The World Bank has signed 4 financing agreements for road works in the Sikasso and Koulikoro regions in the south; 1.700 km of rural roads will be built to reach 650.000 people and facilitate access to 500 schools and health centres

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.