President Buhari on Monday urged Malian political leaders to consider the fragile peace in the country and the likely spiraling effect on the sub-region. The President gave the challenge during a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. The Nigerian leader … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual conference alongside other West African regional leaders, meet on Monday over the political crisis in Mali. It was recalled that the President had joined others in a meeting held last Thursday in the Malian capital, Bamako, but ended with a plan to resume discussion today (Monday). The President of … Read more
– President Buhari arrives in Mali on Thursday with other West African Leader – The leaders are on a peacekeeping mission to Mali in Bamako – Buhari’ Special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adeshina had on Wednesday, 22 July announced that the President will leave for Mali today President Muhammadu Buhari and other West … Read more
– The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity has disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari would be departing Abuja for Mali on Thursday – The journey is necessitated by briefing he received from former President Jonathan on the crisis in Mali – The President will be departing along other ECOWAS Leaders. The Special … Read more
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has bemoaned the current political crisis that’s rocking Mali. Obasanjo expressed his concerns over the uprising In an article he wrote on Thursday. Obasanjo submits that the crisis could have adverse effect on Nigeria if it spiralled out of country, noting that it poses grave security risks to West African countries … Read more
Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has appointed Former President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. Ikechukwu Eze, media adviser to Dr. Jonathan disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, the former President is expected to facilitate dialogue as … Read more
Protesters staged another large demonstration in Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday after a coalition opposed to President Ibrahim Keita rejected concessions aimed at resolving a months-long political stand-off. Thousands of protesters filled the city’s Independence Square, chanting and waving banners that said: “Enough is Enough” and “IBK, clear off”, referring to the president. It was … Read more
A total of 26 members from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) tested positive for COVID-19, the UN mission announced on Thursday during its weekly press briefing. According to MINUSMA, the patients, treated by Malian health authorities in Bamako, were placed in isolation and received adequate care. MINUSMA also reported that … Read more
A nationwide curfew was announced on Wednesday March 25 by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, after the West African country reported its first two coronavirus cases same day. The two patients are Malian nationals, a 49 year-old woman from Bamako and a 62 year-old man living in Kayes. They arrived in the country from France … Read more
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has for the first time acknowledged contacts with jihadists, an option the government has long rejected. “The number of deaths in the Sahel is becoming exponential and it’s time that certain paths be explored,” he said in an interview with French media broadcast on Monday. Mali has struggled to contain … Read more
Mali authorities and the United Nations have conducted investigations into the alleged disappearance of over 20 civilians in the war-torn West African country this month, security and government officials said Monday. There are few details regarding the incident, but rumours spread on social media have alleged that the group of people went missing after an … Read more
The Army has said that two soldiers were killed and seven left injured by a roadside bomb in central Mali on Monday,in the latest deadly incident. The attack follows the deaths of 13 French troops in a mid-air helicopter collision last week as they were chasing jihadists in northern Mali. Despite some 4,500 French troops … Read more
The Morocco blind team defeated Mali 5-1 to be crowned 2019 African Blind Football Championship in Enugu on Sunday. Morocco had defeated Mali 8-1 in Cape Verde in 2017 to win the tournament. With the result, Morocco has qualified to represent Africa at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. In the other results of the … Read more
With just days before the 2019 AFCON kicks off in Egypt, Mali are said to be at risk of being disqualified, a move that will prevent them from taking part in the competition. According to a revelation by a top official of the world’s football governing body, the West African country faces a ban if … Read more
Unidentified terrorists have massacred about 100 people in a village in the central part of Mali, the country’s Ministry of Defence disclosed. The attack happened on Sunday in Dogon village in central Mali, mayor of Bankass, Moulaye Guindo said on Monday. Sunday’s attack took place in the Sangha district, where Fulanis from the neighboring Bankass … Read more