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As the West African country of Mali teeters on becoming the first nation on the continent to be ruled by an al Qaeda–linked terror organization, a State Department ...

Mali is on the brink of falling under the control of al-Qaida's regional affiliate, JNIM, marking a significant shift in West African power dynamics. The group has implemented a sophisticated strategy ...

Al Qaeda calls kidnappings a blow to ‘Russian supporters’ amid Mali crisis Geese walk in the road as trucks cross the border between Ivory Coast and Mali in village of Nigoun, near Tengrela, on ...

The French foreign ministry has urged all French nationals in Mali to temporarily leave the country, where a two-month-old fuel blockade by al Qaeda-linked militants has all but paralysed the capital ...

The U.S. Embassy in Mali has advised that Americans leave the country immediately because of an increased unpredictability of its capital city's security. "Persistent infrastructure challenges in Mali ...

Mali’s military junta has temporarily shut down all schools and universities after an Islamist armed group laid siege to the nation’s capital, Bamako, and cut off fuel supplies, deepening the ...

Schools and universities in Mali have closed amid fuel shortages as jihadi militants block fuel imports to the capital. https://p.dw.com/p/52cVk Long lines have ...

France has suspended counterterrorism cooperation with Mali and ordered two staff members of the West African nation’s consulate to leave, the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs has said.

Malians are growing increasingly anxious as Al-Qaida-linked militants tighten their blockade on fuel imports, torching trucks on key supply routes and threatening to choke off the country’s economy.

Mali's military junta arrested two generals and a French national and accused them of attempting to destabilize the transitional government. Mali's military leadership has said it thwarted a coup ...

Mali’s military authorities have granted coup leader Assimi Goita a five-year presidential mandate, renewable “as many times as necessary” and without requiring an election. The country’s transitional ...