Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, chosen to head a transitional government following a coup last month, was sworn in during ceremonies in the capital Bamako on Friday, AFP journalists witnessed. A committee appointed by the junta which seized power on … Continue reading Mali Transition President Ndaw Sworn In
Mali’s military junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday, demanded an end to potentially crippling economic sanctions imposed after last month’s coup in the poor Sahel state. Addressing reporters during a ceremony marking 60 years of Malian independence, Goita said … Continue reading Mali Junta Chief Demands End to Economic Sanctions
The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted president, a source in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers said Sunday. Last … Continue reading Mali: Military Wants Three-Year Rule, Agrees to Free President
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 … Continue reading West African Mediators Jet to Mali Seeking Reversal of Coup
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from all its decision-making bodies with immediate effect. A statement by the community’s Directorate of Communications on Wednesday, indicated that the suspension is in line with the ECOWAS Protocol … Continue reading ECOWAS Suspends Mali From Its Decision-Making Bodies, Shuts Down Land, Air Borders
Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, on Wednesday, said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed”, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile West African nation. Rebel soldiers detained the president … Continue reading Malian President, Ibrahim Keita, Resigns
Mutineering soldiers in Mali on Tuesday detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders said. “We can tell you that the president and the prime minister are under our control,” the leader, who requested … Continue reading Mali President, prime Minister ‘Arrested’
President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday depart for Bamako, the Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan. This is will be the first journey President Buhari … Continue reading Buhari Leaves for Mali on Peace Mission
Recall that on Wednesday, April 17, a motion of no confidence was submitted as MPs blamed Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga for failing to handle the violence. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who accepted Maiga and his ministers’ resignation, said: “A … Continue reading Mali’s Prime Minister and His Entire Government Resign Over Rise of Violence
Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid was spotted in new photos hanging out with Tony Elumelu, a Nigerian entrepreneur. The duo were spotted in photos hanging out in Mali and it has been the most talked about photo on social … Continue reading PHOTOS: Tony Elumelu, Wizkid hang out in Mali
