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.
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.
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.
The Federal Government on Monday evacuated 41 Nigerian girls who were trafficked to Mali for forced labour and sexual exploitation.
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.
President Buhari attends 27th Africa-France Summit in Bamako Mali on 14th January, 2017.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.