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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.
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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.
