It also said it had “numerous reservations about the methodology” used in the investigation. – ‘Protected by law’ – At least 22 people died in the French strike, of whom 19 were civilians, according to the probe. No women or children were killed. “The group affected by the strike was overwhelmingly composed of civilians who […]

A court in Mali’s capital Bamako on Thursday began hearing a long-delayed case against former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who is accused of killing 21 elite soldiers, AFP journalists said. A former army captain, Sanogo and several other plotters staged a military coup against President Amadou Toumani Toure in the Sahel state in 2012, after […]

The ECOWAS Parliament has pledged its support to the Malian people as the country embarks on transition to democratic rule. Speaker of the parliament Sidie Mohamed Tunis pledged the support of the sub-regional congress when he led a parliamentary mission to Mali as part of activities of the sub-regional lawmakers to support the West African […]

Eight soldiers were killed and five others injured in an attack on an army base in Bandiagara, in Mali’s central region of Mopti, the military confirmed on its website on Friday. Unidentified armed individuals attacked the base of Malian army and the gendarmerie squadron in Bandiagara at about 9:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, the […]

Two Malian soldiers were killed Tuesday in an ambush in a central region regularly hit by jihadist attacks, security sources and a local official said. The ambush targeted an army resupply mission in the Mopti region, one of the security sources said on condition of anonymity. A separate security source said another person was missing […]

Kenyan Peter Waweru Kamaku will officiate the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) between defending champions Morocco and Mali on Sunday, 7 February, 2021, at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde. Waweru, a lecturer of the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, will lead the team of match officials as the curtains on […]

The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, at the head of a high-level delegation, arrived in Bamako on Monday afternoon, official sources told PANA. The two-day visit is a follow-up on the Conference of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Mali held in […]

Mali’s former prime minister, Modibo Keita, has died at the age of 78, interim premier Moctar Ouane said Saturday, the latest in a string of deaths of high-profile political figures in the West African country. Ouane did not specify the cause or time of death for Keita, who served as prime minister from 2015 to […]

The Malian authorities on Thursday charged six prominent figures, including a former prime minister, with seeking to mount a coup, a move that came after a military putsch in August, their lawyers said. The public prosecutor’s office in the capital Bamako said in a statement that six people were under investigation for “plotting against the […]

Armed “terrorists” killed two Malian soldiers and wounded five others during an ambush in the nation, the army said Wednesday. The soldiers were escorting a vehicle transporting bank funds on Tuesday when a “group of armed terrorists”, a reference to jihadists, ambushed them in Batouma forest, the army said in a statement. The soldiers “offered […]

The Malian authorities said Monday they had opened an inquiry into violation of state security, a move that came after half a dozen prominent figures were held for questioning earlier this month. The country, which underwent a coup in August, is in the hands of a transitional government scheduled to oversee a return to civilian […]

Customs officers in southern Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car, officials said Monday. The 143 kilograms (315 pounds) of gold was en route to neighbouring Guinea. Mali’s borders are porous and seizures of gold are frequent. The 88 bars discovered overnight Saturday were “destined […]

Mali on Friday said it would close bars and restaurants for two weeks, close fairs and shutter schools until January 10 to fight the novel coronavirus. Hospitals are overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases in the vast Sahel country, torn by jihadist attacks and currently under a shaky caretaker government following an August coup. The closure of […]

A Malian soldier was killed and five others were wounded when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device on a highway, the nation’s army said Wednesday. Mali is struggling with an Islamist insurgency that first erupted in the north but has since spread to the centre of the country, as well as spilling over into […]

Mali’s interim legislature on Saturday elected Colonel Malick Diaw, a member of the military junta that toppled president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in August, as its president. The 121-seat body known as the National Transition Council was meeting for its inaugural session in the capital Bamako, and is a key part of the post-coup interim government […]