BBC Africa is reporting Malian special forces have entered the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali’s capital, where suspected Islamists are holding dozens of guests and staff hostage. Apparently three people were killed durin...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali’s recent parliamentary elections have resulted in a win for the party of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The author writes: “Malian elections officials said Wednesday that Keita&...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali’s recent parliamentary elections have resulted in a win for the party of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The author writes: “Malian elections officials said Wednesday that Keita&...
AllAfrica.com is reporting that Mali has scheduled elections for July 28, 2013. Mali has been in a state of turmoil since the ouster of President Amadou Toure in March 2012. After Toure’s ouster, the northern part of the cou...
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call for war. Although he is more commonly known throughout Africa and Europe for his love songs, in his song “D...
Yochi J. Dreazen of The Atlantic is reporting that, in Mali, popular musician Baba Salah is using his talent to call for war. Although he is more commonly known throughout Africa and Europe for his love songs, in his song “D...
The Associated Press is reporting that Mali’s Prime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra, 60, has been arrested and forced to resign. Diarra made the announcement hours after military soldiers stormed his house. Diarra was arrested...
The New York Times is reporting that the likeliness of conflict erupting in northern Mali has increased after months of hoping otherwise. A militarist intervention could be necessary to reclaim northern Mali from Islamists who hav...
