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Mali’s defence minister resigns after forces routed
In a move rarely demonstrated by Nigerian officials, Mali’s Defence Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maiga resigned Tuesday, a week after government…
WAFU Cup: Benin defeat Golden Eaglets 3-1 on penalties
The Golden Eaglets failed to book a place in the final match of the WAFU B Tournament on Friday following…
WAFU Cup: Benin set up semi-final clash against Nigeria
Nigeria and Benin would meet clash for the first time in six years at the semi-finals of WAFU B Tournament…
WAFU Cup: Golden Eaglets Beat Mali Again
The Golden Eaglets on Wednesday confirmed their supremacy over Mali with a comfortable 2-0 win at the ongoing WAFU B…
WAFU Cup: Amuneke Warns Eaglets Over Mali’s Attack
Golden Eaglets’ Head coach, Emmanuel Amuneke, has warned his players to be wary of Mali when they meet for the…
Nigeria leads AU debate on conflict-free Africa
Nigeria will on Thursday 24 April lead the 15-member AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) on a debate to evolve…
Mali’s prime minister resigns with cabinet
Mali’s first post-war prime minister has been replaced just six months into office after announcing the resignation of his entire…
West Africa mobilises against Ebola virus
West African countries have mobilised against an epidemic of haemorrhagic fevers including Ebola, which has claimed more than 80 lives…
Ex-Mali coup leader ends hunger strike
The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago, allowing Islamists to seize its desert…
Mali’s ex-coup leader on hunger strike
(Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago and allowed Islamists to…
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CHAN: Nigeria break South Africa’s heart for quarter finals
A brace from Ejike Uzoenyi and a penalty goal from Ede Ifeanyi ensured that Nigeria’s Super Eagles proved critics wrong…
Day of reckoning for extremist Islamic judge
(Reuters) – Mali’s army has arrested a hardline Islamist judge who ordered floggings, amputations and the stoning of women for…
CHAN 2014: Mali beat Nigeria’s Eagles
Debutants Home-Eagles of Nigeria were beaten by Mali 2-1 in the second game of Day One of the African Nations…
Jihadist Chief Killed In Mali
French special forces have killed the second-in-command of the feared Islamist commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar in an operation in the region…
4 Freed French hostages head to Paris
NIAMEY (AFP) – Four Frenchmen kidnapped by Al-Qaeda militants in Niger were on their way back to France Wednesday after…
Mali unveils first post-war government
Mali’s first post-war prime minister has appointed a cabinet featuring a number of old hands and a new ministry charged…
Basketball: Nigeria beats Mali
Nigeria’s Basketball team, D’Tigers began their campaign in the 2013 African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) on a good note by beating…
Mali confirms Keita winner of second ballot
BAMAKO(AFP) – Mali has announced Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as its new leader after confirming that the ex-prime minister had won…
Mali to give Jonathan highest award for peace
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday, be conferred with the highest honour of the Republic of Mali, for his pivotal…
Incredible: Mali rewards coup leader with promotion
The incredible has happened in the west African nation of Mali: The soldier who led a coup that ousted Mali’s…
Torrential rain mars Mali’s run-off vote
BAMAKO, (AFP) – Malians braved torrential rain on Sunday to vote in a crucial presidential election run-off expected to usher…
Mali’s presidential election goes to run-off
Mali’s presidential election will go to a second round on August 11, the government said Friday, after no candidate secured…
Mali: Nigerian troops withdrawal begins today
Nigeria will today begin withdrawal of some of its troops from Mali because they are needed back home, where the…
Mali’s ex-premier Keita leads in presidential poll
BAMAKO (AFP) – Mali’s former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has taken a wide lead in the presidential poll, initial…
Mali sets July date for presidential election
The first round of Mali’s presidential election will be held on July 28, according to a draft law adopted by…
Al Qaeda threatens to hit France
France is “playing with fire” in Mali, the brother of Al-Qaeda’s chief said in an interview published Monday, warning that…
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AYC: F/Eagles Beat Mali To Win Bronze
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles made amend for missing out on defending their title by beating Mali 2-1 to finish with bronze…
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Mali stun Flying Eagles
African Youth Championship (AYC) holders, Nigeria suffered an upset in the hands of Mali in their opening Group B game…
Mali war disrupts cocaine supply to Europe
PARIS(AFP) – France’s intervention in northern Mali against Islamist fighters involved in lucrative drug-running has disrupted cocaine supply to Europe…
Mali: Chad urges speedy deployment of troops by ECOWAS
Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno on Wednesday urged the Malian army and West African force to speed up the deployment…