Mr. Traoré was a young lieutenant when he led a coup ousting Modibo Keïta, the West African nation’s first president. He and other officers set up the Military Committee for National ...

However, Modibo Traore, a Malian army spokesman, asserted that the military is prepared for the challenge and will be aided by forces coming from Mali's neighbors. "At each retaken city there will ...

There were no humanitarian agencies in the area before the insurgency, and bad roads, travel restrictions and unpredictable attacks have made it difficult for them to go in, said Modibo Traore ...

"The Malian military is in control of Timbuktu," Modibo Traore told The Associated Press on Tuesday morning. The French military operation began more than two weeks ago and has so far met little ...

Traore seized power in a military coup in 1968, eight years after Mali gained independence from France, and amid growing discontent with then-president Modibo Keita, the country's first president.

Modibo Traore. With news of the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in northern Nigeria, these funds are now urgently needed. "We are appealing to our partners in the international community ...

Mr. Traore, who had studied at a French military ... amid growing discontent with Modibo Keita, the country’s first president. Mr. Keita had turned Mali into a socialist state, with collective ...

The two suspects were in Malian military custody after being arrested at 7 a.m. on Saturday on a road that leads into northern Mali’s largest city, said military spokesman Modibo Traore.

and a clean environment for all their citizens," says the FAO's Modibo Traore. He says the production and supply of food is rarely considered when designing and managing cities. "The perception ...

But then the celebrations and lyrical illusions ended. On the 19th November 1968, a bitter wind blew across Mali when Modibo Keita’s socialist government was overthrown by a military coup. Kar Kar and ...

Mali’s interim president, Dioncounda Traore, has re-appointed his prime minister, giving him three days to name a new government of national unity to form a united front against rebels in the ...