#Malicoup

The United States announced it was suspending security aid to Mali following a military coup that overthrew elected president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on August 18, following months of political unrest in a country gripped by an Islamist…

Mali junta has named Bah Ndaw as the preferred candidate to lead the country’s new transitional government. He will become Mali’s future interim president in the coming days. Dubbed “the big one” for his imposing height, The 70-year-old…

A forum in Mali debating how to restore civilian rule is discussing a proposal to appoint a two-year transitional government, heavily influenced by the military junta. The proposal, made by junta-appointed experts, has been submitted to…

Embattled Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who has not been seen in public since the coup against his government on August 18, has been hospitalised after suffering a brief stroke-like attack. Keita, was admitted to a…

The Federal Government on Wednesday condemned Tuesday coup d’état in Mali by mutineering soldiers. Reacting to the coup on Wednesday, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, tweeted, “The Nigerian Government…

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including suspending all financial flows between its 15 members and Mali and suspending Mali from its decision-making…