The UN says three peacekeepers were killed and five others injured when their vehicle hit an explosive device between the city of Gao and the village of Anefis. Read more »
Humanitarian agencies have confirmed that banditry has led to the closure of 500 schools, which represents a sharp increase from recent years. Read more »
Gunmen have killed nine people in two separate attacks ahead of the Security Council's discussion about an all-African security force in the Sahel region. Read more »
The Tuareg community in the West African country of Mali has been divided by years of conflict. Many are living in exile or as refugees. But one thing that binds them together is ... Read more »
The Malian army, United Nations peacekeepers and humanitarian groups are regularly targeted by desert fighters who have regrouped since a French-led military operation in 2013 to ... Read more »
International Relations and Co-operation Minister Maite Nkoane-Mashabane has denied that U.S.$4 million was paid to secure the release of Stephen McGowan from Mali. McGowan was ... Read more »
Stephen McGowan, who was abducted by al-Qaeda operatives in Mali during November 2011, has been released after nearly six years in captivity, International Relations and ... Read more »
Activists are unsettled by provisions that would enable the president to nominate a quarter of the Senate and remove the prime minister at will. Read more »
The heads of state of some Sahel states, together with French President Emmanuel Macron, have launched a new counter-terrorism force, following a summit in Bamako. But there ... Read more »
Emmanuel Macron has also pledged his support to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who he met at a military base in the Malian city of Gao, where an estimated 1,600 French soldiers ... Read more »
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