Lockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa
Africa
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Gunmen kill over 40 Tuaregs in ongoing Mali violence
The violence compounds an already dire security situation in the desert region used by jihadist groups to launch attacks in Mali and across West Africa.
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Airbus staff error led to fatal Mali copter crash - German official
An armed forces investigation of the crash found that neither a technical defect nor material fatigue were to blame, according to the official who has seen the report.
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Jihadists deny Mali leader killed in French-led attack
The former colonial ruler has deployed the 4,500-member Barkhane force in the region to repel attacks and stem insurgency.
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Fifteen civilians killed in ethnic attack on Mali village
Communal violence in the West African country has killed hundreds of civilians and displaced thousands this year, compounding a dire security situation in the north, where attacks by jihadist groups are common.
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Swart: ‘We are ready for the big occasion’
Banyana are one step away from securing their first ever World Cup appearance, but they need to get past a plucky Mali side that beat the hosts of the Women’s Afcon Ghana to make it to the semifinals.
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Ellis: ‘We are going to treat the match against Mali as a final’
Now Desiree Ellis’ side knows that a win in the semifinals against Mali will secure them a place in a World Cup for the first time ever.
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Mali singer Salif Keita highlights plight of Africans with albinism
“I was the sole albino,” he told Reuters in an interview. “I knew immediately that I was different from the other children.”
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At least 12 dead in Mali attack near Nigeria: sources
About 200 people, many of them civilians from the Fulani and Tuareg tribes, have been killed in the area this year as militants claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) clash with local groups backing a French security force and the Malian army.
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Mali elections delayed by a month
A government statement said a strike by judges meant some candidates had been unable to obtain and submit the necessary documentation before the deadline Thursday.
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At least 20 killed in Mali after truck falls into river
The incident in the West African country’s Mopti region happened late on Monday night.
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Mali opposition supporters protest against poll result
Opposition candidate and former minister Soumaila Cisse (68) has slammed the 12 August vote that handed a second term to his opponent Keita as marred by fraud.
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Keita re-elected Mali president with landslide
Ibrahim Keita, 73, will take office on 4 September, with hopes he can strengthen a 2015 peace accord between the government, government-allied groups and former Tuareg rebels.
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Mali president claims election victory
With official results not expected for a few days, the two sides have been swapping counterclaims and accusations since Monday’s second-round run-off.
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Low turnout in Mali election due to security fears, opposition charges fraud
Official second-round results are not expected for a few days but Keita is predicted to seal a second term in office.
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Low voter turnout in Mali presidential run-off election
Counting is underway in the contest expected to be won by incumbent President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
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Mali votes in run-off amid heavy security to counter militant threat
Thousands of soldiers were mobilised to provide security following an inconclusive first round last month that was marred by militant attacks and opposition accusations of fraud.
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Mali to vote in run-off election with president Keita favourite to win
Keita took 41% of the vote in last month’s first round against nearly 18% for Cisse, a former finance minister and the main opposition leader.
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Mali’s presidential run-off set to go ahead amid security concerns
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is running for a second term in office.
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Mali opposition leaders refuse to back challenger in presidential run-off
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who is seeking a second term despite jihadist attacks and inter-ethnic violence, won the first round last month with over 41% of the vote.
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Gunmen strike convoy with Mali election materials, 12 killed in shootout
Mali’s presidential election has been beset by attacks at the hands of suspected Islamist militants and allied ethnic militia.
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Mali goes to polls after 5 years of jihad, insecurity
Insecurity is such that in some parts of the country the vote will simply not happen.
