Tag: Mali
At least 12 killed as Mali hotel siege ends
Bamako (AFP) – At least 12 people including four foreign UN contractors died in a hostage siege at a hotel…
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mali, Senegal power through to semi-finals
Mali and Senegal, the two remaining African teams at the ongoing 2015 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand, early…
Akon launches solar institute in Africa
Senegalese-American musician, Akon, whose “Akon Lighting Africa” initiative is aimed at bringing electricity to some 600 million Africans on Tuesday…
Super Falcons thump Mali 8-0, secure AAG ticket
Nigeria’s senior female football team, Super Falcons, on Friday in Abuja, thrashed their Malian counterparts 8 – 0 in the…
Boastful Falcons Star Sure Of Victory Over Mali
Ahead of the return leg All Africa Games (AAG) qualifier against Mali, Super Falcons winger Esther Sunday has boasted that…
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…
Keshi Applied For Mali Job —FA
Out of contract Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi may be returning to Mali to handle that country’s…
Kasperczak leaves Mali after Africa Cup flop
The number of coaches who have left 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers rose to four at the weekend when…
Militants attack UN as Mali hunts jihadists nightclub killers
A peacekeeper and two children died Sunday as militants shelled a UN base in northern Mali, heightening security fears as…
Two arrested in Mali nightclub shooting
Two suspects were arrested on Saturday after three Europeans and two locals were shot dead in a suspected terror attack…
Three Europeans shot dead in Mali nightclub
Three Europeans were shot dead at a nightclub in Mali’s capital early Saturday, in a suspected terror attack that came…
Mali agrees to shift 2016 Olympics qualifiers against Nigeria
Mali Football Federation has accepted a proposal by the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) for a qualifying fixture of the Women’s…
AFCON: Guinea go through, Mali out
Guinea qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals on Thursday after a drawing of lots was required to separate…
UN agency declares Mali Ebola virus free
The Malian government and the United Nations on Sunday declared the country free of Ebola after 42 days without any…
Six UN peacekeeping troops injured in Mali blast
Six UN peacekeeping troops were injured in a blast Sunday in northeastern Mali, where four UN trucks were also torched…
Eagles to play Ivory Coast, Mali in Abu Dhabi
In kick starting its pledge to ensure that the senior national team, Super Eagles are engaged for all the FIFA–free…
Last known Ebola patient in Mali cured
The last patient to be treated for Ebola in Mali has made a full recovery, a senior health ministry official…
Mali places over 440 under watch in bid to curb Ebola
Mali says it has placed more than 440 people who may have been exposed to Ebola under surveillance as it…
Malian doctor contracts Ebola Virus
A doctor at a clinic battling Mali’s second Ebola outbreak is suspected of having contracted the deadly virus, officials said…
Two-year girl dies of Ebola in Mali’s first case
A two-year-old girl died of Ebola in Mali on Friday, in the first case of the disease in the west…
Chad accuses UN of using its troops as ‘shield’ in Mali
The Chadian government on Friday denounced the “discriminatory” treatment of its troops in Mali, accusing the United Nations peacekeeping mission…
Two Algerian diplomats freed after two years’ captivity in Mali
Two Algerian diplomats kidnapped in Mali in April 2012 by the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO)…
Mali to bid for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Mali is set to bid for the hosting rights of Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) in 2017 after Libya pulled…
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Air Algerie crash: Body of Nigerian footballer will be returned
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday assured that the remains of a Nigerian footballer, Emmanuel Ogbu, who died in…
Flags at half-mast as France mourns Mali crash victims
Flags flew at half-mast in France Monday in mourning for the 118 victims of the Air Algerie plane tragedy, as…
Air Algerie flight seen ‘falling’ in northern Mali
A missing Air Algerie plane with 116 people on board was seen “falling” in the region of Gossi, in northern…
French soldier killed in Mali suicide attack
A French legionnaire has been killed in a suicide attack in northern Mali, taking to nine the number of soldiers…
Nigeria withdraws peacekeeping troops from Mali
Senate President, David Mark, on Monday said activities of Boko Haram insurgents had compelled the government to withdraw its peacekeeping…
NDLEA nabs Malian with 4kg cannabis
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it had apprehended a 22-year old Malian in possession of…
Insurgency: Mali teaches Nigeria good examples
In a move that is a rarity in Nigeria, Mali’s army chief of staff, General Mahamane Toure, offered to step…