Mali
A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies, joining a small group of mothers of nonuplets, according to Mali’s government.
The pregnancy of Halima Cisse, 25, fascinated the country and attracted the attention of its leaders.
When doctors in March said Cisse needed specialist care, authorities flew her to Morocco, where on Tuesday she gave birth to five girls and four boys by caesarean section.
“The newborns (five girls and four boys) and the mother are all doing well,” Mali’s health minister Fanta Siby said in a statement, adding they are due to return home in several weeks’ time.—Agencies
