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Thousands of protesters call for resignation of Mali president

Thousands of protesters in Mali have gathered in the capital, Bamako, calling for the president to resign. Led by conservative imam Mahmoud Dicko, a coalition...

Mali’s abducted opposition leader ‘alive’

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has announced that opposition leader Soumaïla Cissé, who was kidnapped by suspected Islamist militants in March, is alive, the...

Polls close in Mali amid coronavirus threat, security fears

Polls have closed in Mali's long-delayed parliamentary elections which were held despite concerns about security and the coronavirus pandemic. Sunday's vote came hours after the...

Attacks, ethnic massacres leave ghost villages in central Mali

After years of ethnic massacres and unrelenting jihadist attacks, central Mali has been left a harrowed area of deserted villages and displaced people. An Islamist...

Spate of violence leaves at least 30 dead in Mali

At least 30 people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in three separate incidents in Mali. Twenty-one were killed when gunmen attacked a village in...

Mali musician Ballake Sissoko claims US customs broke instrument

Malian musician Ballake Sissoko claims his musical instrument was broken during a US customs check. Sissoko plays the kora, a traditional West African musical instrument...

Mali army loses 24 soldiers in Niger border attack

Twenty-four soldiers have been killed in an attack by militants in eastern Mali, the country's army has said. Another 29 were also injured during a...

Militants kill Mali soldiers in attack

The government of Mali says at least 25 soldiers have been killed and about 60 are missing in attacks by suspected jihadists on two...

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