Tag: Mali

Three West African countries to quit International Criminal Court

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from…

Harry Sekulich Harry Sekulich

Trucks set ablaze as militants block key Senegal-Mali trade route

Mali's military government has sought to calm anger over a blockade by…

Dozens of Malian soldiers arrested over alleged coup plot against junta, sources say

Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to…

How an al-Qaeda offshoot became one of Africa’s deadliest militant groups

Al-Qaeda affiliate Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is the main group behind…

Mali coup leader granted five-year term in power

Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has been granted a five-year presidential…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor

How ‘blood gold’ is fuelling conflict in West Africa

It has been a good year for gold. A host of turbulent…

Jacob Boswall Jacob Boswall

Wagner to withdraw from Mali after ‘completing mission’

The Wagner Group has announced it is withdrawing from Mali following what…

Nkechi Ogbonna Nkechi Ogbonna

Al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out huge attack on Mali’s army

An al-Qaeda linked group says it carried out a major attack on…

Military rulers in Mali dissolve all political parties

Mali's military junta has dissolved all political parties in the country amid…

Paul Njie Paul Njie

Algeria and Mali block flights from each other after drone shot down

Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the…

Chris Ewokor Chris Ewokor