[Nation] Angry police officers on Friday stormed a prison facility in Bamako, Mali and freed a top commander.

[Monitor] Micho Sredojevic and his Kenyan counterpart Jacob Mulee prepared a sleep-inducing pill and their players never disappointed, administering it to dozing perfection - for 90 minutes.

[New Times] THE national football team, Amavubi started their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign on a poor note after losing to Mali 1-0 at Stade d'Agadir on Wednesday, September 1.

[Cameroon Tribune] Both countries have been activating diplomatic avenues aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation.

[Leadership] Nigeria's national men basketball team, D'Tigers, have been drawn against Afrobasket 2021 adversary Uganda, Male and Cape Verde in Group A for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.

[New Times] Vincent Mashami, the head coach of the national football team Amavubi, has urged his players to make the country proud when they face Mali in World Cup qualifiers on September 1.

[RFI] Former Malian interim president Bah Ndaw and his prime minister Moctar Ouane have been freed from house arrest, the West African bloc ECOWAS has said.

[Nation] Kigali -- Kenya Morans held on to beat Mali 72-66 in their final Group C match at the ongoing Fiba AfroBasket Championship here at the Kigali Arena Sunday.

[Nation] Kigali -- On Tuesday, Team Kenya head coach Liz Mills held a brief meeting with the Morans at Green Hills Academy arena in Kigali where she welcomed them to the AfroBasket Championships.

[New Times] Amavubi team head coach Vincent Mashami has named the final squad which will take on Mali on September, 1 in the 2022 World/Qatari Cup qualifiers.

[RFI] Former Malian prime minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga was arrested on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation. Further arrests are expected in the anti-graft drive led by Mali's Supreme Court.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tyler Okari and Griffin Ligare starred as the Kenya Morans shut down Mali 72-66 in their final group match to proceed to the second round at the FIBA Afrobasket in Kigali on Sunday.

[Nation] The government of Mali has called on the US to lift a blockade on a new aircraft purchased for the West African country's military.

[New Times] AMAVUBI residential camp has been boosted by the arrival of talisman Meddie Kagere and center-back Salomon Nirisarike as Rwanda gears up for the Mali clash in the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers.

[This Day] Nigeria's D'Tigers started their 2021 Afrobasket championship on a winning note with a dominant 81-73pts win against a determined Malian team.

[Nation] Kigali -- Nigeria Wednesday began their campaign on a bright note when they beat Mali 81-73 in a Group "C" match in the 2021 Fiba AfroBasket championship at Kigali Indoor Arena in Rwanda.

[The Conversation Africa] Prior to the military coup in 2012, Mali was praised for its transition to democracy in West Africa. That is no longer the case.

[Premium Times] Mali almost overturns a 21-point deficit.

[New Times] Skipper Haruna Niyonzima has issued a rallying call to his Amavubi teammates to step up and aim for a crucial away win against Mali when the two sides square off in World Cup qualifiers next month.

[RFI] The court of justice of the West Africa bloc ECOWAS has demanded that Mali justify the alleged detention of ex-leaders Moctar Ouane and Bah Ndaw, a lawyer for the two men said Friday. The men were deposed following a second coup in May.

[Leadership] The head coach of Mali's women national team, Saloum Mohamed Houssein, has insisted that his team will challenge for honours at the forthcoming Aisha Buhari Cup tournament holding in Nigeria's commercial City of Lagos next month.

[Agenzia Fides] Bamako -- Jihadist groups are again attacking soldiers from the regular armed forces in the Sahel. After the most recent incident on August 18 in Burkina Faso (see Fides 19/8/2021) it is Mali's turn, where yesterday August 19, a milit...

[The Point] Scorpions, the Gambia's senior national team have been drawn against Tunisia, Mali and Mauritania in Group F for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations tournament to be held in Cameroon, in January next year.

[This Day] Nigeria and Morocco have been drawn to kick off the Dr. Aisha Buhari Invitational Women's Football Tournament, which the City of Lagos will host between 13th and 21st September.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia were drawn with Mali, Mauritania and Gambia at the finals of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon-2021 (January 9-February 6, 2022).

[Daily Trust] The Super Falcons of Nigeria have been drawn against Morocco and Mali in Group A of the Six nations Aisha Buhari Women's Invitational football tournament which is to be held from September 13 to 21 in Lagos.

[The Conversation Africa] Since its establishment as a state in 1948, Israel has placed great importance on foreign policy. This is because it had been under a political and economic boycott by surrounding Arab states. The boycott has been falling ap...

[New Times] Amavubi, the national football team, have started residential training as they prepare for a clash against Mali in Group E of the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualifiers next month.

[CAF] The Amavubi head coach Vincent Mashami has announced a 39-man provisional Rwanda squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign with an away game against Mali next month.

[CAJ News] Bamako -- THE United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres, has condemned the terror attack that left no less than 50 people dead in northern Mali.