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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.
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Mali opposition group rejects Ecowas proposals on ending political crisis
Ecowas sent a delegation to Mali last week to try to help end the political crisis in the landlocked west African country, with the protesters calling on President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to resign.
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Malians pray for protest victims as UN urges restraint
The opposition June 5 Movement scrapped plans for a fresh demonstration as the West African state's international allies seek to defuse soaring tensions.
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Mali president's speech fails to appease opposition
It follows reforms floated by President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Wednesday evening meant to quell growing hostility to his government.
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Four dead in Mali prison riot
Four prisoners died and eight more people were wounded, including one prison guard, the statement said.
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Mali teachers strike over virus concerns as schools reopen
Details of the number of students affected were unavailable, but seven teachers' unions are striking, officials said, in a move that will hit public primary and secondary schools, as well as teacher-training colleges.
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Three UN peacekeepers killed in roadside bomb in northern Mali: statement
'We will combine all efforts to identify and apprehend those responsible for these terrorist acts so that they can answer for their crimes,' Mahamat Saleh Annadif, UN mission chief in Mali, said in a statement.
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Malians head to polls, braving conflict and coronavirus
The elections aim at reviving faith in political institutions at one of the darkest times since Mali gained independence from France nearly half a century ago.
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20 Mali soldiers killed in jihadist attack
Militants attacked a military base in the northern town of Bamba early on Monday morning, according to a local government official, who called the assailants 'terrorists' and said at least 20 soldiers had died.
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Mali votes despite coronavirus and security fears
There were security fears about the vote to elect new MPs to the 147-seat National Assembly even before the war-torn West African country recorded its first coronavirus infection on Wednesday.
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Missing Mali opposition leader kidnapped
A former finance minister and presidential contender, Soumaila Cisse went missing in jihadist-ridden central Mali on Wednesday afternoon in circumstances that remain unclear.
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Mali declares anti-coronavirus curfew, maintains parliamentary poll date
In a televised address, President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita said the government will enforce a curfew between 21:00 to 05:00, from Thursday, and close land borders in response to the virus.
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Mali to go ahead with parliamentary poll despite coronavirus
The country is grappling with a jihadist conflict that first broke out in the country in 2012, having caused thousands of civilian and military deaths since.
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Mali vows to obtain 'reparation' after US customs break traditional instrument
Renowned kora player Ballake Sissoko landed in Paris on February 4 after touring the US, to find that his instrument had been "completely destroyed" by customs agents in New York.
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20 soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says
The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. In a statement, the government said 'terrorists' entered the camp near the village of Sokolo, killed the soldiers and caused 'significant material damage'.
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Twenty wounded in northern Mali rocket attack on UN base
Six peacekeepers were seriously wounded in the attack on the base in the town of Tessalit in the Kidal region, spokesperson Olivier Salgado told Reuters.
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Macron says 33 'terrorists' killed by French forces in Mali
Macron, who is currently on a visit to Ivory Coast, said French soldiers had also released two Malian gendarmes being held by jihadists in the city of Mopti.
