Mali

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said.The plane was carrying out surveillance…

Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita was the target of an attempted stabbing attack during Eid al-Adha prayers at Bamako’s Grand Mosque, the presidency said in a statement on Twitter on Tuesday.“The attacker was immediately overpowered by…

Burkina Faso's President Roch Kabore has taken over the role of Defence Minister in a cabinet reshuffle aimed at stopping a wave of jihadist attacks that has plagued the West African country in recent years, according to a presidential…

The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the Malian police have signed a partnership agreement aimed at stopping sexual violence during conflict. The agreement is the culmination of a…

Mali’s transitional government announced on Friday it had restored Colonel Sadio Camara as Defence Minister, after his removal from office was one of the factors that led to a coup that toppled President Bah Ndaw last month. Camara was one…

eral hundred Supporters of Mali's M5 opposition movement assembled at a central square in the capital Bamako on Friday to commemorate the launch of the mass protests last year that eventually culminated in the ousting of then president…

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the actors in the political crisis in Mali to come together for the peace and unity of the country. He made the call on Friday in Abuja, when he received in audience former President Goodluck…

The leader of Mali’s Tuareg-led rebel alliance has died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack by unidentified gunmen outside his home on Tuesday, a movement spokesman and Mali’s government said. President of the Coordination of…

Malian security forces on Wednesday fired tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters In Bamako during an unauthorized march against the French military’s role in the country. Bamako’s city hall had banned the protest against the French…