Mali’s junta adopts new mining law to boost state revenues
Mali has adopted a new mining code allowing the military-led government to increase ownership up to a 30% stake in new mineral projects and collect […]
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Russia’s Putin, Mali’s Assimi Goita discuss security and economic relations
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the leader of the transition in Mali Colonel Assimi Goita discussed Wednesday over the phone security and economic relations between […]
Jihadi rebels attack key military base near Mali’s capital
Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday. It’s the first time […]
Attempted putsch aborted in Mali, says junta
Mali’s transitional authorities claim to have foiled a coup attempt on the night of Wednesday, May 11, to Thursday, May 12. “A small group of […]
A West African court orders suspension of sub-regional sanctions against Mali
The Court of Justice of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) on Thursday ordered the suspension of sanctions taken in January against Mali […]
ECOWAS schedules new Summit about Mali and invites Goïta
The Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is holding an extraordinary summit on Friday in Ghana on the political situation in Mali and has invited […]
Death in custody of former Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga
The former Malian Prime Minister, Soumeylou Boubèye Maïga, died on Monday at the age of 67 in Bamako where he was in detention in a […]
African Union wants to relaunch dialogue between Mali and ECOWAS
An African Union delegation was in Bamako on Tuesday, January 25. The Chairperson of the AU Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, met with the transitional authorities. […]
Mamadi Doumbouya gives his support to his Malian counterpart Assimi Goïta
In the aftermath of the sanctions announced by ECOWAS against Mali, the President of Guinea’s transitional government, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya, has expressed his solidarity with […]
Former top Malian official arrested, accused of attempted coup
The Malian judiciary has arrested a former senior state security official and former coup leader, Colonel Major Kassoum Goïta, as well as several other men […]