The Confederation of Sahel States (AES) says it has authorised its member states to neutralise any aircraft that would ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — A Nigerian Air Force plane made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso late Monday due to an in-flight ...

Colonel Assimi Goïta don enta office officially as di President of Mali as dem swear am in on Monday. Dis swear in dey come afta di kontri second military for di kontri in nine months. Dis dey come as ...

In this Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, file photo, Col. Assimi Goita meets with a high-level delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS, at the Ministry of Defense in Bamako, Mali. (AP ...

Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, says the Nigerian soldiers who were on an aircraft that made a forced landing in ...

Less than 48 hours after dismissing the President of the transition, Bah N’Daw, and his Prime Minister, Moctar Ouane, Colonel Assimi Goïta becomes the new President of the transition. On Wednesday, ...

The text of the charter remains vague on election timing, which is also a bone of contention between the Malian authorities on one hand, and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and ...

Mali’s military commander Assimi Goita, who removed a transitional president and prime minister last month, has been sworn into office as the new interim president despite facing a diplomatic backlash ...

Mali's transitional military leaders condemned the Economic Community of West African States for imposing sanctions on them following their decision to delay elections until 2026. Colonel Assimi Goita ...

Mali’s constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week while serving as vice president, to be the new interim president. The ruling raises the ...

Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita has been targeted in an attempted stabbing attack after Eid al-Adha prayers at the Grand Mosque in the capital, Bamako, his office said. “The attacker was ...

Mali’s interim President Assimi Goita was targeted in an attempted stabbing on Tuesday, the Mali presidency said in a statement. The incident happened during prayers at the Grand Mosque in the capital ...