Bamako

Borders with Mali sealed following coup

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 3:49pm

BAMAKO, Mali -- West Africa's regional bloc announced late Thursday that it is closing all land borders with Mali and freezing the nation's bank account in an effort to force mutinous soldiers from power who seized control in a coup last week.

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Civilians cheer as mutinous soldiers drive past in Bamako, Mali Wednesday March 21, 2012. Gunshots could still be heard in the Malian capital late Wednesday, hours after angry troops started a mutiny at a military base near the presidential palace. Soldiers stormed the offices of the state broadcaster, yanking both TV and radio off the air.(AP Photo/Harouna Traore)

Soldiers announce coup in Mali weeks before vote

Last updated Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 10:02am

BAMAKO, Mali -- Soldiers stormed the presidential palace of one of the few established democracies in this corner of Africa and announced Thursday that they had seized control of the country, ousting Mali's president just one month before he was due to step down at the end of his legal term.

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