31 dead in Mali after bus plunges off bridge
Thirty-one people were killed in Mali on Tuesday and 10 others wounded when a bus travelling toward Burkina Faso fell off a bridge in the country's southeast, the transport ministry said.
Referee ends Mali-Tunisia AFCON match twice too soon
The Africa Cup of Nations descended into chaos on Tuesday after farcical scenes involving the referee in Tunisia’s opening group stage clash with Mali.
ECOWAS maintains sanctions on Mali, Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to maintain the sanctions imposed on Guinea and impose similar ones against the Mali Transitional Government. The resolution was part of the outcomes of ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government held on Sunday in Accra, Ghana. Laolu Akande, Senior […]
UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in Mali
The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali, which left one Egyptian ‘blue helmet’ dead, and four others seriously injured, the UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. António Guterres expressed his deep condolences to the family of the victim, as well as the Government and people […]
ECOWAS resorts to sanctions over Guinea, Mali coups
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday imposed sanctions against the junta in Guinea and those slowing Mali’s post-coup transition. The imposition of the sanctions is the bloc’s toughest response yet to a run of military takeovers. The move was agreed at an emergency summit of ECOWAS in Accra to respond to […]
2 Moroccan drivers killed, 1 wounded by armed men in Mali – Report
Two Moroccan truck drivers were killed and another injured by armed men in Didieni commune, 300 km from Malian capital Bamako, Moroccan official news agency MAP reported on Sunday. The truck drivers were heading towards Bamako carrying goods before they were attacked on Saturday afternoon by a group of armed men hiding behind trees on […]
