Ousted Mali president returns from UAE after medical treatment
Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to Bamako on Thursday after more than a month in the United Arab Emirates where he was receiving...
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Ivory Coast clashes kill 11 in pre-election violence
At least 11 people died in intercommunal clashes in an Ivory Coast port town this week as tensions rise before an October election with President...
Mali coup: Bah Ndaw sworn in as civilian leader
Mali’s new president has been sworn into office, five weeks after the overthrow of Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw, 70, was picked...
ECOWAS: Mali on track to normal after interim appointments
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional bloc considers the appointment of Mali’s interim president and vice president to be a step towards...
Coup: ECOWAS court hears on Mali sanctions Friday
The ECOWAS Court of Justice will on Friday begin hearing of the suit instituted by two Malian groups challenging the legality of the August 18,...
ECOWAS: Guinea electoral register ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections
After the distribution of voting cards which began last Saturday, Ecowas certified Guinea electoral register as ‘of sufficient quality’ for October elections. In total over...
ECOWAS likely to decide on lifting Mali sanctions Friday
The West African bloc ECOWAS will likely decide on Friday whether to lift potentially crippling sanctions imposed on Mali after last month’s coup, its mediator...
Mali faces recession after coup
Mali faces mountainous economic and political challenges more than a month after the military coup that toppled president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, analysts say. Plagued by...
France to support Mali’s power transition on ECOWAS terms – official
France is ready to back the civil transition of power in Mali on conditions set by the Western African ECOWAS regional bloc and takes note...
Mali junta chief demands end to economic sanctions
Mali’s military junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, on Tuesday, demanded an end to potentially crippling economic sanctions imposed after last month’s coup in the poor...