Ineffective panic reactions to coups in Africa
AT the last count, seven African countries had recently fallen back into military dictatorship after some experimentation with the...
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Pope meets Colombian nun freed after 2017 kidnap in Mali
Pope Francis has met a Colombian nun who was freed on Saturday by Islamists in Mali after more than...
Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali in 2017 is freed
A Colombian nun kidnapped by Islamists in Mali four years ago has been freed. Gloria Cecilia Narváez was taken...
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...
France warns Mali against Russian mercenary deal
The French defence minister, Florence Parly, has warned Mali against entering into a deal with a Russian security firm....
French Forces Kill al-Qaida-Linked Commander in Mali
French ground forces and military helicopters killed a jihadi commander linked with al-Qaida in Mali along with four others,...
Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader
Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence...
Mali crisis: Buhari, others demand civilian transition, elections in 12 months
Mali must return to civilian rule immediately and hold elections within 12 months, West African countries demanded Friday in...
Mali coup leaders suggest ‘transitional president’
Coup leaders in Mali say a transitional president will be appointed, drawn from either the civilian population or the...
JUST IN: Buhari attends virtual ECOWAS session on Mali crisis
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently participating in a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Economic Community of West...
AU Chief Urges Mali Coup Leaders to Release President
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking as chairman of the African Union, is condemning the unconstitutional change of government...
UN joins global condemnation of Mali Cuop
The United Nations has joined global condemnation of the military takeover in Mali, which saw President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta...
Breaking: Mali president resigns after military coup
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his resignation on live television in the early hours of Wednesday morning following...
Mutinying soldiers detain Malian president, prime minister
Soldiers in Mali’s capital mutinied Tuesday and have taken President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse into custody. A reporter for...