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Mali suspended from international Francophone community over coup
Its leadership agreed the move at an extraordinary session held via videoconference, while adding that it would maintain any cooperation that would help the civilian population and a transition to democracy.
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No deal in Mali talks on return to civilian rule - negotiators
Ecowas sent a high-level delegation to Bamako on Saturday, led by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, to press its demands for the 'immediate return to constitutional order.'
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Mali junta wants three-year military rule, agrees to free president
Last week's coup, Mali's second in eight years, followed months of protests calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign as public discontent with the government grew over the collapsing economy and a brutal Islamist insurgency.
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Four Mali soldiers killed in bomb blast - military source
The explosion in the Koro region, near Mali's border with Burkina Faso, comes just days after a military putsch against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Thousands join Mali rally to celebrate Keita's ouster
Thousands gathered in the capital's Independence Square, the birthplace of a months-long protest movement, many of them draped in Mali's national flag and blasting on vuvuzela horns.
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Mali junta releases two officials as coup supporters plan to rally
There has been no word from President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita since Tuesday, when he dissolved parliament and then resigned after being detained at gunpoint.
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Ecowas to send envoys to Mali, stands by ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Rebel soldiers on Tuesday launched a mutiny in a barracks on the outskirts of Bamako, detained Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, and declared they had taken power.
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Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election
The mutineers met Mahmoud Dicko, a Salafist preacher who electrified protesters during anti-Keita demonstrations in recent weeks that drew tens of thousands of people.
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Mali junta urges end to 'vandalism' and return to normality
Demonstrators notably torched the offices of the attorney of former justice minister Kassim Tapo.
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African Union suspends Mali's membership after coup
The suspension will last until constitutional order is restored, it said, demanding the release of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other senior officials.
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AU chair Ramaphosa condemns ‘unconstitutional change of govt’ in Mali
The AU chairperson on Wednesday called for an immediate return to civilian rule and for the military to return to their barracks.
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Mali coup leaders pledge new elections after detaining president
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's government had been beset by months of protests over economic stagnation, corruption and a brutal Islamist insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives.
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Mutinying soldiers detain Mali president and PM, deepening crisis
Keita’s detention at his residence in southwestern Bamako followed hours of uncertainty after soldiers mutinied in the morning at the Kati military base outside Bamako and rounded up a number of senior civilian officials and military officers.
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Mali govt urges dialogue with soldiers after base takeover
According to witnesses and officials, soldiers seized an important army base in the town of Kati, near the capital Bamako, on Tuesday morning.
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Mali forces fire tear gas to clear Bamako protesters
About 1,000 people spent the night on the streets of the capital Bamako, an AFP journalist said, before national guardsmen and gendarmes broke them up early in the morning.
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Mali protesters rally to demand president resign
The gathering marks the first time the June 5 Movement has staged a protest since 21 July, when the opposition group declared a temporary truce in a months-long push to topple Keita.
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Mali cleric says crisis can be resolved without president resigning
At least 14 protesters were killed earlier this month in demonstrations that have shaken the government since June and raised fears the instability could derail the fight against Islamist extremists in West Africa’s Sahel region.
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Mali's opposition rejects West African leaders' plan to end deadlock
The M5-RFP opposition coalition said the proposals did not “correspond to the expectations and aspirations of the people of Mali and violate the laws and constitution of Mali”.
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Mali seeks unity government under international pressure
According to the presidency's announcement, Prime Minister Boubou Cisse will keep his job and oversee a government including six ministries.
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African summit seeks to ease Mali crisis
The unrest deeply worries Mali's neighbours and allies, who fear a country bloodied by a jihadist insurgency could slide into chaos.
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Influential cleric Dicko emerges as driver of Mali protest movement
Mahmoud Dicko, a Saudi-trained preacher known for his Koranic erudition and social conservatism, is seen by admirers and detractors alike as the galvanizing force behind a protest movement now threatening the political survival of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
