The High Communications Authority has revised its initial decision to permanently close down the Joliba TV channel and, after intense negotiations and an appeal by the broadcaster, the HAC has decreed a six-month suspension

The 65th Conference of the West African Order of Surgeons took place in Bamako with 1.500 participants attending training courses, a free surgery campaign and scientific conferences

A gold mine has collapsed in eastern Mali, killing dozens of people and injuring many more; this is the second major accident this year in the country that is one of Africa's top three gold producers

Mali will integrate its mineral resources into the national strategy for the country's overall quest for stability, said Mines Minister Amadou Keita

Mali, with Niger and Burkina Faso, will lose its membership status in the Economic Community of West African States on 29 January, following withdrawal from ECOWAS after refusing the bloc's demand to restore democratic rule.