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July 11, 2020 at 6:30 am

Mali protests in 2nd day despite president’s call for talks

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Police fired tear gas Saturday in Mali’s capital as scattered groups came out for a second straight day of anti-government protests,...

July 8, 2020 at 6:32 pm

Mali leader promises court changes in bid to quell protests

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a televised midnight speech, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita promised early Thursday to reform the country's constitutional court in a...

July 1, 2020 at 12:06 am

COVID-19 cases mount at the ends of the Earth in Timbuktu VIEW

TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Harandane Toure started taking malaria pills when he first spiked a fever but as the days passed his illness only worsened....

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June 19, 2020 at 12:29 pm

Police fire tear gas at protest against Mali’s president

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Police fired tear gas at protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's resignation Friday as tens of thousands took to the streets...

In this photo taken from video is Abdelmalek Droukdel. The French military and allied forces in Mali killed the longtime leader of al-Qaida’s North African arm, who commanded jihadists in his native Algeria and then spread their movement across Africa’s Sahel region, France’s defense minister said Friday, June 5, 2020. Abdelmalek Droukdel, known as the emir of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, was killed in an operation Wednesday, June 3, in northern Mali along with several people in his entourage, Defense Minister Florence Parly tweeted. (Militant video via AP) NYPH302

June 5, 2020 at 3:11 pm

French forces kill al-Qaida’s North African commander

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — French forces have killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of al-Qaida’s North Africa affiliate, the France’s defense minister announced late Friday, in...

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June 5, 2020 at 11:45 am

Thousands in Mali’s capital demand that president step down

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated in Mali's capital on Friday to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. At the urging...

February 14, 2020 at 9:49 am

Gunmen kill at least 21 in central Mali village

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Gunmen killed at least 21 people early Friday in central Mali in a village that suffered a massive attack last year,...

February 14, 2020 at 12:57 am

Gold panning in northern Mali may be benefiting extremists VIEW

KIDAL, Mali (AP) — A gold rush is underway in an area of northern Mali where al-Qaida-linked fighters are active, raising concerns that profits from...

February 13, 2020 at 11:32 am

Reconstituted Malian army returns to town of Kidal

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military returned to a longtime rebel stronghold with former rebels as well as regular soldiers making up the arriving force...

February 11, 2020 at 3:18 am

Malian president acknowledges talk with extremist leaders

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has confirmed that his government is in contact with al-Qaida-linked extremist leaders as the West African...