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June 7, 2021 at 9:41 am

Mali junta leader sworn in as president after 2nd coup

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali coup leader Col. Assimi Goita was sworn in Monday as president of a transitional government, solidifying his grip on power...

May 27, 2021 at 5:29 am

Mali’s military releases transitional president and PM

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military has released the transitional president and prime minister from detention, a top officer said Thursday. The release of President...

May 26, 2021 at 8:30 am

Mali’s transitional president resigns while in detention

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s transitional president and prime minister will be released from detention gradually after resigning in the presence of international arbitrators who...

May 25, 2021 at 2:49 am

Mali’s coup leader wrests back control of the government

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The man who ousted Mali's president from power last year regained control of the West African country Tuesday by deposing the...

May 24, 2021 at 1:44 pm

Mali’s president and PM arrested by mutinous soldiers

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mutinous soldiers arrested Mali's transitional president and prime minister Monday hours after a government reshuffle left out two members of the...

A Moroccan nurse takes care of one of the nine babies protected in an incubator at the maternity ward of the private clinic of Ain Borja in Casablanca, Morocco, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. A Malian woman gave birth to nine babies after n ‘ to have waited only seven, announced Wednesday the Ministry of Health of Mali. . Halima CissÃa, 25, gave birth by caesarean section Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special care, the ministry said. (AP Photo / Abdeljalil Bounhar) CAS107 CAS107

May 5, 2021 at 6:58 am

Woman from Mali gives birth to 9 babies in Morocco VIEW

A Malian woman expecting seven babies has given birth to nine. It appeared to be the first time on record that a woman had given...

May 5, 2021 at 2:11 am

French reporter kidnapped by jihadi rebels in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The chief of Reporters Without Borders says that jihadi rebels kidnapped French journalist Olivier Dubois on April 8 while he was...

January 13, 2021 at 11:14 am

3 peacekeepers killed, 6 wounded by attack in northern Mali

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Three United Nations peacekeepers died and six more were wounded Wednesday in northern Mali hours before the U.N.’s top official in...

December 25, 2020 at 5:20 am

Mali opposition leader Cissé dies after contracting COVID-19

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Soumaila Cissé, Mali's main opposition leader who was held hostage for six months earlier this year by jihadis and was considered...

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November 30, 2020 at 12:46 am

Explosions in 3 Malian cities amid jihadist attacks

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The cities of Kidal, Gao and Menaka in northern Mali were hit by simultaneous attacks on Monday against military camps housing...