The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday battled what it called "terrorist groups" that launched surprise attacks around the capital Bamako and other parts of the west African nation.
Gunfire rocked several districts of the junta-ruled west African country of Mali on Saturday, including Kati, the home of military ruler General Assimi Goita, witnesses and a security source told AFP.
Mali junta chief General Assimi Goita approved the suspension of the charter
Opposition parties have protested against their dissolution
The May 3 protest was a rare act of defiance against the junta
Mali's military government on Tuesday dissolved the west African country's political parties, according to a presidency decree, the latest att…
Earlier this month, soldiers swooped by helicopter into a vast mining complex in western Mali and made away with three tonnes of gold -- all d…
Choguel Kokalla Maiga had been seen as isolated in his position as prime minister
Mali's junta chief on Wednesday sacked civilian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga and the government, days after Maiga issued a rare critic…