Questions remain over security in Mali a day after 'ambitious' attack
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BAMAKO - Mali's security situation remained unclear on Wednesday after insurgents attacked an elite police training academy and other...
- 2 days ago
- 3 min
Mali says attack repelled in capital; Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility
BAMAKO - Mali said on Tuesday that its capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and other...
- Sep 12
- 6 min
Exclusive-The identities of Wagner mercenaries lost in a Mali ambush revealed
LONDON/DAKAR - Among the dozens of Wagner mercenaries presumed dead after a lethal battle with Tuareg rebels during a desert sandstorm in...
- Jul 26
- 3 min
Olympics-Paris 2024 relieved as Israel opening soccer match passes security test
PARIS - Israel's opening Olympic soccer match against Mali on Wednesday passed the first major security test ahead of the Games' official...
- Jul 8
- 1 min
West African bloc says it risks disintegration if junta-led states leave
ABUJA - The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) said on Sunday the region risked disintegration and worsening insecurity...
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Junta-led Sahel states rule out return to West African economic bloc
NIAMEY - Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, three military-led West African states, signed a confederation treaty on Saturday, underscoring...
- Jun 27
- 2 min
ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities
THE HAGUE - Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted a Malian Islamist on Wednesday of war crimes and crimes against...
- Jun 24
- 3 min
US military looks for West Africa 'Plan B' after Niger ousting
GABORONE - The top U.S. general is making a rare trip to Africa to discuss ways to preserve some of the U.S. presence in West Africa...
- May 7
- 3 min
Chad vote counting begins after tense first Sahel presidential poll since coups
N'DJAMENA -Chad deployed dozens of security forces in the capital amid rising tensions on Monday as polls closed and vote counting began...
- May 4
- 3 min
Chad prepares to vote in a coup-hit region, wary allies look on
N'DJAMENA - Chad will hold presidential elections on Monday, making it the first in a string of coup-hit states across Central and West...
- Apr 29
- 2 min
Factbox-What is the International Criminal Court?
THE HAGUE - Israel is voicing concern that the International Criminal Court could be preparing to issue arrest warrants for government...
- Apr 12
- 1 min
Nearly 55 million people face hunger in West and Central Africa
DAKAR - Soaring prices have helped fuel a food crisis in West and Central Africa, where nearly 55 million people will struggle to...
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