Abdourahamane Tchiani, an army veteran, was also elevated to the country’s highest military rank and signed a decree ...

Mali has withdrawn from a global alliance of French-speaking countries, days after two of its neighbors took the same step.

Gen Abdourahamane Tchiani is promoted to the highest rank in the army, and dissolves all political parties.

The organization was created in 1970 in the capital of Niger, Niamey, to promote the French language and foster political, educational, economic, and cultural cooperation among French-speaking ...