MALI RIPE FOR ISLAMIC STATE, LOCAL MILITIAS AND THEY CLASH

Malians and Fulanis lived together in harmony for centuries but are now poised to kill each other, Cisse said... READ MORE›

'MALI REBEL FIGHTERS' KILL 17 TUAREG CIVILIANS

In recent months, Tuareg civilian defence groups, supported by French soldiers, have fought against al-Qaeda-linked fighters in northeastern Mali... READ MORE›

MALI TUAREGS KILLED IN 'JIHADIST' ATTACKS

More than 30 members of the Tuareg community have been killed in two separate attacks by suspected jihadists in north-eastern Mali, officials say... READ MORE›

FIGHTERS DISGUISED AS PEACEKEEPERS ATTACK UN BASE IN MALI

At least one peacekeeper killed and dozen others wounded in twin suicide attack in Timbuktu, UN mission says... READ MORE›

MALI MILITANTS ATTACK BASES DISGUISED AS UN PEACEKEEPERS

Attacks against UN peacekeepers and government forces are common in Mali, a former French colony which also has a French military presence... READ MORE›

ICC DETAINS MALI WAR CRIMES SUSPECT

Several armed groups were accused of committing human rights abuses when they seized control of northern Mali in 2012... READ MORE›

TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN CONDEMNS ATTACK ON BURKINA FASO

Unfortunately, terrorism has once again been bloody in Burkina Faso, and we strongly condemn the terrorist attacks that took place in Ouagadougou... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD IN ATTACKS ON BURKINA MILITARY HQ, FRENCH EMBASSY

Macron, who made a high-profile visit to Burkina Faso in November, said the attacks illustrate once more the threat weighing on the entire Sahel region ... READ MORE›

EU TO DOUBLE FUNDING FOR MILITARY FORCE IN WEST AFRICA'S SAHEL

Mogherini said the European Union was spending 8 billion euros in development aid in the region over eight years... READ MORE›

EU TO DOUBLE FUNDING FOR MILITARY FORCE IN WEST AFRICA'S SAHEL REGION

There is a direct European interest in restoring stability to the region, a senior EU diplomat said... READ MORE›

'POWERLESS IN SYRIA' OR 'COMPLICIT IN THE BOMBINGS'?

22.02.18 We look at how the French papers are covering the bombings in Syria's Eastern Ghouta as well as the death of two French soldiers in Mali... READ MORE›

HOSTAGES SEIZED IN ATTACK ON RADISSON HOTEL IN MALI

In August United Nations workers were killed in an assault on a hotel in central Mali... READ MORE›

TWO DEAD AS GUNMEN STORM TOURIST RESORT

Malian special forces intervened, backed by UN soldiers and troops from a French counter-terrorism force... READ MORE›

GUNMEN ATTACK MALI LUXURY RESORT, AT LEAST 2 DEAD

In an earlier statement, Mali's Ministry of Security and Civil Protection said the resort attack was carried out by armed individuals, certainly terrorists... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S DEADLIEST U.N. MISSION

Already, the United Nations has tried to adapt in Mali... READ MORE›

ARMY DOG WINS ANIMAL VICTORIA CROSS FOR TALIBAN COUNTERATTACK

Being awarded the PDSA Dickin medal recognises Mali's vital role within the force that day, Hatley said... READ MORE›

MALI HOTEL ATTACK: GUNMEN HOLD 138 HOSTAGE AT RADISSON BLU AS THIRD BODY FOUND AT PARIS TERRORIST LAIR - LIVE

After the Paris attacks the other asylum-seekers at the shelter in Arnsberg, who are Syrian, reported him to police... READ MORE›

Anyone arriving from affected West African countries without having had confirmed contact with Ebola victims will be subject to monitoring by public health officials... READ MORE›

MALI GUNMEN WERE HUNTING FOR AIR FRANCE STAFF AT RADISSON HOTEL

Security guards say attackers were looking to kill french citizens in retaliation for the country's military campaign in mali... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 27 KILLED IN MALI HOTEL SIEGE; 2 GUNMEN DEAD

BAMAKO, Mali -- Malian security forces, aided by U.S... READ MORE›

MALI RESORT ATTACKED BY GUNMEN; AT LEAST 2 DEAD

Gunmen near Mali's capital city of Bamako attacked a luxury resort popular with Westerners on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said... READ MORE›

