A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...

Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions. It's an unusual strategy as the insurgent threat grows across the region. The education minister on Sunday ...

A court in Mali has sentenced to prison a former prime minister who publicly expressed solidarity with jailed critics of the military junta. Moussa Mara faces two years in prison ...

When the military overthrew the democratically elected government in Mali in 2020, coup leader General Assimi Goita promised to root out jihadists in the north of the country. Mali had been struggling ...

A coalition of jihadist groups affiliated with al-Qaida have laid siege to landlocked Mali's capital. For over a month, they have attacked convoys supplying Bamako with fuel, putting considerable ...

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