Singer Akon Raises $1 Billion for Africa
Popular African American singer Akon on Tuesday said he has raised about $1 billion to finance projects in Africa. Speaking to journalists, Aliaune Damala Bouga, […]
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Mali: US Issues Travel Alert for its Citizens
The United States’ embassy in Mali on Monday issued travel warning and travel alert to its citizens to be careful of their movements in the […]
Malian Rival Groups Ink Peace Deal in Niger
An agreement signed under the auspices of the Prime Minister of Niger on Monday indicated that members of the coalition of movements of Azawad and […]
Mali: Yacouba Toure, 2nd in Command of Ansar Eddine South Arrested
Malian security forces have arrested near Bamako, Yacouba Toure, the second leader of the Ansar Eddine South group operating in Mali and Burkina Faso. The […]
Mali: 2014 Coup Plotters Get 5 years in Prison
A Malian court has sentenced two men to five years in jail for a coup attempt in 2014 against Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, the […]
Mali: Missing Red Cross Workers ‘free, safe’
File Photo of the three Red Cross workers who went missing in northern Mali last week, have been freed and are in good condition, the […]
Mali Arrests Key Suspects of Grand-Bassam Attack
Two suspects in the recent Ivory Coast terrorist attack have been arrested in neighboring Mali. The two suspects were caught Friday and Saturday in Timbuktu, […]
Mali: Government declares 10-day nationwide state of emergency
Mali’s government declared a 10-day nationwide state of emergency Monday evening after what security sources say follows a series of threats from unnamed jihadist groups. […]
Mali arrests 2 suspects in last week hotel siege
Malian authorities on Thursday arrested two people suspected of links to the attack on a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako last week. Spokesman for […]
Mali arrests 20 radical Islamist militant suspects
The Malian police arrested 20 people suspected of being radical Islamist militants, including at least two French citizens and the mastermind of a restaurant attack […]