The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States will on Friday hold another Extraordinary Summit on the socio-political situation in Mali. The summit was convened based on the decision of the extraordinary summit of the ECOWAS Heads of State which held on August 20, following the military … Read more
As effort to steer Mali back to the path of political stability intensifies, Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, met with President Muhammadu Buhari to bring him up to speed on the situation of things in beleaguered Mali. The ex president briefed Buhari on the peace mission of the Economic Community of West African States … Read more
Less than 24hrs after the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) suspended Mali from its membership, the European Union (EU) has also suspended its training missions in the nation. According to officials on Wednesday, August 26, the suspension follows a coup by the armed forces to seize power in the nation. The bloc’s diplomatic chief … Read more
The international community increased pressure on the military junta that has seized power in Mali, as the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) suspended the nation from its membership on Tuesday, August 25. Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session held via videoconference, while adding that it would maintain any cooperation that would … Read more
The political impasse that’s engulfed Mali for the past two weeks took a new turn on Monday after talks between West African mediators and Mali’s military junta on constitution of a transitional government reportedly ended in a stalemate. An Envoy deployed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and led by ex-President Goodluck … Read more
Talks between West African nations and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday, August 24 without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, negotiators said. In separate statements, the two sides also said that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita — whose return to office had been initially demanded … Read more
Colonel Assimi Goita speaks to the press at the Malian Ministry of Defence in Bamako, Mali, on August 19, 2020 after confirming his position as the president of the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP). – The military junta that took power in Mali on August 19, 2020, asked that the population … Read more
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc are due in Mali on Saturday for talks aimed at reversing a coup that has been condemned abroad. But the coup was celebrated by many in a country battling an Islamist insurgency and simmering political unrest. Leaders from the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have taken … Read more
Nigeria’s former President, Goodluck Jonathan is leading a team of ECOWAS leaders to Mali where the military has overthrown the elected government of President Ibrahim Keita. The turn of events followed a mutiny on Tuesday by soldiers, who later arrested Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, in what transformed into a coup d’etat. Keïta was … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and other West Africa leaders are currently meeting over the crisis in Mali. The meeting followed the military coup in Mali which led to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s arrest and resignation. The meeting attend by the West Africa leaders is holding virtually under the auspices of the Economic Community of West African … Read more
Mali, tensions in the Mediterranean and measures to control the coronavirus are expected to be on the agenda on Thursday when German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets with French President Emmanuel Macron at his Mediterranean residence of Fort de Bregancon. Despite Merkel’s strong relationships with several French presidents during her time in office, it’s the first … Read more
The political crisis that has engulfed Mali took a new turn on Wednesday after Assimi Goita, a colonel in the country’s army, declared himself head of the “National Committee for the salvation of the People”. The a group is a military junta created by rebels in the country. He announced his new position after a … Read more
President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has disclosed the reason behind his resignation from office. He resigned from office — hours after he was arrested by mutinying soldiers. Keita said he resigned to avoid violence and bloodshed, announcing the dissolution of the government and the national assembly. “If it pleased certain elements of our military … Read more
Malian soldiers who mutinied on Tuesday said their actions were informed by the need to save the country from further crises. The soldiers had carried a coup that led to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament as soldiers detained him at gunpoint. Thousands of Malians, especially in Bamako, had … Read more
Mali President, Boubacar Keita Announces Resignation After Military Coup Mali’s President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation with immediate effect, Ekohotblog reports The news of his resignation comes some hours after rebel soldiers launched a coup and had both Keita and his prime minister, Boubou Cisse, detained on Tuesday. In an address on state television, the 75-year-old also said … Read more
United Nations Security Council will hold emergency discussions on Mali Wednesday, a day after an apparent military coup in the crisis-torn West African country. The meeting was requested by France and Niger and will take place behind closed doors on Wednesday afternoon, a senior UN diplomat told AFP on condition of anonymity. Meanwhile, United Nations … Read more
The African Union has condemned the arrest of President Ibrahim Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse. It was confirmed earlier that mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained Keita and some members of his cabinet at his residence in Bamako, the country’s capital. “We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are … Read more
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is the Economic Community of West African States’ Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali, on Tuesday, briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on details of Mali crisis. The Former President told Buhari that the country’s main opposition group, M5, is adamant on its call for the resignation of President Ibrahim Keita. … Read more
A possible coup is underway in Mali. This followed nearly three months of demonstrations calling for President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignation. Soldiers in Kati town are arresting senior military officers. Read Also: Angry Imo Workers Attack Governor Uzodinma’s Convoy Over Unpaid Salary Arrears Tanks and military vehicles are moving round the streets of Kati,15 kilometers … Read more
At least five soldiers were killed Sunday in clashes with “terrorists” in Central Mali, the army said. One clash occurred between the village of Goma-Coura and Diabaly town at the same time as an artillery attack on a camp at Goma-Coura, the army said in a statement posted on its Twitter account, giving a “provisional” … Read more