Tag: Mali
USAfrica: Rumble in Mali as it drops French, its official language since 1960
With its new constitution, Mali has dropped French, which has been the West African country's official language since…
UN human rights official ordered to leave Mali
Mali’s government has ordered the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights chief to leave the country by Tuesday (7…
27 soldiers killed in attack on military camp by jihadists in Mali
The fighting left 33 soldiers injured, 21 seriously, and seven are missing, the army added in a statement,…
The danger of Military Coup pandemic across west Africa and…. By Chido Nwangwu
The danger of Military Coup pandemic across west Africa, Sahel and... By Chido Nwangwu Special to USAfrica magazine (Houston)…
After knife assassination attempt at mosque, Mali’s interim president Goïta ‘safe’
An AFP journalist who witnessed the said the assailants lunged at Mali’s interim president Assimi Goïta, who was quickly whisked…
Mali crisis: UN, AU, ECOWAS, EU, US, UK condemn detention of President, PM and demand “unconditional liberty”
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for calm and for Mali's civilian leaders to be released. "I am…