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The World Bank has halted payments to Mali following the coup, as the country’s government has warned against sanctions.

June 5, 2021

The World Bank said on Friday it has temporarily stopped payments to operations in Mali following a military coup, as the man likely to become...

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Mali’s Supreme Court proclaims coup leader Goita to be the country’s provisional president.

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May 29, 2021

Mali's constitutional court named Assimi Goita, the colonel who spearheaded a military coup this week while acting as vice president, as the country's new interim...

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Mali denies civilians were killed in French air strike

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January 8, 2021

Mali’s defence ministry on Thursday denied mounting claims that a French air strike killed civilians attending a wedding, insisting that only Islamist militants were hit....

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Mali seizes 88 bars of gold worth $8.5 million hidden in car

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December 23, 2020

Customs officers in Mali have seized gold estimated to be worth seven million euros ($8.5 million) hidden in a car. According to the Mali government,...

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Two sentenced to death in Mali over hotel, restaurant attacks

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October 28, 2020

A Malian court handed a death sentence to a suspected jihadist and his co-defendant on Wednesday, his lawyer said, after he pleaded guilty to shooting...

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Abducted Malian politician Soumaila Cissé freed after govt releases 100 prisoners

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October 8, 2020

In this September 15, 2018 photo, Malian opposition leader Soumaila Cissé greets supporters as he joins them in a march in Bamako. © Michele Cattani,...

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UN calls on new Mali government to implement peace agreement

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September 30, 2020

Moctar Ouane, pictured in January 2009, has been appointed as Mali's new prime minister RAVEENDRAN AFP/File UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres this week called on Mali's...

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Diplomat named Mali PM, meeting regional bloc demand for civilian

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September 27, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Malian Foreign Minister Moctar Ouane attends a foreign ministers' meeting in Algiers March 16, 2010. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi/File Photo Former foreign minister Moctar Ouane...

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Israel Adesanya headlines another CKB takeover

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September 25, 2020

The continued rise of New Zealand MMA reaches a new high point on Sunday. City Kickboxing UFC fighters Kai Kara-France, Israel Adesanya and Shane Young....

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Mali’s designated interim president makes first public appearance

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September 25, 2020

The new interim president of Mali, former colonel Ndaw, gestures after a meeting with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) mediators, in Bamako, Mali...

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Mali junta bows to pressure, moves to appoint interim president

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September 17, 2020

Mali’s ruling junta said on Wednesday that it is making moves to appoint an interim president This comes after West African leaders imposed economic sanctions...

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Mali opposition rejects junta proposal on transition period

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September 13, 2020

A delegation from M5-RFP, who have organized large protests in Mali since June, arrives for a meeting at the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation...

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Mali junta vows 18-month transition govt as opponents cry foul

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September 13, 2020

Mali's junta leader, Colonel Assimi Goita, has vowed to install an 18-month transition government ANNIE RISEMBERG AFP/File Mali's military junta on Saturday vowed to establish...

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After military order, Mali’s ministers, MPs return dozens of luxurious vehicles

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September 11, 2020

Mali’s ministers and MPs who acquired government limousines and four-wheel-drive cars under ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita have hastened to hand back the vehicles after...

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West Africa leaders say Mali junta must name a president by September 15

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September 7, 2020

West Africa’s regional leaders have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to name a transitional president and a prime minister, according to...

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France’s Le Drian: We must not let the guard down in Mali

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September 6, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Franck Riester, Junior Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, arrive to attend the...

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Two French soldiers killed in Mali

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September 6, 2020

French soldiers walk on March 18, 2013 in the Tessalit camp in northern Mali. AFP - KENZO TRIBOUILLARD Two French soldiers were killed on Saturday in...

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Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin

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September 6, 2020

Ousted Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita left the country on Saturday for medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, an adviser said, as talks about a transition...

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New Mali junta opens talks on transition to civilian rule

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September 5, 2020

Mali has long been plagued by chronic instability, a simmering jihadist revolt, ethnic violence and endemic corruption, prompting a clique of rebel colonels to take...

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French military in Mali says it killed civilian ‘by accident’

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September 2, 2020

A French armoured vehicle drives by helicopters on March 27, 2019 during the start of the French Barkhane Force operation in Mali's Gourma region. ©...

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Mali protesters want to run government, split with junta imminent

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August 31, 2020

Head of military junta Assimi Goita and leader of protest Imam Dicko The protest coalition that campaigned against former Mali president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has...

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Divisions emerge between Mali junta, opposition leaders

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August 30, 2020

Ismael Wague, the spokesperson for the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) arrives at the CNSP headquarters on the military base in...

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Mali’s neighbours tell junta to transfer power to a transitional government

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August 28, 2020

Mali’s West African neighbours on Friday told the military junta which seized control 10 days ago that it must transfer power to a civilian-led transitional...

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Where state is weak, Mali militants broker talks between rival clans

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August 28, 2020

A few weeks before military officers overthrew Mali’s government in a bloodless coup, a series of meetings in the remote centre of the country underscored...

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Ousted Mali president Keita has been freed by coup leaders, says junta spokesman

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August 27, 2020

Coup leaders in Mali have released ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita from detention, a spokesman for the junta Djibrilla Maiga said on Thursday. “He was...

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Mali opposition meets with junta, pledges to participate in political transition

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August 27, 2020

Choguel Maiga of M5-RFP speaks to the press after a meeting with CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) leaders at the CNSP...

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Our conversation with Mali junta: Jonathan briefs Buhari in Aso Rock

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August 26, 2020

Jonathan with Buhari in Aso Rock Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari on the Mali crisis at the State...

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Mali talks end with no decision on transitional government

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August 25, 2020

Talks between West African mediators and Mali’s military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of...