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West African mediators jet to Mali seeking reversal of coup
Mediators from West Africa’s regional bloc are due in Mali on Saturday for talks aimed at reversing a coup that has been condemned abroad. But the coup was celebrated by many in a country…
Imam Mahmoud Dicko, the powerful Mullah that caused Mali’s coup
If ECOWAS leaders want to restore democracy in Mali, the man they need to woo is Imam Mahmoud Dicko, the mullah who led the two month revolt against President Boubacar Keita. But for now, he…
Ivory Coast rejects Gbagbo’s presidential election bid
Ivory Coast election authorities rejected appeals by former President Laurent Gbagbo and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro to be allowed to run in the country’s October…
UN peacekeepers visit Mali’s President Keita in detention
Members of the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) have managed to visit President Ibrahim Keita and other senior government officials who have been detained by the…
ECOWAS asks Mali junta to reinstate Keita government
Leaders of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have demanded the reinstatement of Ibrahim Boubacar Keita as Mali’s president. Keita was forced to resign in the…
Mali: Buhari calls for stiffer sanctions, return to democratic rule
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for stiffer sanctions on the new military regime in the Republic of Mali to force a speedy return to democratic rule in the country.…
ECOWAS Leaders Meet Today over Coup in Mali
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders are to hold a virtual summit today to find a way forward on the military take-over of Mali. The sub-regional body had…
Return to barracks now, UN Security Council orders Malian soldiers
United Nations Security Council on Wednesday ordered Malian mutineers to immediately release detained officials, including the country’s president, and “return to their barracks without delay.” The 15 members also “underlined the…
Col. Assimi Goita emerges head of Mali junta
Colonel Assimi Goita has emerged the head of the military junta in Mali that ousted the elected government of President Boubacar Keita on Tuesday. Goita introduced himself Wednesday at a…
Nigerian Govt condemns Mali coup, wants ECOWAS force in action
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday condemned the coup d’etat in Mali, West Africa, Africa. Mutinous soldiers had on Tuesday detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in a coup plot in the already troubled West…
Who is Malick Diaw?
A 25-year-old Colonel, Malick Diaw, led the coup that overthrew Mali President Keita and his Government. On 18 August 2020, elements of the Malian Armed Forces began a mutiny. Soldiers on pick-up trucks stormed the Soundiata military…
Mali military junta announces vague transition programme
The junta who ousted Mali’s elected president and government in a military coup promised on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable”…
Faces of Mali’s coup leaders
Tuesday’s military coup in Mali that supplanted the government of President Boubacar Keita was led by two colonels: Sadio Camara and Malick Diaw. According a Malian journalist, Seydou Oumar…
Army Mutiny: ECOWAS suspends Mali, borders shut
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Tuesday it has suspended Mali membership and also closed its member states’ borders with the country. The decision came after…
UN demands restoration of constitutional order in Mali
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has reacted to the unfolding military mutiny in Mali and called for the restoration of constitutional order and rule of law in the…
BREAKING: Malian President, Ibrahim Keita resigns
Malian President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. Keita on Wednesday said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed”, hours after his arrest by troops. Rebel soldiers…
BREAKING: Soldiers ‘arrest’ Mali president
Gunfire was heard on Tuesday at an army base outside Bamako, capital of Mali, as security sources said a mutiny was underway. According to Reuters, soldiers fired their guns into…
COVID-19: Ghana may resume international flights September 1
President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana says the country is working towards reopening the country’s air space for international travel by September 1, 2020. The president delivered his 15th…
Ghana opens all tertiary schools next week for final year students
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana said late Sunday that tertiary schools will reopen on Aug. 24 for students who have yet to complete the academic year. The government will put…
They had a year’s notice – Ghanaian govt reacts to alleged maltreatment of Nigerian traders
Ghanaian government has faulted the alleged maltreatment of Nigerian traders in the country, saying that they were given enough time to comply with GIPC laws. Disclosing this on…
South Africa lifts toughest COVID-19 restrictions today
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday announced that stringent Covid-19 regulations would be eased on Sunday as the country’s infection rate falls. The government will…
South Africa arrests 298,000 for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules
South African police arrested a total of 298,252 people for breaking lockdown rules from April 1 to June 30, but crime rate declined. Police Minister Bheki Cele gave the figure when…
Angolan court sentences ex-leader’s son to 5 years for fraud
Angola’s Supreme Court on Friday handed a five-year jail sentence to Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the son of the oil-rich country’s former president, for fraud when he headed the…
Scare as Africa number of coronavirus cases exceed 1 million
There is panic across the continent as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa has exceeded 1 million with experts saying the number may be way higher. Global health experts have said that the true number of Africa’s…