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Mali hits back at U.S. with matching visa bond rule for American visitors
Mali’s government has announced that U.S. citizens seeking entry into the country will now be required to post a visa bond of up to $10,000, matching a similar restriction introduced by the United States last week. The new policy is set to take effect on October 23. In a statement released Sunday, the Ministry of…
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Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from ICC
Three African nations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately...
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Gunmen reportedly kill 22 at baptism ceremony in Niger
Gunmen on motorbikes have reportedly shot dead 22 people, who were attending a baptism ceremony...
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Al-Qaeda-linked group burns fuel trucks as it tightens blockade on Mali imports
Militants linked to Al-Qaeda have opened a new front in Mali’s conflict by striking at...
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Mali’s former prime minister Choguel Maiga jailed on corruption charges
Mali’s former prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga has been taken into custody on corruption charges. His lawyer confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday, marking the latest crackdown by the...
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Mali junta arrests 2 generals, alleged French spy in foiled coup plot
Mali’s ruling junta says it has thwarted an alleged coup plot involving senior army officers, civilians, and a suspected French intelligence operative. Among those detained are two Malian generals...
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Former Malian prime minister Maiga arrested on corruption charges
Mali’s ruling military junta has escalated its clampdown on political figures, arresting former prime minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga on corruption allegations, his lawyer confirmed Tuesday. The move...
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Sierra Leone’s Maada Bio appointed ECOWAS chairman amid security and political turmoil
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has been named the new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at a time when the regional bloc is grappling with one of the...
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Mali’s military leader set for five more years as junta tightens grip on power
Mali’s ruling military government has taken a bold step to solidify its hold on power, with the Council of Ministers approving a new bill that would extend the leadership of junta head Gen. Assimi...
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Azawad separatists clash with Malian army and Russian-backed forces in deadly Kidal ambush
Intense fighting in northern Mali’s Kidal region between government forces and Azawad separatists has left at least 10 rebels dead, according to the Malian army. Meanwhile, the separatists claim...
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Mali political activist released after month-long detention, family blames intelligence services
A prominent opposition figure in Mali has been freed after disappearing for nearly a month in what his family alleges was an enforced disappearance orchestrated by the state’s intelligence services....
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Bodies of 11 people believed to be from Mali found in beached boat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The bodies of 11 people believed to be hailing from the West African nation of Mali were found in a boat that had washed ashore in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, police in the Caribbean nation announced...
