The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), has described the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari alongside other African leaders to troubled Mali as a vista of hope to end the crisis in the country. The Special Assistant Media and Publicity to the Minister, Mohammad Abdulkadri, in a statement on Friday, said the minister made […]

Mali announced Friday that it would shortly reopen its air and land borders after a months-long closure aimed at stemming coronavirus infections. In a statement, the government said air borders, closed on March 18, would open again on Saturday and land borders, closed on March 26, from July 31. Normal working hours of 8 a.m. […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu VICE Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Northern Nigeria, Pastor John Hayab, has questioned the moral right of President Muhammadu Buhari to travel to Mali to mediate in the political crisis there, when his home country is in a bigger crisis. Hayab said that the perennial killings, especially in Southern Kaduna and […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) said Thursday it would provide $285 million in aid to Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Chad to help them fight the coronavirus pandemic. The aid was being provided within the framework of a $10-billion COVID-19 response facility unveiled by the AfDB in April. Niger would receive support of $108.8 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari, along with four others West African leaders ended a day-long summit in Mali on Thursday without a deal to soothe the country’s escalating political crisis. Five of the region’s leaders met Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and leaders of a protest movement clamouring for his resignation, as a long-running jihadist insurgency threatens […]

…says gunmen target Christians in Southern Kaduna, Middle Belt By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja Vice Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Northern Nigeria, Pastor John Hayab has questioned the moral right of President Mohammadu Buhari to travel to Mali to mediate in the political crisis there when his home country was in bigger crisis. Hayab […]

President Muhammadu Buhari will on 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. Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. ”The Nigerian President […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru 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 would be embarking outside the country since the outbreak of the dreaded […]

The Special Envoy of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan says President Muhammadu Buhari and some ECOWAS leaders may embark on reconciliation mission to Mali. Jonathan, who headed the ECOWAS mediation team on Mali’s lingering political crisis, disclosed this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in […]

Says completing legacy projects of past administrations’ way to go Briefs President on Mali crisis By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for completing legacy projects of previous administrations, saying it is the best way to go. The former President, who is the ECOWAS Special Envoy to […]

—Says completing legacy projects of past administrations’ way to go –Briefs President on Mali crisis By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for completing legacy projects of previous administrations, saying it is the best way to go. The former President, who is the ECOWAS Special Envoy to […]

Malian leaders are gearing up for more mediation talks on Thursday, when four African presidents will fly to the country in a  bid to resolve its deepening political crisis. The leaders of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and Niger are all due to arrive in the country, according to an official from Mali’s presidency, saying that […]

Mali’s protest movement on Friday pressed on with a demand for embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to quit, as international mediators tried to defuse the crisis in the insurgency-riven country. At a press conference in the capital Bamako, the June 5 Movement also insisted that the West African state’s parliament be dissolved, and called for […]

By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Nigeria’s immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been appointed by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, as a special envoy to lead the sub-regional body’s mediation mission in Mali. This was made known in a statement issued by his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze on Tuesday. As a […]

Mali’s embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced the dissolution of the constitutional court on Saturday in an attempt to calm major civil unrest in the vulnerable African country. Mali’s constitutional court has been at the centre of controversy for months since it overturned provisional results for a parliamentary poll, triggering protests in several cities. These […]