Tag: Bamako
Four UN peacekeepers killed in northern Mali – MINUSMA
Four peacekeeprs were killed in an offensive against a complex attack on their camp in Aguelhok, Mali's northern region of Kidal, the United...
Mali kicks off COVID-19 vaccination campaign
Malian minister of Health and Social Development Fanta Siby received Wednesday her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, which symbolized the official kickoff of Mali's...
11 Malian soldiers killed in ambush
Eleven Malians soldiers were killed and 14 others injured on Monday in an ambush near Tassit, in Mali's northern region of Gao, the...
Death toll of recent attack on Malian army rises to 33
Malian Armed Forces confirmed Wednesday that the death toll of the recent attack on Malian army in the region of Gao rose to...
Terrorists behind Mali hotel, restaurant attacks sentenced to death
A court in Mali has sentenced to death two terrorists for their involvement in 2015 attacks on a hotel and restaurant in Mali, the...
Mali’s interim leader lauds President Akufo-Addo’s role in resolving crisis
Interim Malian leader, Colonel Bah N'daw, has lauded the role played by the ECOWAS Chairman, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in resolving the political...
Suspected terrorists release French aid worker, Malian politician
A French aid worker and a prominent Malian opposition leader held hostage by suspected Islamist terrorists have been released, the Malian presidency said on...
Former defense minister appointed Mali’s transitional president
Former Malian Defense Minister and retired Colonel Bah N'Daw was appointed Mali's transitional president by a 17-member commission set up by the National Committee...
Mali’s former president Moussa Traore dies in Bamako
Moussa Traore, the former president of the crisis-hit West African state of Mali, has died.
A statement by the ruling military junta published on Tuesday...
Ousted Malian President Keita leaves for UAE for medical treatment
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the Malian president ousted by a military coup in August, left Saturday evening for Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),...
ECOWAS and Mali’s military junta reach no consensus on power transition
The mediation delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mali's military junta failed to reach a consensus on the issue...
ECOWAS mediation delegation, Malian coup-makers reach compromises as disagreements remain
The mediation delegation of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Saturday night concluded a second round of meetings with members of the National...
Four gendarmes killed by improvised explosive device in central Mali
Four gendarmes from the Rapid Surveillance and Intervention Group were killed and another seriously injured on Saturday when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive...
West African states demand Mali president be reinstated after coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Thursday demanded Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita be reinstated after a military coup.
"We demand the immediate...
Mali to reopen land, air borders after mutiny
The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP), a transitional governing body set up by mutinous Malian soldiers, informed Thursday night that...
Bamako regains serenity after mutiny condemned by international community
The city of Bamako regained its serenity on Wednesday, after a mutiny at the Soundiata Keita military camp led to the forced resignation of...
Nigeria calls for immediate reinstatement of constitutional order in Mali
Nigeria on Wednesday urged the immediate and unconditional restoration of constitutional order in Mali following the seizure of power by military putschists and...
Mali president resigns after military coup
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following a military coup.
"I've decided to...
Mali soldiers take power on ‘transitional’ basis after military coup
Soldiers leading a military coup against Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who resigned in the early hours of Wednesday, have announced they will take...
Detained by mutinous soldiers, Malian president announces resignation
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, currently detained by mutinous soldiers in the military camp in Kati, a town close to Bamako, announced late Tuesday...
Malian PM calls for “fraternal dialogue” to dispel misunderstandings after military mutiny
Malian Prime Minister Boubou Cisse called for a "fraternal dialogue" to dispel misunderstandings after a military mutiny happened Tuesday morning near the capital city...
Gunshots heard in Mali military base amid fears of attempted coup d’etat
Gunshots were heard in the early morning on Tuesday in Kati, a town near the Malian capital Bamako, stoking fears of an attempted...
At least 19 killed in traffic accident near Bamako in Mali
At least 19 people were killed on Tuesday in a traffic accident on Mali's National Road 26 between Kangaba and Bancoumana, in the region...
Mali scrambles for political stability after mediation fails
The volatile nation of Mali on Friday was scrambling to maintain political stability after high-stakes mediation efforts by a group of West African presidents...
3 killed, 74 injured in two-day Mali protests
Death toll of the two-day violent protests in Mali's capital Bamako has increased to three, and at least 74 others were injured, local...
Malian president dissolves constitutional court to ease tensions
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday announced the dissolution of the constitutional court in a bid to ease political tensions and unrest...
Seven soldiers killed in central Mali
Seven Malian soldiers were killed Thursday in an ambush in Bankass Cercle of Mali's central region of Mopti, Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) confirmed on...
At least 32 killed by armed men in central Mali
At least 32 people were killed during attacks by armed men on several villages in Mali's central region of Mopti, several witnesses told Xinhua...
At least 24 Malians soldiers killed in central Mali
The Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) confirmed Monday night that an attack against Malian soldiers on Sunday at Diabaly town, in the central region of...
Mali COVID-19 cases reach 1,194 as 78 more recorded
Mali's health authorities said the country recorded 78 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number to 1,194 in the...