April 20, 2020
Mali: Polls Close Amid Reports of Intimidation, Claims of Vote Buying
Acts of intimidation and allegations of vote buying marred the final round of legislative elections in Mali on Sunday, AFP reports. Read more »
April 03, 2020
Mali: Preliminary Results Show Low Turnout in Election
The turnout for Mali's parliamentary elections this week was just 36 percent, officials said on Thursday. Read more »
March 30, 2020
Mali: Polls Close in Parliamentary Elections
Polls closed on Sunday (March 29) in Mali's long-delayed parliamentary elections, Al Jazeera reports. Read more »
February 06, 2020
Mali: U.S. Customs Officials Destroy Mali Musician's Custom-Made Kora
Ballake Sissoko, a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. Read more »
December 05, 2019
West Africa: In 20 Years, Will Five Arid Nations Be a Sahelistan or a Desert Rose?
Five countries in west Africa's Sahel region – Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger – are facing crises across multiple fronts, including the accelerated… Read more »
June 14, 2019
Africa: On the Day of the African Child, Fight for the Rights of Our Girls
On this year's Day of the African Child on June 16, heads of state, ministers, religious leaders, community leaders, survivors' networks and campaigners will come together for the… Read more »
September 14, 2018
Africa: Africans Live A Decade Longer Than in 1990, But...
The level of human development in Sub-Saharan Africa, judged by how long people live for, how well they are educated and how much they earn, has improved by more than a third in… Read more »
January 25, 2017
Uganda/Mali: Cranes and Eagles Book Their Tickets Home #AFCON2017
Uganda at least grabbed something to take home with them from the African Nations Cup finals when they claimed a point in the 1-1 draw with Mali, a final group D game played in… Read more »
January 24, 2017
Uganda/Mali: Cranes Play for Pride in Final Match With Mali
Uganda will be playing for pride but Mali in the faint hope that they may still win a place in the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup as the teams clash in a final Group D… Read more »
January 22, 2017
Ghana/Mali: Black Stars Head for Afcon Quarterfinals
Avram Grant cut a relieved figure as his Ghana side booked a quarterfinal appearance at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals with a game to spare in Group D after a 1-0 victory over… Read more »
January 20, 2017
Ghana/Mali: Black Stars Lose Key Defender At Afcon
Ghana will have to overcome the loss of key defender Baba Rahman as they prepare to take on Mali in their second Group D match at the 2017 African Nations Cup finals in Gabon on… Read more »
January 18, 2017
Egypt/Mali: Lacklustre, Bruising Battle as Pharaohs Tackle Eagles
Egypt and Mali served a dour offering in their opening Group D game at the African Nations Cup finals on Tuesday, playing to a 0-0 draw that was contested mostly in the midfield… Read more »
January 16, 2017
Egypt/Mali: Pharaohs Eager to Claim Afcon After Seven Years
Egypt return to the African Nations Cup finals for the first time in seven years and are eager to prove their credentials as one of the tournament favourites as they open their… Read more »
January 12, 2017
Africa: Giants vs Minnows - Will AFCON Get a Surprise Victor?
The fate of perennial underachievers Senegal, the return of Egypt and the shock qualification of tiny Guinea-Bissau are just some of the major talking points as we prepare for the… Read more »
June 09, 2016
Africa: Thirty Nations Cut 'Multidimensional' Poverty in 'Runaway Success'
According to a new analysis from the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative at the University of Oxford, 30 of 35 sub-Saharan African countries analysed for changes to… Read more »
October 26, 2015
Africa: How Africa Can Fix the International Criminal Court
The demand of South Africa's ruling African National Congress that the government should pull out of the International Criminal Court is defeatist, naïve and reactionary, says… Read more »
October 05, 2015
Africa: Africa's Governance Winners, Losers and Surprises
Zimbabwe is one of the African countries where governance has improved most in the four years up to 2014. Senegal just might surge ahead of its African counterparts in the future,… Read more »
August 10, 2015
West Africa: Why Should West Africa Hesitate to Endorse Term Limits?
President Barack Obama's widely-publicised remarks in Addis Ababa on African presidents who refuse to step down when their terms end highlights a vigorous debate which is going on… Read more »
January 29, 2015
Mali/Guinea: By the Luck of the Draw, Guinea Wins Afcon Place
Guinea had the luck of the draw to win a berth in the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations and will now meet Ghana in Malabo on Sunday. Read more »
January 28, 2015
Africa: Lots to Decide After Mali, Guinea Draw
Mali and Guinea played to a third 1-1 draw in their African Nations Cup Group D in Mongomo on Wednesday and will have to endure the drawing of lots to decide which of them advances… Read more »
January 27, 2015
Mali/Guinea: Guinea, Mali Fight for Quarter-Final Ticket
Guinea may be considered the lesser of the four sides competing in the African Nations Cup Group D, but coach Michel Dussuyersays they have nothing to fear going into their… Read more »
January 26, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Ivorian Coach Defends Side At Afcon
Cote d'Ivoire coach Herve Renard has told his side's critics to trust his methods in the wake of the 1-1 draw with Mali in their Group D clash at the African Nations Cup on… Read more »
January 24, 2015
Mali/Cote d'Ivoire: Max Gradel Saves Côte d'Ivoire
Substitute Max Gradel saved Côte d'Ivoire blushes again with a late equaliser as Herve Renard's side rescued a late point in a 1-1 draw with Mali in an African Nations… Read more »
January 23, 2015
Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Will Star-Studded Elephants Miss Gervinho?
Cote d'Ivoire go into their African Nations Cup Group D clash with Mali in Malabo on Saturday without two of their stalwart forwards in the last few years but needing to find a… Read more »
January 20, 2015
Mali/Cameroon: Cameroon, Mali Share Points
Midfielder Ambroise Oyongo provided an expert finish seven minutes from time to earn a point for Cameroon as they came from behind to draw 1-1 with Mali in their African Nations… Read more »
