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Mali Future Debated at Brussels Meeting
UN, European and African officials are due to meet in Brussels to discuss how to hold democratic elections in Mali in the summer. They will also discuss the security and humanitarian situation in the...
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Nigerian, Al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Mali
Malian forces have arrested eight suspected al-Qaeda-linked fighters in northern Mali. Their capture comes as French fighter jets targeted rebel hideouts and fuel depots in the northeastern desert on...
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Seydou Keita: We want to bring joy to Malian people
The Eagles captain says the motivation for Wednesday’s semi final against Nigeria is the war back home and how to ameliorate the suffering of their countrymen Mali captain Seydou Keita has said that...
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Nigeria Confirms Deployment Of 500 Officers To Mali
The Defence Headquarters has debunked claims that there are only 138 soldiers of Nigerian origin in the on-going peace enforcement operation by the Africa-led International Support Mission to Mali...
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President’s Son Leads Chadians Against Islamists In Mali
Around 1,000 troops from Chad led by the president’s son, Gen. Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, advanced towards the mountains of northeast Mali on Thursday to join French search-and-destroy operations...
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Heavy gunfire in northern Mali town of Gao
Security was tightened in Gao following the two suicide bombings. Malian troops and suspected Islamist militants are exchanging heavy gunfire on the streets of Gao in northern Mali. A BBC...
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Nigeria completes troops deployment in Mali
Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, said Nigeria has completed deployment of its troops to Africa-led International Support Mission in Mali. Ihejirika spoke while receiving the Vice...
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Al Qaeda Commander Abu Zeid Killed In Mali
French forces in Mali have killed Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a leading field commander of al Qaeda’s north Africa wing AQIM. The station said 40 militants including Abu Zeid were killed in the region of...
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Mali defeats Nigeria in Africa Youth Championship opener
The Junior Eagles of Mali on Sunday 17, March 2013, defeated defending champions Nigeria by a lone goal at the ongoing Africa Youth Championship in Algeria to start their campaign on the right...
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AYC 2013: Flying Eagles beat Mali 2-1 To Clinch Bronze Medal
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles defeated Mali 2-1 in the third place play-off match on Friday to claim the bronze medal at the ongoing African Youth Championship (AYC) in Algeria. Nigeria opened scoring in...
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Nigeria plans troops’ withdrawal from Mali, Darfur
Nigeria plans to withdraw much of its 1,200-strong contingent from international peacekeeping missions in Mali and Sudan’s Darfur region, saying the troops are needed to beef up security at home,...
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Nigeria begins withdrawal of troops from Mali
The Defence Headquarters will commence the withdrawal of some Nigerian troops from the Peace Support Operations in Mali on July 31, 2013. The troops are mainly those not accommodated in the structures...
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Malian election, a boost for democracy, says Ekweremadu
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS), Senator Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday commended ECOWAS and the people of Mali for the success recorded so far in...
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Update On Missing Algeria Airline: Wreckage Found In Mali
The Air Algerie flight that went missing while traveling from Burkina Faso to Algiers has crashed, an Algerian official said on Thursday. “I can confirm that it has crashed,” the official told...
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[PHOTOS] Donald Trump Hosts Buhari, Other African Leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari was among other African leaders hosted by United States President, Donald Trump on Wednesday, September 20, on the sidelines of the 72nd UN General Assembly in New York....
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