Afcon 2023: Hamza Rafia equaliser gives Tunisia first point
By: Nana Kwame Bediako 2004 Champions Tunisia faced Mali in their second group game of the AFCON 2023 at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium on Saturday, January 20, 2024. The two teams settled on a 1:1 draw at the end of the game. Mali weren’t showing any signs of slowing down after their first round […]
AFCON 2023: Ghanaian referee Daniel Nii Laryea to officiate Mali vrs Tunisia game
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Ghanaian referee Daniel Nii Laryea will take charge of the game between Mali and Tunisia at the Amadou Gon Coulibaly Stadium in Korhogo on Saturday, January 20, 2024, as group E looks to take shape in the second round of games of the Africa Cup of Nations. Daniel Nii Laryea made […]
Salif Keïta, ‘Golden Voice of Africa’ supports Mali’s coup leaders
Music fans have expressed their shock and Bafflement at the appointment of Mali’s much-beloved Salif Keïta – known as the Golden Voice of Africa as a special adviser to coup leader Col Assimi Goïta. The 73-year-old might be in semi-retirement and eclipsed nowadays by Afrobeats stars, but he was one of the pioneering giants of […]
ECOWAS expresses concern about moves to delay Mali’s transition to civilian rule
The West African Regional Bloc ECOWAS, says it regrets Mali’s decision to fix the length of the transition to the civilian government to two years, while negotiations are ongoing. The bloc adds that its mediator will continue talks with Malian authorities “with a view to reaching a mutually acceptable transitional agreement that will ensure ECOWAS’ […]
Togo deploys troops to contain security threats from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
About 15 assailants and eight soldiers were killed during a “terrorist” attack last week in the north of Togo. Security Minister, General Damehame Yark said the troops have been deployed to the north of the country to contain a security threat pushing south from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where groups linked to al-Qaeda and […]
