January 23, 2013
Ghana/Mali: Black Stars Face Tough Outing Against Mali
Ghana play Mali in the second match of their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B campaign on Thursday in a repeat of the bronze medal match at the finals in Equatorial Guinea and… Read more »
January 21, 2013
Mali/Niger: Eagles Make Heavy Going Against Defensive Niger
Mali were always going to have the upper hand over Niger in their opening game at the African Nations Cup but the laboured manner in which they finally clinched victory will be of… Read more »
January 20, 2013
Mali/Niger: Eagles Sweep Home With Late Keita Goal
Mali left it late to grab victory but in the end proved too strong for Niger and won the first three point haul of the African Nations Cup. Read more »
January 15, 2013
Mali: Test of U.S. Will in Mali Conflict
Mali, only recently seen as a model African democracy, has crashed onto the stage of world attention, bringing formidable challenges for the international community. Whether to… Read more »
January 19, 2013
Mali/Niger: Despite War, Mali Favourites in Opening Afcon Match
Mali is expected to get their 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B campaign off to a positive start when they host minnows Niger at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth… Read more »
January 17, 2013
Africa: Superstars and Minnows Alike Gear Up for Soccer Glory
The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations presents Cote d’Ivoire with what will possibly be the final chance for their so-called Golden Generation to claim the continent’s top… Read more »
December 12, 2012
Mali: President Appoints New PM
Dioncounda Traoré, the interim Malian president, has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra, immediately appointing Django Sissoko to replace him,… Read more »
December 11, 2012
Mali: Prime Minister Resigns After Arrest
Malian Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra has resigned, with all the members of his cabinet. Read more »
November 19, 2012
Mali: No Quick Fixes for a Complex Crisis
The Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) has agreed on a revised concept of operations for the deployment of an international military force of 3,300 soldiers to help… Read more »
October 24, 2012
Africa: Tricky Draws for Soccer's Africa Cup of Nations
Hosts South Africa have been handed a tricky draw in the group stages of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations to be played from January 19 to February 10, while Ghana's Black Stars face… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Mali: Restore Democracy Then Liberate the North - U.S. Official Johnnie Carson
The top United States diplomat for Africa has acknowledged that military action will be needed to break the control of northern Mali by Islamic extremists and re-unite the country,… Read more »
September 28, 2012
Senegal: President Describes Reforms, Says Mali Must Be Reunited
When Macky Sall took office as president of Senegal in April, he promised a 'rupture' with many of the policies of his predecessor, Abdoulaye Wade, under whom he served as prime… Read more »
September 25, 2012
Mali: UN to Debate Military Intervention
Diplomatic efforts to ease the crisis in Mali are being stepped up at the United Nations this week, against the backdrop of warnings that the situation in the country will… Read more »
August 21, 2012
Mali: Mali Forms New Government
Mali has reportedly formed a new government of national unity, five months after a military coup overthrew the country's elected government. Read more »
July 19, 2012
Mali: Govt Asks Hague Court to Probe Crimes in North
Mali's government has asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to investigate whether crimes under international law have been committed during the rebellion in the… Read more »
June 14, 2012
Mali: Making Mothers Matter
It's a typical weekday morning at the Luxembourg Mother-Child hospital in the capital, Bamako. Around 20 patients are there for appointments - shy teenagers sit alongside more… Read more »
May 21, 2012
Mali: Transitional President 'Beaten by Protesters'
The transitional president of Mali Dioncounda Traore has been admitted to hospital after protesters reportedly burst into his office and beat him. Read more »
May 07, 2012
Mali: Attack On Timbuktu World Heritage Site May Spark Revolt
There are fears that the population of Timbuktu may react violently after fighters from a religious sect desecrated the tomb of a saint. Read more »
April 03, 2012
Mali: West African Leaders Clamp Down With Sanctions
West African leaders have imposed a wide range of stringent sanctions on the military junta in Mali. Read more »
March 21, 2012
Mali: Troops Mutiny
Troops in Mali's capital, Bamako, mutinied on Wednesday, and gunfire could be heard throughout the city. The country's state-run radio and television broadcasts have gone off the… Read more »
February 11, 2012
Mali/Ghana: Les Aigles Beat Dispirited Black Stars to Win Bronze
Cheick Tidiane Diabate's double ensured bronze for Mali at the African Nations Cup finals and added to Ghana's anguish at the tournament, where the final score in the third and… Read more »
February 10, 2012
Ghana/Mali: Semi-Final Losers Make Final Effort to Win Afcon Bronze
Ghana take on Mali in the battle for the bronze medal at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday. Read more »
February 09, 2012
Mali/Cote d'Ivoire: Elephants Look to Defence in Solid Afcon Campaign
Solid defence has proven the key to the progress of Cote d'Ivoire to the African Nations Cup final - more than the star-studded attack they possess. Read more »
February 08, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Gervinho Steps Up to Carry Elephants to Finals
Cote d'Ivoire have sealed their place in the final of the Cup of Nations with a deserved 1-0 victory over Mali in their semi-final in Libreville on Wednesday. Read more »
February 07, 2012
Cote d'Ivoire/Mali: Superior Elephants Face Opponents With Guts in Semi-Final
Tournament favourites Cote d'Ivoire and Mali go head-to-head for a place in the final of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville on Wednesday. Read more »
