Northern Mali conflict

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Mali’s Former Rebels Agree To Join Peace Conference

Former rebels in Mali on Tuesday reversed a decision to boycott a national reconciliation conference after receiving...

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Mali Peace Conference Hit By Boycott

Former rebels and Mali's opposition parties Monday boycotted a national summit enshrined in the country's 2015 peace...

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‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali

Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive...

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Jihadist Alliance Claims Mali Attack That Killed 11 Soldiers

A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11...

Headlines

Steps To Peace Falter In Mali’s Timbuktu As Militias Squabble

Tensions between armed groups who encircled Mali's fabled Timbuktu have prevented the head of a new regional body from...

Headlines

11 Malian Soldiers Killed In Attack On Border Base

At least 11 soldiers were killed in Mali on Sunday in an attack on an army base near the border with Burkina Faso, as...

International

‘Jihadists’ Attack Police Posts In Northern Burkina Faso

Two police posts in Burkina Faso were attacked by jihadists on Monday night, officials said, just months after 12...

Headlines

Key Parts of Mali Peace Deal To Roll Out This Month

Key provisions of a peace deal signed by the Malian government and ex-rebels in 2015 are finally due to be rolled out...

Opinion

Mali Arrests Two Suspects In Planned Terror Attack

Bamako (AFP) - Malian officials said Friday two suspected jihadists have been arrested after they planned to stage a...

International

Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Mali Car Bomb Attack In Gao

Al-Qaeda's North African affiliate says a group linked to it carried out the suicide attack that killed at least 50...

International

Mali Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 37 People’ In Gao

At least 37 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack on a military base, officials say. The...

International

Mali Car Bomb ‘kills At Least 25 People’ In Gao

Mali car bomb kills at least 25 people in Gao At least 25 people have been killed in northern Mali in a car bomb attack...

International

Germany To Deploy More Troops To Mali

Germany's cabinet has approved the deployment of eight helicopters and 350 more soldiers to Mali as part of the UN...

Opinion

West Africa Is No Longer Country For Old Dictators

“The Accidental Ecowas & AU Citizen”: Gambian Crisis: West Africa is No longer Country for Old Dictators E....

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Mali Sends Back France Deportees

Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the same planes they arrived on, questioning whether...

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Mali Sends Back France Deportees

Mali has sent back two people who were deported from France on the same planes they arrived on, questioning whether...

Politics

Burkina Faso Militant Attack

Twelve soldiers have been killed and two are missing after an attack by Islamist militants near Burkina Faso’s border...

International

Burkina Police Kill Jihadist In Firefight In Capital

Burkina Faso's police chief said on Sunday that his forces shot dead a jihadist overnight in Ouagadougou and were...

International

Nigerian Soldiers Missing In Combat After Boko Haram Attack

Several Nigerian soldiers are missing following an attack by suspected militant Islamists on their positions near the...