Nigeria fell to a 2-0 defeat against Mali after impressing against the Blacks Stars of Ghana The Super Eagles of Nigeria returned to action on Tuesday night when they took on the Eagles of Mali in an international friendly. Coach Finidi George was on a quest to further consolidate his …
Read More »8-year-old boy from Mali travels 3,500 miles alone through Sahara desert before ending up in jail trying to cross Mediterranean Sea to get to Europe
An eight-year-old boy traveled 3,500 miles from Mali to Italy in search of a school after a jihadist group attacked his hometown. According to Mail Online, Oumar decided he had to leave his tiny village near Tambaga in the west of Mali after the attack on his hometown four months …
Read More »Report: Super Eagles get new coach for Ghana and Mali clash
The Super Eagles will have a new manager in the dugout when they take on the Black Stars of Ghana and the Eagles of Mali later this month. The Super Eagles of Nigeria are set to go into their clash against the Black Stars of Ghana and The Eagles of …
Read More »At least 31 dead after bus plunges off bridge in Mali
At least 31 people were killed in Mali on Tuesday, Feb. 27, when a bus plunged off a bridge over a river near the western town of Kenieba, the transport ministry said. 10 others were injured in the crash, some seriously, causing fears that the death toll could rise, …
Read More »Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdraw from ECOWAS over suspension?
The military regimes in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The countries’ military regimes announced withdrawal from the regional bloc on Sunday, Jan. 28, in a joint statement read out on Niger national television. The …
Read More »Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali
The UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) was deployed to Mali in 2013 following a violent insurrection by separatist rebels attempting to take control of the north of the country and a subsequent military-led coup. Established by UN Security Councilresolution 2100, the mission included more than 15,000 troops …
Read More »64 killed in attacks as militants attack passenger boat and military base in Mali
Two attacks by suspected al-Qaeda-linked militants in Mali on Thursday September 7, killed 64 people including dozens of civilians, the country’s transitional government has revealed . The attacks on Thursday, targeted a passenger boat on the Niger River near Timbuktu and an army base in Bamba, in the northern …
Read More »UN sanctions in Mali to end after Russia vetoes resolution
United Nations sanctions in Mali will end on Thursday, August 31 after Russia vetoed a renewal of the regime that targeted anyone violating or obstructing a 2015 peace deal, hindering aid delivery, committing rights abuses, and recruiting child soldiers. Independent UN sanctions monitors have been reporting to the UN Security …
Read More »Burkina Faso, Mali deploy warplanes to Niger Republic after ECOWAS threat
Burkina Faso and Mali have reportedly deployed warplanes to the Niger Republic following the Economic Community of West Africa’s possible armed intervention to restore democracy in the West African country. Niger’s state television reported joint efforts by Mali and Burkina Faso in support of Niger and the deployment of …
Read More »Mali cancels Air France flight permit
Air France’s permit to fly between Paris and Bamako has been revoked by Mali’s military government after the French national carrier suspended operations to and from the country over regional instability. In a letter addressed to Air France, Malian authorities said the suspension breached the terms of its permit …
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