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Mali hosted a mission deployed by the Economic Community of West African States. The head of the transitional government Col Assimi Goïta welcomed Ghana's president Nana Akufo-Addo and Gambian leader Adama Barrow. The Togolese head of…

The West African nation of Mali celebrated its 62nd anniversary of independence. The country's leader Colonel Assimi Goita, in charge since taking power in a coup two years ago, reviewed troops at a military parade to mark the occasion…

After almost a year away from the negotiating table, ex-rebels and the government in Mali have resumed talks. An alliance of Tuareg and Arab rebel groups, pro-government armed groups and the government met with the monitoring committee…

The Malian military government has appointed a colonel, Abdoulaye Maiga, as the interim replacement for the country’s civilian prime minister, who has been admitted to hospital. READ ALSO: ECOWAS rejects Malian military transition…

The Malian government has adopted an electoral calendar for the transition three days before a summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is due to consider the tough sanctions imposed on the junta in January.…

The Special Representative of the UN's Secretary-General for Mali, El-Ghassim Wane has reiterated the need for the extension of the mandate of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali better known as…

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for the elimination of child labour, particularly in Africa's cotton industry. Citing Mali, Africa's second largest cotton producer, as an example, the FAO…

West African heads of state put off further punishing the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso at a regional summit, as coup leaders in all three countries continue to insist that it will take years before new elections can be held.…

Mali's junta says that it will quit a West African anti-jihadist force after it was blocked from assuming the presidency of the regional group. The country's departure from the G5 Sahel security force deepens its isolation after its…

A Security Council request for independent investigations into the alleged Moura massacre in Mali has been blocked by Russia. The request was contained in a statement drafted by France and submitted to the Security Council for approval.…