Africa

ECOWAS cut ties with Mali

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has decided on Wednesday, to shut down all their land and air borders with Mali after its president announced his resignation in the wake of a military rebellion. ECOWAS disclosed this in a statement where-in it stated that they will also

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ECOWAS bans Mali over coup, pledges sanction

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Tuesday condemned a military putsch in Mali and pledged a range of retaliatory actions, including financial sanctions. Daily Times Nigeria gathered that, rebel soldiers arrested Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse on Tuesday afternoon following weeks of political tension in the country. READ ALSO: Malian

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Malian President Ibrahim Keita resigns after military arrest

Ihesiulo Grace 19 August 2020 0

The Malian president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, has resigned on Tuesday after a military mutiny. “If today, certain elements of our armed forces want this to end through their intervention, do I really have a choice?” he said from a military base in Kati outside the capital Bamako where he had been detained earlier in the […]

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Mutinous soldiers detain Mali President, Prime Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

A regional official says the president and prime minister of Mali are now in the custody of mutinous soldiers, sparking fears the country could be plunged into further political turmoil. Mutineering soldiers in Mali, on Tuesday, detained President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders said. “We can tell you that […]

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Breaking: Possible Mali coup as Soldiers arrest senior officer for mutiny

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2020 0

Mali seems to be heading towards a possible coup as soldiers on Tuesday took up arms in Kati town and began arresting top military officers. READ ALSO: Buhari returns from Mali Peace Mission An officer in Mali’s Ministry of International Security said, “Arrests are being made of officials. It’s total confusion,”. Meanwhile this action is […]

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Buhari challenged Malian political leaders to embrace peace

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2020 0

Buhari on Monday urged Malian political leaders to embrace peace in the country and the likely spiralling effect on the sub-region, Daily Times gathered. The president gave the challenge during a virtual Extraordinary Session of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja. The Nigerian leader […]

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Buhari returns from Mali Peace Mission

Ihesiulo Grace 24 July 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening returned from Bamako, Mali, after many hours of consultations and closed door meeting meant to mitigate political crisis in that country. According to reports, the meeting was attended by the host President, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita; Presidents Machy Sall of Senegal, Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Alassane Ouattara of Cote […]

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BREAKING: Buhari Arrives Mali To Find Solution To Country’s Crisis (Photos)

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2020 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Mali for a one-day peace mission visit. Buhari’s arrival was confirmed in a tweet by his personal assistant on new media, Mr Bashir Ahmad. The visit is aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in the country. Daily Times reports that in a statement by the Special Adviser […]

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Mali, Burkina Faso records over 302,000 IDP’s

Ihesiulo Grace 23 November 2019 0

Mali and Burkina Faso on Friday said that their countries have recorded over 187,139 and 115,000 respectively. The countries gave their report at the ongoing Second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament held in Abuja. Hon. Fomba Niambali, Member of Parliament from Mali, said that 920 schools have been closed with 187,139 Internally Displaced Person’s […]

Aviation Business

AFRAA wants govt to develop policy for airlines ownership

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

African Airlines Association (AFRAA), has called on African governments to develop a policy that would enable their airlines to own airports in their countries or vice versa in order to reduce losses. Director of Government, Legal and Industry Affairs, AFRAA, Mr Aaron Munetsi, canvassed this position on the side-lines of a recently concluded African Travel […]

Opinion

Nigerian Army: Taking Asymmetric Security Challenge By The Horns

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

When Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai pensively declared in his speech at the ongoing summit on security in Abuja that “Insurgency remains one difficult form of asymmetric warfare. Nations must explore new frontiers of knowledge to understand this world threat,” it struck my heart thunderously. His words vibrated and

Sports

ANC: Egypt progress to the quarterfinals as Group D winners

Ihesiulo Grace 26 January 2017 0

Egypt have progressed to the quarterfinals of the African Nations Cup as Group D winners after a 1-0 win over Ghana in Port-Gentil. Victory, secured by Mohamed Salah’s first-half goal, took the seven-time champions above Ghana and into first place with a total of seven points. Ghana also progress to the competition’s final eight, having […]

Africa

Mali Rebels Sign Initial Peace Agreement

Ihesiulo Grace 15 May 2015 0

Mali’s Tuareg-led rebels signed up to a preliminary peace agreement with the government on Thursday as a gesture of “good faith” to end decades of separatist fighting, but said they would need more guarantees before signing a final accord. Mali’s government accepted the U.N. and Algerian-backed deal in March, but the Tuareg-led coalition argued that

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Mali Peace Deal Threatened as Army, Rebels Clash

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

Armed insurgents exchanged fire with soldiers in Mali on Wednesday, plunging peace negotiations into disarray in the first clash this year between government forces and the main Tuareg rebel alliance. A Malian army colonel said fighters from the Tuareg-led Co-ordination for the Movements of Azawad (CMA) had ambushed military positions in Lere, a central town […]