Tag: Mali
JUST IN: Armed men attack Mali interim president Goita
Two armed men, including one who wielded a knife, attacked Mali’s interim president Assimi Goita on Tuesday in the great mosque in the capital...
Bandits trying to cross into Oyo from Mali…Makinde sounds the alarm
Seyi Mankide, governor of Oyo state, says bandits from Mali are trying to gain entry into the country through a border in Saki, a...
Mali names ex-defence minister, Ba N’Daou, transition president
Mali's former defence minister, Ba N’Daou, has been announced as president of a new transition government, the leader of the Sahel state’s ruling military...
Mali junta pushes 18-month transitional government following coup
Mali's military junta has approved a charter that could allow a soldier to be the interim president of the 18-month transitional government, a decision...
Malian soldiers name new military leader, hold talks with opposition
The leaders of Tuesday’s military coup in Mali have had talks with opposition leaders who have welcomed the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.
They...
Coup: Mali’s president resigns, dissolves parliament
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports.
In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he...
JUST IN: Soldiers arrest Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC.
Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also...
Mali’s political crisis could affect Nigeria, Obasanjo warns
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the current political crisis in Mali could affect Nigeria if care is not taken to end the...
Human trafficking: 20,000 girls from Edo, Delta are prostitutes in Mali...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons has said that about 20,000 girls from Edo and Delta States are currently prostitutes...
UN peacekeeping: Nigerian soldier killed in Mali
A Nigerian soldier was killed and several injured in two attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, UN officials said on Sunday.
Gunmen attacked...
Mali’s prime minister Maiga, cabinet quit after massacre
Mali’s prime minister, Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and his whole government resigned on Thursday, four weeks after a massacre of some 160 Fulani herders by...
UBA extends Africa footprint, commences full operations in Mali
The pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the...
