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A number of political associations in Mali have joined forces to oppose the military government’s decision to hold a referendum on a new constitution on June 18. The referendum, announced on Friday, is a milestone on the country’s path towards elections promised for February after a coup three years earlier. …

Malian nonuplets who were born in Morocco last year have returned to their home country after over a year in the North African country. A BBC Africa LIVE report said the parents and their nine babies arrived at the airport in the capital, Bamako, in the small hours of Tuesday …

Malian lawmakers have unanimously approved a transitional roadmap okaying a five-year tenure for the military junta in charge. The vote means the Assimi Goita-led junta has until 2027 to conduct the next democratic election. Failure to abide by a February 2022 electoral timeline triggered sanctions from regional bloc, ECOWAS late …

• President Bah Ndaw and PM Moctar Ouane were arrested late Monday • They were hauled to Kati, the centre of Mali’s military apparatus • The reason for the arrest has been put down to a cabinet reshuffle that sidelined two military officers from the transitional government Malian soldiers unhappy …

  A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are “doing well”, according to a statement from the Mali Health Ministry. Anadolu Agency reports that Halima Cisse, 25, delivered five girls and four boys. According to the evaluation of doctors both in Mali …