Democracy, jihadists top France-Africa summit agenda
Talks gathering some 30 African states and France begin in Mali`s capital Bamako on Friday, with leaders expected to focus on Africa`s battle against jihadists and bid to improve its democratic record.
Jan 13, 2017, 11:22 AM ISTFranco-Swiss woman kidnapped in Mali: Officials
A woman with French and Swiss nationality was kidnapped Saturday in Gao, the biggest city in Mali`s restive north, officials said. "We immediately launched a search," a security source said on condition of anonymity, without revealing her identity or how she was abducted.
Dec 25, 2016, 02:34 AM ISTEU, Mali sign deal to return migrants
The European Union on Sunday signed an agreement with the Malian government aimed at enabling the return of migrants who have reached Europe`s shores, and whose asylum requests have been refused.
Dec 12, 2016, 02:42 AM ISTGunmen free 21 prisoners in raid on southern Mali town
Gunmen attacked a bank and a prison in the southern Mali town of Banamba in the early hours of Monday, freeing 21 prisoners and looting cash, a security ministry spokesman said.
Nov 08, 2016, 03:56 AM ISTUN peacekeeper, two civilians killed in Mali attack
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the killings "in the strongest terms" and warned that "attacks targeting United Nations peacekeepers may constitute war crimes under international law."
Nov 07, 2016, 13:57 PM ISTAl-Qaeda releases video of Malians shot for 'collaboration'
An Al-Qaeda-linked group has released a video showing the purported execution of two Malians accused of collaborating with French counter-terrorism forces in Mali.
Nov 06, 2016, 05:15 AM ISTUN peacekeeper killed, 8 wounded in north Mali attack
Attacks targeting a camp in northern Mali operated by the United Nations peacekeeping mission today killed one soldier from Chad and wounded eight others, UN officials said.
Oct 04, 2016, 12:24 PM ISTThousands of opposition supporters protest in Mali
Thousands of people took to the streets of Mali`s capital Bamako on Saturday to protest against a new electoral law and alleged state censorship, an AFP journalist said.
Oct 02, 2016, 02:19 AM ISTVice President Hamid Ansari embarks on 5-day visit to Nigeria, Mali
Hamid Ansari today left on a five-day visit to Nigeria and Mali, where he will hold bilateral talks with the leadership of the two West African nations besides participating in a number of events.
Sep 26, 2016, 12:10 PM ISTMali defence minister fired after jihadists seize town: officials
Mali`s defence minister Tieman Hubert Coulibaly was fired Saturday, officials told AFP, a day after jihadists briefly took control of a town in the country`s centre.
Sep 04, 2016, 03:45 AM ISTCentral Mali town falls to suspected jihadists: Officials
A central Malian town was under suspected jihadist control Friday after administrative buildings were attacked and the army was driven from the area, an elected official and a security source told AFP.
Sep 03, 2016, 04:22 AM ISTMali says six soldiers missing since jihadist attack
The Malian defence ministry admitted six soldiers have been missing since a deadly jihadist attack in July on a military base.
Aug 05, 2016, 02:19 AM IST'I don't want any more bloodshed in South Sudan': president
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir called on arch-rival Riek Machar on Thursday to meet for talks to salvage peace after days of intense gun battles in the capital Juba.
Jul 14, 2016, 20:29 PM ISTMali arrests suspected mastermind of Radisson hotel attack: Sources
Arrested on Thursday, the man is believed to have taken part in an attack on a bar in Bamako in March 2015, the sources said.
Apr 22, 2016, 17:51 PM ISTThree French soldiers die in Mali mine blast
Three French peacekeeping soldiers died after their armoured car ran over a landmine in Mali, the French presidency said Wednesday.
Apr 13, 2016, 13:24 PM ISTKey jihadist leader arrested in southern Mali: Security sources
Southern Mali`s suspected jihadist leader has been arrested by special forces and transferred to the capital Bamako, security sources said Thursday.
Mar 31, 2016, 16:10 PM ISTMali man pleads guilty over 2000 US diplomat killing
A Malian man pled guilty in New York on Thursday to conspiracy to murder in the killing of a US diplomat outside a restaurant in Niger shortly before Christmas 16 years ago.
Mar 25, 2016, 03:03 AM ISTGunmen attack European Union military training base in Mali capital
Gunmen on Monday attacked a hotel in Mali`s capital Bamako that had been converted into a base for a European Union military training mission in the West African nation, a Defence Ministry official and a witness said.
Mar 22, 2016, 03:23 AM ISTSuspected Islamist militants attack Mali UN base, several dead
Suspected Islamist militants attacked a U.N. peacekeepers` base in the northern Mali town of Kidal on Friday, killing several people and wounding others, a spokesman for the separatist Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) told Reuters.
Feb 12, 2016, 15:54 PM ISTFive killed as jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda attack UN camp in Mali
Northern Mali fell under the control of Tuareg-led rebels and jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda in 2012.
Feb 05, 2016, 21:44 PM IST