Coumba Sylla

Mali is waiting anxiously to see if the military junta would restore democracy after the toppled president formally resigned.

Mali’s interim leader Dioncounda Traore has plenty to prepare for after ousted President Amadou Toumani Toure resigned as part of a deal with Ecowas.

Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.

Islamists are gaining ground in Mali, jostling with Tuareg rebels for control as the nation’s military rulers face shortages from sanctions.

A famed South African former dancer and his ex-ballerina wife have opened up a new world and possible career prospects for children from Cape Town’s poor slums through free dance…