Colonel Assimi Goïta – now President Assimi Goïta – has once again thrown Mali’s politics into disarray
The foreign minister’s visits to Mali, Senegal and Niger leverage colonial-era hurts to pave the way for Turkey’s investment in francophone Africa
Zimbabwe called its coup a military-assisted transition to sidestep sanctions. Mali is doing the same. But failing to call power grabs by their name makes it harder to defend democracy
President Keita faces no shortage of challenges to his authority. Can he hold on to power?
The deadly raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogassogou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti in central Mali
Once considered a beacon of democracy and stability in Africa, Mali in recent years has been dogged by a coup, civil war and Islamist terrorism
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita picked up 67.17% of Sunday’s vote against 32.83% for opposition challenger and former finance minister Soumaila Cisse
Soumaila Cisse: ‘We have a large lead. We do not accept that our voice is stolen. This is why there are results we will not accept’
On the eve of voting, authorities said they had disrupted a plot to carry out "targeted attacks" in the capital Bamako
After the July 29 first-round vote the pool of candidates was reduced from 24 to two
In the north and centre of the country — shaken by jihadist violence and lawlessness — tension has been sharpened by the vote
On August 12, incumbent Ibrahim Boubacar Keita will face Soumaila Cisse in a runoff vote, in a repeat of the 2013 poll
The count has begun in Mali after an election marred by violence
Not a single ballot was cast at 716 of the polling stations in two regions following threats and attacks by armed groups
Despite the ever-present threat of conflict and violence, the country can be proud of its fragile stability
Many of Mali’s soldiers aren’t prepared to risk their lives fighting in the north of the country. One deserter explains why
Mali has placed a total of 577 people under observation after two people died from the deadly virus in the capital Bamako.
A low turnout and vote abuses has marred elections meant to complete Mali’s democratic transition.
Insurgents have launched a fresh attack against the Malian army in Kidal, forcing President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to cut his France trip short.
Besides its own challenges, the region must address the economic and trafficking problems.
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, an ex-prime minister with a reputation for firmness, has won Mali’s presidential election.
Sources say Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has surged ahead of Soumaila Cissé after two thirds of votes in Mali’s second round of elections were counted.
Mali’s presidential election will go to a second round on August 11, after no candidate secured a majority in the landmark poll.