Mali Coup
latest news & developments
Democracy delayed in Mali spurs sanctions from neighbours
Mali’s junta now finds itself ostracised by its regional peers – and at the centre of a dangerous new geopolitical game.
Malian army detains leaders, triggering condemnation, coup fears
Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital
Mass rape, amputations and killings — why families are fleeing terror in Mali
At refugee camps, reports are flooding in of horrific human rights abuses in a country once famous for its music and joyous lifestyle.
Nigeria says force inevitable if Mali talks fail
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says regional troops will intervene in extremist-occupied northern Mali if negotiations fail to yield a solution.
Adulterous couple stoned to death in Mali
A man and woman who had an adulterous relationship have reportedly been stoned to death by religious extremists linked to al-Qaeda, in Mali.
Mali’s military wives protest for release of their husbands
About 300 military wives have marched in Mali’s capital Bamako to demand the release of their husbands who disappeared since a coup four months ago.
Ecowas threatens sanctions for attack on Mali’s president
The Economic Community of West African States says it will probe the attack on Mali’s interim leader, threatening sanctions against those involved.
UN sounds alarm over attack on Mali’s president
The attack on Mali’s president Diancounda Traore by angry protesters puts the post-coup transition in the West African country in danger, the UN says.
Mali’s president hospitalised after protesters storm palace
Mali’s interim president Dioncounda Traore has been beaten and hospitalised after hundreds of protesters stormed his palace to demand his resignation.
Mali junta agrees to keep interim leader until elections
The chief negotiator for Ecowas says Mali’s junta has accepted that the current interim president will stay in office until new elections can be held.
Malians riot as rebels impose Sharia law
Amnesty International says Islamist groups and insurgents are ‘running riot’ after a military coup deposed the Bamako government in March.
Mali’s ex-junta clamps down on state broadcaster
Troops loyal to Mali’s former junta fired in the air as they forced staff to empty the state broadcaster’s office, a day after the building was hit.
New Mali leader threatens ‘total war’
Mali’s new interim leader has threatened to wage total war on Tuareg rebels and religious extremist groups controlling the north of the country.
Mali junta head locks out foreign interference
Mali’s military junta says it will have a say over how the country is run and does not want foreign forces helping reclaim the country’s north.
Diplomats kidnapped in Mali as chaos continues
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.