By Reuters Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa. Tens of thousands of people from Mali and elsewhere in the region flock each […]
BY REUTERS Mali’s Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticised the ruling junta’s failure to organise elections within a promised 24-month transition back to democracy. The military rulers, who seized power in successive coups in 2020 and 2021, had […]
By AFP Hamari Traore and Lassine Sinayoko scored within six second-half minutes to give Mali a 2-0 Africa Cup of Nations Group E victory on Tuesday over South Africa, who missed a penalty. Percy Tau fired a spot-kick wide in the opening half in Korhogo and it proved a costly […]
By AFP Mali’s ruling junta on Monday announced it would delay a presidential election scheduled for February that was aimed at returning civilian leaders to power in the jihadist-hit West African nation. The two rounds, initially set for February 4 and 18, 2024, “will be slightly postponed for technical reasons”, […]
