Mali

Colonel Assimi Goïta, interim chairman, continues his talks in Bamako following his coup last week, condemned by the AU and ECOWAS, which repealed Mali. On Wednesday, Colonel Assimi Goïta received a delegation from the ex-insurgency who asked for promises before following the transition. Choguel Maïga, tipped for prime minister, attended the meeting…

Following ECOWAS, the African Union decided to suspend Mali from its governing bodies. But the continental organization has not made any other decision to punish Mali's new leader as the country awaits the appointment of the new prime minister. Soldiers must "go back to their barracks." The term had already been used after the…

In response to last week's coup, the African Union lifted Mali's membership yesterday, Tuesday 1 June, and threatened sanctions if a civilian-led government is not re-established.A sanction that complies with ECOWAS's points Mali Tribune. "The subregional organization did not go in the direction of financial sanctions announced by some observers. It was limited to political sanctions. That is, Assimi Goïta will remain…

Mali is awaiting the appointment of its new prime minister following the forced resignation of Moctar Ouane and President Bah N'Daw last week, ousted by Vice President Colonel Assimi Goïta, who has since taken over the presidency. For several days, the situation has gone from the potential chaos condemned by the international community to almost normal. And everything seems ready for this meeting, much…

The "national children" as they are called in Mali are doing well. An exceptional multiple birth because it is the first medically registered birth in the world of nine children from the same pregnancy. Their mother, a 25-year-old Malian, was transferred to Morocco in late March for care. Born much prematurely by caesarean section at a clinic in Casablanca on May 4, the nine children are four weeks old…

Following the second coup in Mali, the CMA decides to "not follow the current transition without a guaranteed compromise on its priorities." Present in the First Transitional Government and the Transitional National Council, the Legislature, the Coordination of Azawad's Movements (ex-Rebel CMA), calls for the effective application of the provisions of the Alliance's Peace and Reconciliation Agreement…

A delegation from the movement that contributed to the downfall of the former Malian president IBK visited the priest in his home on Monday 31 May. Their relationship has developed into a roller coaster. This visit is a strategy for the M5 to sharpen its ranks. as reported from Bamako, Serge DanielTo see the pictures, the…

Mali is still awaiting the announcement of the appointment of its new Prime Minister. More than a week after the arrest of Colonel Assimi Goïtade's military, former president and transitional minister, the country remains uncertain. French President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to withdraw French troops involved in the fight against terrorism if Mali gives in to the "temptation of radical Islam".…

West African leaders suspended Mali from the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) at an extraordinary summit on Sunday and ended up reintroducing sanctions after a second nine-month military coup. The coup had raised deep concerns about stability in the volatile Sahel region and warnings of new economic sanctions. Ten regional heads of state and three foreign ministers attended the summit in the Ghanaian capital Accra, with former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan as mediator in the crisis.…

On Sunday, May 30, ECOWAS's heads of state gathered in Accra for an extraordinary summit on the situation in Mali. The regional organization announced diplomatic sanctions against Mali. Aljoner Tine, founder of the think tank AfrikaJom Center, an independent UN human rights expert in Mali, answers Charlotte Cosset's questions.…