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Critics of Mali’s military government abducted – say families
In Mali’s capital, Bamako, at least two pro-democracy figures, including a senior opposition leader, were abducted by armed men after speaking out against the ruling military regime and demanding a return to democratic governance, according to their families and associates. This comes just days after the military-led government ordered the suspension of all political party…
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Mali dialogue proposes junta leader as president, calls for dissolution of political parties
Defying democratic norms, a state-backed political conference in Mali has proposed enshrining...
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Amid Burkina Faso coup attempt: who is behind the plot to oust Ibrahim Traoré?
Tension is mounting after an attempted coup in Burkina Faso. According to officials, a plot...
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Armed ambush near Niger’s western border leaves 12 soldiers dead, army reveals
Twelve soldiers were killed in a deadly ambush by armed men in western Niger, the army announced...
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The richest man in history was African; Here is how his epic pilgrimage changed the world!
Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the richest man in history. He was exceptionally wealthy to an extent that historians have struggled to quantify it accurately. Though the...
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Jenne-Jeno: Africa’s Lost City which was Home to Dozens of Artisans in Mali
Jenne-jeno, one of the lost cities of Africa, bear no evidence of a town controlled by the social elite and has no architecture or monuments signifying the inhabitants were ruled by kings. Its settlements...
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Mali’s Songhoy Blues Rebel Against Islamic Terrorists with Music
With much of the world’s attention on the Islamic State’s (ISIS) beheadings in Syria and Boko Haram‘s kidnapping of schoolgirls in Nigeria, the terror that Malians...
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Update: No Ebola Case in Ghana
April 8, 2014- UPDATE: There is no Ebola case in Ghana as the test results came back negative. The young girl did not pass away from the virus. According to My Joy Online, “…after samples...
