Man accused of attempted assassination of Mali president dies in custody
July 26, 2021 A man accused of attempting to stab Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita last week has died in hospital while in the custody of security services, the government…
Mali interim leader, Goita says he was unharmed in ‘isolated action’ knife attack
July 21, 2021 Interim Mali President Assimi Goita, a special forces colonel who orchestrated two coups in the last year, said he escaped unharmed after an assailant tried to stab…
Mali transitional government restores ousted Camara as defence minister
June 12, 2021 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…
Assimi Goita To Be Sworn In As Mali’s Interim President
June 7, 2021 Mali’s Colonel Assimi Goita, following his second coup in nine months, will be sworn into office Monday as transitional president despite international condemnation of the power grab….
ECOWAS suspends Mali over coup, but no new sanctions
May 31, 2021 West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday suspended Mali’s membership in response to last week’s coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable for a return…
Ousted Mali president, prime minister freed by military
May 27, 2021 Mali’s ousted interim president and prime minister have been freed after they were arrested and detained by the military for three days, an aide to the vice…
ECOWAS relaxes sanctions imposed on Mali after military coup, calls for release of arrested officials
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday lifted the sanctions imposed on Mali in the wake of an August 18, 2020, military coup, citing Mali’s “notable advances…
ECOWAS Hopeful of a Mali Civilian Transition ‘in days’
West African leaders said they hope to see a civilian-led transition government installed in Mali “in days” after holding talks on Tuesday with the military junta that seized power in…
Ousted President Keita leaves hospital, to head to UAE for further treatment
Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, ousted recently in a coup, left the hospital on Thursday after being treated for a mini-stroke, sources said. Keita may now head to the…