on Sunday to throw France’s weight behind a new West African military force he…
5 Militants Involved In Hotel Attack, killed
Malian security forces have killed five militants involved in an attack at the weekend on a luxury resort popular with…
3 UN Peacekeepers Killed In Mali
Insurgents killed three United Nations soldiers and injured three others in northern Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission…