The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the country’s premier Film Trade Association Body, has announced good news for cinema lovers on the occasion of the International Cinema Day. Opeyemi Ajayi, the chairman of the…
Malian protesters continue mass rally demanding president quits
Malian opposition activists turned up in their thousands on Friday marching through the streets of the capital, Bamako, to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The massive response to the anti-government protest comes…
Mali extends hand to opposition coalition
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Sunday extended his hand of friendship to opposition coalition of religious leaders, politicians and civil society that has challenged his power in a country also facing jihadist attacks. “My…
Twenty-six killed in central Mali
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African nation. Friday's attack targeted a Fulani village named Binedama in…
IED attack kills three Chadian peacekeepers in Mali
The United Nations said three peacekeepers from Chad were killed and four others seriously injured Sunday in attacks against a U.N. convoy in northern Mali using improvised explosive devices. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General…
Fire destroys Malian displaced camp
Displaced Malians were forced to flee as a fire tore through their makeshift camp in the capital Bamako, destroying tents and reducing the land to ashes. Nobody was reported killed in the fire, Security Minister…
Mali counts votes held amid coronavirus pandemic
Vote counting began on Monday in Mali as polling stations closed in the final round of legislative elections held on Sunday April 19. The vote was held amid the coronavirus pandemic with the aim to…
Low voter turn out in Mali’s legislative polls
Officials in Mali said Thursday that voter turnout for the country;‘s legislative elections was just 36 percent. Mali’s territorial administration minister, Boubacar Alpha Bah said many chose to stay away from the ballot box due…
Mali holds delayed legislative polls despite COVID-19, security…
Malians vote Sunday in a long-delayed parliamentary election, despite a raging terrorist conflict, the recent kidnap of a leading opposition politician and the coronavirus pandemic. Experts see the vote as a key step towards leading…
Mali opposition leader ‘kidnapped’ on campaign trail –…
Mali’s main opposition party, Union for the Republic and Democracy (URD) have confirmed that its leader and 11 other members have been missing since Wednesday, March 25. Soumaila Cisse and his entourage are believed to…
Coronavirus : ECOWAS health ministers meet in Mali
West African Health Ministers met in Bamako on Friday to discuss the threat of the coronavirus to their countries. They agreed to strengthen cooperation and to increase vigilance and surveillance at entry ports. Michel Hamala…
