A top U.S. official praises Mali’s military junta for battling jihadist groups, signaling a shift in relations as the country ...

Local Nigerien missionaries are shocked and saddened; foreign workers there provide training, aid, and encouragement.

A months-long siege on the Malian capital, Bamako, by the armed al-Qaeda affiliate group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam ...

Days after American diplomats and nationals were told to leave Mali, a senior U.S. official praised the military junta and ...

The warnings cite grave concerns, including crime, terrorism, kidnapping, civil unrest, and serious health risks."Do not ...

A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military ...

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May 22 (Reuters) - Tuareg-led insurgents have been fighting government forces in northern Mali and Niger. Following are facts about the Tuareg and their insurgencies. "BLUE MEN OF THE DESERT" * Known ...

JNIM is the most potent armed group in the Sahe l, a vast strip of semi-arid desert stretching from North Africa to West ...

Security analysts say the group known as Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), which has been operating for months ...

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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. They accused the bloc ...