'JIHADISTS WERE GOING TO BURN IT ALL'

Haidara stayed in jihadist-occupied Timbuktu for a month, covertly organising the hiding of his manuscripts in family houses... READ MORE›

MALI BAR ATTACK KILLS FIVE IN BAMAKO

Ctv news french belgian among 5 killed during attack on restaurant in mali 3 hrs ago... READ MORE›

SUICIDE BLAST KILLS DOZENS AT ARMY BASE IN MALI'S GAO

We also talk about the ongoing concerns of abuses of the Mali security forces... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 20 HOSTAGES DEAD IN SIEGE OF HOTEL IN MALI, OFFICIAL SAYS

Mali has faced repeated attacks from militants linked to al-Qaeda and other factions, but the Islamic State does not have major footholds in the region... READ MORE›

TWELVE KILLED IN SEVARE, FOUR UN WORKERS SAVED

The gunmen had retreated to the hotel after attacking the Malian army facility which is only 20 metres from the hotel... READ MORE›

EMMANUEL MACRON VISITS FRENCH TROOPS IN NORTHERN MALI

President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops fighting armed groups in the West African country of Mali on Friday, during his first official visit outside Europe... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | PARTS OF NIGER AND MALI ARE ALREADY LAWLESS. U.S. STRATEGY MIGHT MAKE IT WORSE.

Chadian troops and Nigerien Special Forces participate in the Flintlock exercises with the U.S. military and its Western partners in Mao, Chad, March 7, 2015... READ MORE›

TWO DIE IN DUTCH UN HELICOPTER CRASH

Mali conflict A Dutch UN helicopter has crashed near Gao in northern Mali, killing its two crew members, the Dutch defence ministry has said... READ MORE›

DEATH TOLL FROM HAJJ STAMPEDE REACHES 2411 IN NEW ESTIMATE

A virtual news blackout on the disaster has prevailed in Saudi Arabia's news media since... READ MORE›

JOHAN GUSTAFSSON: SWEDE HELD BY AL-QAEDA IN MALI FREED

Gustafsson, 42, was abducted in Timbuktu, northern Mali, in November 2011 along with South African national Stephen McGown and Dutchman Sjaak Rijke... READ MORE›

CHINA'S 'BAREFOOT' AFRICAN DOCTOR TO TAKE TCM TO AFRICA[1]

He would tell me, a doctor's job is to love his patients and serve his community... READ MORE›

AMERICAN NON-GOVERNMENT WORKER REPORTEDLY KIDNAPPED IN NIGER

At least two people reportedly killed by gunfire as hostage taken from Niger town of Abalak across the border to Mali... READ MORE›

MALI HOTEL HOSTAGE STAND-OFF OVER, US SAYS

An attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at Radisson Blue Hotel in the Malian capital is over, US officials say... READ MORE›

PHOTOGRAPHER S INCREDIBLE SELFIE FROM BURJ KHALIFA SHOWS WORLD AT HIS FEET

Mr. Ban's special envoy on the Ebola crisis, David Nabarro, also expressed doubts about achieving the Dec. 1 treatment goal in comments at the United Nations... READ MORE›

GRAPPLING WITH MY FAMILYS IDENTITY IN A POST-BREXIT EUROPE

Letter From London Grappling With My Familys Identity in a Post-Brexit Europe... READ MORE›

IVORY COAST LAUNCHES MILITARY OPERATION TO QUASH MUTINY

Ivory Coast has launched a military operation to re-establish order after soldiers who staged a three-day mutiny over bonus payments refused the army's demand to disarm... READ MORE›

BRUSSELS IS IN LOCK DOWN FOR A SECOND DAY

Brussels is in lock down for a third day as police hunt for suspects over Paris attacks... READ MORE›

ATTACKS SHOW EVOLUTION IN ISIS TARGETS OFFICIALS SAY

A Belgian counterintelligence official said the Islamic State operated cells like Mr. Abaaoud's based on language ties, such as a francophone group... READ MORE›

TUAREG FACTIONS TO BOYCOTT MALI PEACE CONFERENCE

Despite continued French troop deployments, a UN peacekeeping mission and years of peace talks, Mali remains beset by unrest and ethnic strife... READ MORE›

DEADLY ATTACK TARGETS UN MISSION IN TIMBUKTU, MALI

Gunmen have attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, killing seven people... READ MORE›