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Former Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to Bamako on Thursday after more than a month in the United Arab Emirates where he was receiving medical attention. The west African country he ruled until mid-August has new leaders. Keita was deposed by the military after weeks of civilian protests against …

Mali’s transitional President Bah N’daw, has thanked the President and Chair of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State, Nana Akufo-Addo, for the role he has played so far in helping to resolve the political impasse in Mali. At a meeting held at the Koulouba Palace, the seat of the …

Ghana coach CK Akonnor believes his team were let down by the unfamiliarity among players in Friday’s friendly defeat to Mali. In his first game in charge of the Black Stars since taking over from James Kwasi Appiah in January, Akonnor watched on helplessly as his side succumbed to a 3-0 …

For the first time in 2020, the Black Stars are in action. Far away in Turkey, Akonnor is taking charge his first Black Stars game which is a friendly match against Mali. Boosted by the big money move of Thomas Partey to Arsenal, the Black Stars are taking their West …

Ghana head Coach C.K Akonnor has announced a 23-man squad for next month’s friendly game against Mali. Ghana, who has been without a competitive game since November 2019 will play the Eagles of Mali on October 09, in Antalya, Turkey as part of the team’s preparations for the AFCON qualifier …

Mali’s former Defence Minister Bah Ndaw has been appointed interim president while coup leader Colonel Assimi Goita will serve as his deputy, state television has announced. Mali’s junta has been under intense pressure from West African leaders to return power to civilians following the coup that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar …

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo- Addo, says West African leaders hope to see a civilian- led government installed in Mali within days. He spoke after talks between regional leaders and the military junta that seized power in Mali last month. Mr Akufo- Addo said the regional bloc, Ecowas, would lift sanctions …

The former president of Mali, Moussa Traoré, has died at home in the capital, Bamako. He was 83. Mr Traoré took power in a coup in 1968 and remained president until he was ousted by the military in 1991. He has played the role of elder statesman in recent years, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, September 13, 2020, convene a consultative meeting with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) members to deliberate on measures to resolve the political crisis in Mali. President Akufo-Addo is currently the Chairman of the ECOWAS. Addressing the media, the Minister of Foreign Affairs …

The opposition coalition which led mass protests in Mali ahead of last month’s coup has rejected a transition charter. On Saturday, the country’s military leadership agreed to establish an 18-month interim government until an election could take place. It followed three days of talks with opposition and civil society groups. …