Mali, where mutineering soldiers say they have detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his prime minister, lost the north of its territory in 2012 to jihadists. The jihadists were then partly driven out in a French-led military operation later reinforced by other interventions. Despite a peace deal in 2015, violence persists, spreading southwards and into […]

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of political tension in the country. The dramatic move followed the seizure of an […]

Mali’s president, Ibrahim Keita, said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed” early Wednesday, 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 Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon and drove the pair to a […]

US Democrats party has nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate on Tuesday, offering the Washington veteran as a “man of courage” who would sweep away the “chaos” of four years under Donald Trump. Viewers tuning in to Day 2 of the four-day Democratic National Convention saw presenters affirm Biden’s character and leadership while […]

Leaders of a military coup in Mali that detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and forced his resignation said Wednesday they would enact a political transition and stage elections within a “reasonable time”. The National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP) “decided to take responsibility in front of the people and of history”, Ismael […]