Wars of independence

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Top Malian Jihadist Killed As Unrest Intensifies

The Malian army said Friday it had killed a top jihadist commander operating in the country's troubled central region,...

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Mali Relaunches Beleaguered Peace Process

Mali's government and armed groups which signed a 2015 peace deal have relaunched talks aimed at speeding up its...

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Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Deadly UN Base Attack

A powerful Al-Qaeda-linked group on Friday claimed an attack on a United Nations camp that killed three peacekeepers in...

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Mali Officials Deny Couple Stoned By ‘Islamists’

A threat by radical Islamists in northeast Mali to punish an unmarried couple with death by stoning finally was not...

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Five Dead In Jihadist Attack In Mali

A Tuareg-led group in Mali said five of its fighters were killed Saturday in an attack blamed on jihadists, a week...

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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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Long-Delayed Interim Authority Installed In North Mali

An interim authority for Mali's troubled northern Kidal region, a stronghold of the former Tuareg rebellion, was...

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

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...