Five dead in jihadist attack in central Mali
A Tuareg-led group in Mali said Saturday five of its fighters were killed in an attack blamed on jihadists, a week after a national peace summit called for talks with militants in the country’s north.
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Jihadists attack two police posts in Burkina Faso
Two police posts in Burkina Faso were attacked by jihadists on Monday night, officials said, just months after 12 soldiers were killed by militants in a raid near the Mali border.
Fed govt evacuates 41 Nigerian girls from Mali, arrests suspected human traffickers
The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
ECOWAS: Jammeh has until midday ‘to hand over power’
West African troops entered The Gambia on Thursday to bolster its new President Adama Barrow but the military operation was suspended a few hours later, in favour of a final diplomatic effort to convince Jammeh – who has refused to quit – to exit the country.
Buhari attends Africa-France Summit in Bamako
President Buhari attends 27th Africa-France Summit in Bamako Mali on 14th January, 2017.
France sees ‘long war’ against jihadists in Africa
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Thursday warned troops stationed in Africa’s Sahel region that they should "prepare for a long war" against jihadists.
France sees ‘long war’ against jihadists in Africa
French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Thursday warned troops stationed in Africa’s Sahel region that they should "prepare for a long war" against jihadists.
Mali coup leader readies for trial over massacre
An army officer who led Mali’s 2012 coup against then president Amadou Toumani Toure will stand trial on November 30 for murder and collusion over the massacre of soldiers who opposed the takeover.
Mali coup leader readies for trial over massacre
An army officer who led Mali’s 2012 coup against then president Amadou Toumani Toure will stand trial on November 30 for murder and collusion over the massacre of soldiers who opposed the takeover.
Al-Qaeda releases video of Malians shot for ‘collaboration’
France established a military presence in the Sahel nation in January 2013 to combat Islamists including the group behind the video, al-Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM), which had overrun key northern cities.
