Bamako residents were shaken but expressed confidence in the defence forces after multiple 'terrorist groups' attacks were reported in the Malian capital and across the country on Saturday.

Mali's Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Boubacar Diane, declared the development of the Sahel region in line with the dynamics of the global energy industry as one of the main objectives of the Sahel States Alliance at the meeting of the AES Ministers of Mines, Petroleum, and Energy in Niamey on Wednesday.

The Brave Warriors are gearing up for their match against Mali tomorrow in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations 2023.

The 36th ordinary session of the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government has decided to maintain the suspensions of Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Sudan from the continental body.

The four countries have been under military rule following coups between 2020 and 2022.