[RFI] An investigation is underway after the death of a 29-year-old French soldier during a maintenance operation in Mali, the French Army Chief of Staff said Wednesday.

[VOA] Bamako, Mali -- A Franciscan nun from Colombia kidnapped by jihadis in Mali in 2017 was freed Saturday, a statement from Mali's presidential office said.

[Nairobi News] Kenyans have shared their anger and frustration on social media after the men's national football team was thrashed 5-0 by Mali in a 2022 Fifa World Cup qualification match in Morocco on Thursday night.

[RSF] On the initiative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), 12 large and medium-sized French cities are going to join Paris in displaying huge photos of Olivier Dubois, a French journalist who has been held hostage by an armed group in Mali for the p...

[CAF] Ibrahima Kone was the toast of the Malian side as he scored a hattrick and laid out one assist Les Aigles soared over Harambee Stars with an affirming 5-0 victory in Agadir in their third qualification match for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.

[Nation] Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named youngster Henry Meja in the starting XI that will take on Mali in a Fifa World Cup qualifier in Morocco on Wednesday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The last time Kenya played Mali was in 2004, in an Africa Cup of Nations group match which the latter won 3-1, legendary striker Fredrick Kanoute scoring twice and Titus Mulama scoring Kenya's consolation.

[Nairobi News] Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma is set to miss the crunch 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match versus Kenya in Morocco on Thursday, October 7, 2021, amid reports he's been dramatically arrested in England.

[DW] Security and health officials in Mali say 16 soldiers have died in an attack in the center of the country. An Islamist insurgency in Mali has claimed thousands of military and civilian lives since 2012.

[RFI] Mali's foreign ministry has summoned France's ambassador to Bamako over "unfriendly and derogatory" comments made by President Emmanuel Macron.

[Nation] Kenyan international defender Aboud Omar and midfielder Ismael Gonzalez have rallied their teammates to give their best and upset Mali in the Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifier on Thursday in Morocco.

[Nation] Harambee Stars will be seeking the first ever win against much fancied Mali when the two teams clash in a Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifier in Morocco on Thursday.

[VOA] Washington -- Add U.S. military officials to the crescendo of voices warning Mali's interim government against brokering any deal to use mercenaries from Russia's Wagner Group to help with security and counterterrorism.

[Nation] On February 23 this year, Tusker were trailing Nzoia Sugar 1-0 in a Football Kenya Federation Premier League match at Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani Annex.

[Nation] Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named his travelling squad for the upcoming Fifa 2022 World Cup qualifier against Mali on Thursday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Engin Firat has dropped nine players from his initial preliminary list as he named his final travelling squad that departs Nairobi on Monday night for Morocco where they are scheduled to play Mali in their third match of the 2...

[UN News] The UN Secretary-General has condemned an attack against peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday which left one Egyptian 'blue helmet' dead, and four others seriously injured.

[Nation] National team Harambee Stars jet out of the country Monday evening for Morocco to play Mali in a 2022 Fifa World Cup Group 'E' qualifier match on Thursday.

[Egypt Online] The Armed Forces mourned on Sunday the death of an Egyptian peace-keeper who fell martyr in an explosive charge blast in Mali recently.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Newly appointed Harambee Stars head coach Engin Firat on Thursday oversaw his first training as the local based players reported camp.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Spain based midfielder Ismael Gonzalez has been recalled to the national football team Harambee Stars as the newly appointed head coach Engin Firat named a 34-man provisional squad ahead of the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup Qua...

[Nation] New Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat has named a 34-man provisional squad ahead of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualifiers against Mali next month.

[VOA] New York / Washington -- Mali's interim government appears ready to cast aside long-standing counterterrorism partnerships with the United States and France, saying that both countries have failed to make Mali any safer.

[Cameroon Tribune] Prime Minister Mali Choguel Maïga made the statement on Sunday, September 26, 2021.

[HRW] Nyon -- Sport & Rights Alliance Calls for Protection, Remedy, Governance Reform

[RFI] Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has defended comments he made before the UN General Assembly on Saturday that France had abandoned his country in mid-flight with the "unilateral" decision to reduce the number of French troops in the country...

[The Conversation Africa] The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated counter-measures continue to shed light on the social and economic challenges facing African countries. Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa countries is expected to decline, putting...

[VOA] Theoneste Bagosora, a former Rwandan army colonel regarded as the architect of the 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 ethnic Tutsi and Hutus who tried to protect them were killed, died in a hospital in Mali on Saturday.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's national women's basketball team, D'Tigress, have defeated Mali in the final of the 2021 Women Afrobasket to retain their title.

[The Conversation Africa] The challenge of conserving wildlife while meeting the many needs of humans is a complex one. Some policymakers don't see how economies can grow while still making space for wildlife. Others understand that conservation must...