Mali

• Mali soldiers mutiny, arrest president and prime minister installed after coup

  The two leaders were sworn in last September after the ruling military junta agreed to hand over power to a civilian transitional government under growing international pressure.

  World

  May 24, 2021
  
• Malian woman gives birth to 9 babies — 2 more than what doctors detected

  Malian woman gave birth to nine babies on Tuesday - two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb - joining a small pantheon of mothers of nonuplets.

  World

  May 6, 2021
  
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• Another UN peacekeeper killed in Mali, marking the 5th in one week

  Four peacekeepers from Ivory Coast died from an improvised explosive device and an attack Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in the Timbuktu region.

  World

  Jan 16, 2021
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• At least 20 killed in central Mali airstrike, witnesses say

  A man wounded in the strike said the extremists had approached a group of civilians celebrating a wedding on Sunday, demanding that the men in attendance separate from the women.

  World

  Jan 5, 2021
• Canada facing calls to step up amid violence, instability in Mali

  The calls for greater involvement follow a coup in August that has once again left the country under military rule even as violence between different armed groups continues to spiral out of control.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2020
• Mali transitional president appoints new prime minister days after being sworn in

  The appointment of a civilian prime minister was a major condition imposed by the West African regional economic bloc, ECOWAS, on Mali to lift sanctions that were imposed after an Aug. 18 coup.

  Politics

  Sep 27, 2020
• Mali’s military junta agrees to 18-month transitional government following coup

  The president and vice-president will be chosen by a group of people appointed by the junta however, according to Moussa Camara, spokesman for the talks.

  Politics

  Sep 12, 2020
• Mali coup leaders’ timeline to return country to civilian rule ‘out of the question:’ France

  The comments came hours after the junta hastily met with prominent figures from the opposition coalition following a public dispute that highlighted emerging divisions.

  Politics

  Aug 30, 2020
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• Canada’s commitment to Mali questioned after coup forces president to resign

  ``Canada strongly condemns the coup d'etat in Mali,'' Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said in a statement on Aug. 19, using diplomatic language usually reserved for only the most serious denunciations.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2020
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• Mali military wants to put off new elections for 3 years

  The coup leaders want to prepare a new constitution before holding any vote, said an official in the talks.

  World

  Aug 24, 2020