Tag: Mali
ECOWAS addresses regional crises and sanctions, focus on Niger’s transition
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened for a summit addressing the regional crisis…
Mali and Niger cancel tax agreements with France
In a collaborative announcement issued on Tuesday, November 5, 2023, the military administrations of Mali and Niger declared…
Mali’s junta delays February 2024 presidential election
On Monday (September 25, 2023), the Mali junta said it expects a delay in the proposed February 2024…
Violence on a rise in Mali as UN peacekeepers withdraw from the northern region
Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal…
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…