Tag: Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
Mali opposition rejects regional mediator’s unity govt idea
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Regional mediators put forth a plan Sunday that would require Mali's embattled president to form a unity government but some...
Defense: Alleged Timbuktu jihadi may be unfit for ICC trial
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Defense lawyers for an alleged Islamic extremist told International Criminal Court judges Tuesday that he is suffering from post-traumatic...
ICC trial starts for alleged jihadist crimes in Timbuktu
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The trial of an alleged Islamic extremist charged with policing a brutal Islamic regime in Timbuktu after al-Qaida linked...
France pays homage to 13 soldiers killed in Mali air crash
PARIS (AP) - In its biggest military funeral in decades, France is honoring 13 soldiers killed when their helicopters collided over Mali while on...
French defense minister visits Mali after 13 soldiers killed
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - France’s defense minister Florence Parly arrived in northern Mali on Wednesday after a helicopter collision killed 13 French soldiers fighting...
French defense minister goes to Mali after 13 soldier deaths
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - France’s defense minister Florence Parly was on her way to northern Mali on Wednesday after a helicopter collision killed 13...
Militia head refutes his group responsible for Mali massacre
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - The head of an ethnic Dogon militia blamed for a massacre in central Mali denied Monday that his fighters had...
Mali President Keita sworn in to a second 5-year term
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been sworn in to a new five-year term in the presence of former rebels...
Mali’s president wins runoff vote with more than 67 percent
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a second five-year term in the turbulent West African nation with more than 67...
Mali’s president wins runoff vote with more than 67 percent
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a second five-year term in the turbulent West African nation by taking more than...
