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Six soldiers killed, 20 injured in Mali ‘terror’ attacks

Six soldiers were killed and 20 injured in simultaneous attacks targeting three army bases in central Mali Sunday, the Malian army said. Targets in Sevare,...

18 civilians feared killed near Niger’s border with Mali

Eighteen civilians have been killed in two suspected jihadist attacks in the west of Niger near the Sahel nation's border with Mali, the government...

Draft law excludes Mali junta chief from presidential run

A bill drafted by Mali's military would exclude junta chief Colonel Assimi Goita from standing in any future presidential election, according to a document...

French soldier killed in Mali as Paris mulls pullout

A French soldier has died in Mali, the French defence ministry announced on Sunday, the latest loss coming as Paris ponders whether to stop...

Sanctioned Mali to start flights to Guinea

Sky Mali will on Saturday launch flights from Bamako to Conakry, the private airline company has said as Mali seeks to counter regional sanctions...

W. Africa leaders to discuss Mali crisis in summit

ACCRA, Ghana—West African leaders will gather Sunday to discuss Mali’s political crisis, with the military junta submitting a new timeframe for a transition back...

US removes Mali, Ethiopia, Guinea from trade accord

President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Saturday that it had excluded Ethiopia, Mali and Guinea from a US-Africa trade agreement, saying the actions of...

Twin explosions rock UN camps in Mali

Two explosions rocked UN camps in the northern Mali city of Gao on Sunday, causing damage but no casualties, AFP journalists at the scene...

Son defends French ex-hostage, 76, who returned to Mali

A French aid worker who sparked outrage after returning to Mali, where she had been held hostage for four years, is not taking any...

Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali returns home 

A Colombian nun who was kidnapped and held by jihadists in Mali for more than four years returned to her home country on Tuesday. "Welcome,...

Chinese hostages escape captors, rescued in Mali

Bamako—Three Chinese nationals kidnapped in Mali in July escaped their captors at the weekend and were rescued by security forces on Monday, the Sahel...

UN delegation in Mali urged to press junta over abuses

Human Rights Watch called on the United Nations to pressure Mali in weekend talks to investigate summary executions and disappearances allegedly carried out by...

UN peacekeeper killed in north Mali IED attack

An Egyptian peacekeeper was killed and four colleagues were seriously injured in improvised explosive attacks on their convoy in Mali's volatile north on Saturday,...

Jihadist attack on mining convoy kills five in Mali

A suspected jihadist attack killed five gendarmes escorting a convoy from a mining company in western Mali on Tuesday, the army said. It is one...
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