Amadou Sanogo Archives | All about Amadou Sanogo stories

Africa: Mali coup leader abandons hunger strike after stomach problems

YoopyaMar 26, 2014September 16, 20230

(Reuters) – The leader of a military coup that plunged Mali into chaos two years ago, allowing Islamists to seize its desert north, has abandoned

AU to take Mali to UN Security Council

YoopyaMay 31, 20120

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) – The African Union plans to refer the situation in Mali to the United Nations Security Council so that it

Gunfire erupts in Mali’s Bamako, junta claims control

YoopyaMay 1, 20120

By Adama Diarra and Tiemoko Diallo BAMAKO (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire erupted near Mali’s state television in Bamako on Tuesday on the second day of

International bodies condemn arrests by Mali junta

YoopyaApr 19, 2012December 25, 20220

By Adama Diarra International organisations condemned a wave of arrests by Mali’s military rulers extended into a third day on Wednesday despite an agreement by

Malians queue for fuel as anti-junta sanctions begin

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Bate Felix and Adama Diarra BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malians queued to stock up on petrol at garages around the capital Bamako on Tuesday after

Neighbours hit Mali junta with border shutdown

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Bate Felix and Diadie Ba BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) – Mali’s neighbours agreed to shut their borders with the West African country on Monday as part