Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Mali president says stability at stake after deadly army base attack
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has appealed for citizens to unite behind the country’s army after the latest deadly militant strike killed more than 40 soldiers.
Mali declares national mourning after jihadists jill 25 soldiers
Malian troops backed by foreign allies on Wednesday launched a hunt for scores of soldiers listed as missing after one of the deadliest attacks in a seven-year-old jihadist insurgency.
Mali army tightens security after massacre as survivors recall killings
Mali's army reinforced security on Wednesday around two ethnic Dogon villages where 41 people were killed, according to a UN count, as survivors recounted how attackers from a rival community identified victims one by one before executing them.
38 killed in attacks on Mali villages
Thirty-eight people were killed and many others wounded in attacks on two ethnic Dogon villages in central Mali, the government said on Tuesday, in the latest in a cycle of violence in the volatile Sahel country.
Angela Merkel promises aid to jihadist-hit Burkina Faso
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Mali appoints new premier days after government resigns
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has appointed a new prime minister, days after the government resigned amid a spike in violence in the restive West African country.
Suspected jihadists kill 10 Mali soldiers
At least 10 Malian soldiers died Sunday in an attack by suspected jihadists in the centre of the African country, a security source told AFP.
Mali sacks senior army officers, dissolves militia after massacre
Mali’s government on Sunday announced the sacking of senior military officers and the dissolution of a militia, a day after the massacre of more than 130 Muslims, including women and children.
33 Mali villagers killed in armed raid in Mopti region
Traditional Dogon hunters massacred 33 Fulani herders in central Mali Tuesday in the latest clash between the warring communities, a lawmaker and a security source told AFP.
ECOWAS calls for free, fair elections in Nigeria, Senegal
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France hosts 80 world leaders for 100 years of World War I
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Mali’s top court postpones elections to 2019
Mali's constitutional court delayed the country's parliamentary elections until 2019 by extending the mandate of MPs for six months, as requested by the National Assembly on Monday, according to the two institutions.
Mali elections delayed by a month
The Malian government on Thursday delayed by a month legislative elections initially scheduled for October 28, citing delays in registering candidates.
‘African spiderman’ Mamoudou Gassama becomes French citizen
The migrant hero nicknamed “Spiderman” for saving a child hanging off a balcony by scaling a Paris apartment block with his bare hands has become a French citizen, according to a government decree.
Mali premier re-instated, ordered to form new govt
Mali's president has reappointed Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and ordered him to form a new government, a statement from the presidency said on Wednesday.
Mali’s Ibrahim Keita tales oath of office for 2nd term
Keita took his oath before Supreme Court judge Nouhoum Tapily during a small ceremony held at the cultural palace in the capital Bamako.
Thousands turn out in show of support for Mali leader
Thousands of supporters of Mali's leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita marched through the capital on Sunday, a day after opponents held a protest against his re-election in a disputed presidential run-off.
Mali opposition supporters protest against poll result
Thousands of supporters of Mali's defeated opposition election candidate took to the streets in Bamako Saturday to protest the poll result, organisers said.
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