Drone attack in northern Mali kills at least 8, Tuareg rebels say
At least eight people including children were killed and 20 injured in a drone strike at a fair in Mali’s northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday.
The rebel ...
West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw
The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic alliance, it said on Thursday, warning of ...
Ecowas chair Nigeria slams juntas’ move to quit bloc
Nigeria on Monday said the “unelected” military authorities in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso were letting their people down with their joint decision to leave the Economic Community of West ...
Commercial flights halted to Mali’s Timbuktu amid Islamist blockade
Sky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali’s interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern ...
At least 49 civilians, 15 soldiers killed in northeast Mali attacks -interim government
At least 49 civilians and 15 soldiers were killed when Islamist militants attacked a military camp and a vessel in northeastern Mali, the interim government said.
Many more were wounded, it added ...