Families of two migrant labourers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, kidnapped by JNIM terrorists in Mali, appealed to Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar for help. The Minister contacted MEA officials and assured efforts to secure their release through talks with the Mali government.
The MEA said the Indian embassy in Bamako is in "close and constant" communication with the relevant authorities, local law enforcement agencies as well as the management of Diamond Cement Factory.
As per Transport ministry, the incident occurred around 5:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT) on Tuesday on the bridge crossing the Bagoe river, the ministry said in a statement.
The stalled implementation of the peace deal and sustained attacks on communities have offered the IS group and al-Qaida affiliates a chance “to re-enact the 2012 scenario,”
The mother, 25-year-old Halima Cisse, gave birth to the babies by cesarean section on Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special care, Mali's top health official announced.
Leaders of north Indian merchant communities such as Marwari, Gujarati, Agarwal, Mali and Rajasthan Pragathi Samaj settled in twin cities extended support to TRS
The Ivorian leader says a constitutional court ruling approved his third term, allowing him to bypass two-term presidential limits after a 2016 legal reform.
"Compared to the average of the last five years, acute food insecurity has increased by a staggering 514% in Burkina Faso, 130% in Mali and 144% in Niger."
