Tag: Mali
Soldiers arrest Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC. Prime…
Ecowas demands release of Mali opposition leader Soumaila Cissé
West African presidents have demanded the release of one of Mali’s opposition leaders, Soumaila Cissé. He was kidnapped by an…
West African leaders head to Mali to mediate crisis
Five West African presidents under the regional group Ecowas will head to Mali on Thursday for more talks towards resolving…
Ecowas ‘will not support removal of Mali’s president’
The former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who recently led a diplomatic delegation to Mali, has said that the West African…
Mali goes to the polls despite coronavirus fears
Malians are voting in long-delayed parliamentary elections a day after the country’s first coronavirus death. The poll has also been…
Canadian and Italian kidnapped in Burkina Faso turn up safe in Mali
A Canadian woman and an Italian man kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2018 are said to be in good health…