Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, said on Wednesday security situation in Nigeria has improved since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in 2015. Masari, who stated this when he featured in a Channels TV programme, Politics Today, also slammed the critics of Buhari’s administration. He said the critics don’t see anything good in the government
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Three “peace agreements” have been signed by representatives from herder and farmer communities that have become trapped in violence sparked by armed group attacks in central Mali, a Swiss mediator said. The accords bring together the Fulani – also called Peul – who mainly comprise semi-nomadic herders, and the Dogon, who are chiefly sedentary farmers.
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Six French soldiers were injured during an operation against Islamist militants in Mali in West Africa, French media reported on Saturday, citing the Defence Ministry. The attackers struck on Friday morning in the central region around Gourma, apparently driving a vehicle up to a military convoy before setting off an explosive. The injured soldiers were
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The Bamako Court of Assizes on Friday sentenced Malian jihadist leader, Souleymane Keita and two other men to death for terrorism. The court charged Keita, the head of an al-Qaeda offshoot named Khaled Ibn al-Walid, for attacks carried out in Mali’s south, near the border with the Ivory Coast. A judicial source told journalists on
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West Africa bloc Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted post-coup sanctions against Mali. The 15-nation-member of ECOWAS slapped sanctions on Mali after the August 18 military coup, which toppled president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The sanctions “will be lifted when a civilian prime minister is named,” ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou had
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The United States has urged the transitional government in Mali to honour its commitments to the Economic Community of West African States . The commitment includes holding a democratic election within 18 months . Spokesperson for the US Department of Transitional , Ms Morgan Ortagus, made the call in a statement made available on the
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Mali’s Interim President Bah N’Daou has named a new civilian prime minister, the state television announced on Sunday. The new prime minister appointed by N’Daou is former diplomat, Moctar Ouane who served as Mali’s foreign minister between 2004 and 2011. He was also Mali’s permanent representative to the UN from 1995 to 2002 and later
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Mali’s interim president, Bah Ndaw, was sworn into office on Friday after last month’s putsch, vowing to hand over power within 18 months, honour international accords and pursue the fight against jihadist insurgents. But his promises failed to shift post-coup sanctions by Mali’s neighbours, which warned their clamp would remain in place until a civilian
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The 18-month transition government proposed by the head of Mali’s military junta, Col. Assimi Goita, on Saturday has been rejected by opposition which described the deal as a ‘power grab’. The M5-RFP opposition group, which took part in the negotiations, said on Sunday the resulting document was an attempt by military leaders to “grab and
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Six women , one of whom was pregnant , were killed in a landmine blast in southern Mali on Friday , officials said , in the latest violence to hit the war- torn Sahel state . The women were travelling in an ambulance in the southern Sikasso region, which rode over a mine , regional
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The major players of Mali’s military rulers have launched a three-day “national consultation” with political parties, unions and members of civil society groups, facing questions at home and pressure from abroad over their plans for returning the country to civilian rule. About 500 people were expected to attend Thursday’s forum taking place at a conference
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Mali’s ousted leader Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been hospitalized. President Keita was checked in late Tuesday at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being detained for 10 days by the junta now in power. He was ultimately released late last week and taken home where he has remained under military surveillance.
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The junta that seized power in Mali wants a military-led transitional body to rule for three years and has agreed to release the ousted President, a source in a visiting West African delegation and the rebel soldiers, has said.Last week’s coup, Mali’s second in eight years, followed months of protests calling for Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
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The United States has taken a decisive action against the Military in Mali, regarding the military coup in the West African nation that led to the arrest of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and other top government officials. The US has has announced the suspension of military aid to the country. The DAILY VENDOR recalls that
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has suspended Mali from all its decision-making bodies with immediate effect. A statement by the community’s Directorate of Communications on Wednesday, indicated that the suspension is in line with the ECOWAS Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance and will remain in place until effective constitutional order is
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