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A militant climbs up a tower with a flag at at what appears to be a military base with barricades and makeshift container buildings, in Tessalit, Mali, on May 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Mali’s army and its Russian mercenary allies surrendered a strategic northern military stronghold to armed rebels on Friday (May 1,…
A general view of Bamako after insurgents launched attacks on military bases across the country, in Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Aboubacar Traore | Photo Credit: ABOUBAKAR TRAORE India on Saturday (April 25, 2026) advised its nationals in Mali to remain highly vigilant, exercise utmost caution and stay indoors due to recent security developments in…
A general view of Bamako after insurgents launched attacks on military bases across the country, in Bamako, Mali April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Aboubacar Traore | Photo Credit: ABOUBAKAR TRAORE India on Saturday (April 25, 2026) advised its nationals in Mali to remain highly vigilant, exercise utmost caution and stay indoors due to recent security developments in…
An ariel view of Bamako, Mali on Saturday (April 25, 2026). | Photo Credit: AP Islamic militants and separatists attacked several locations in Mali’s capital and other cities on Saturday (April 25, 2026) in one of the largest coordinated attacks in the country in recent years. The al-Qaida-linked militant group JNIM claimed responsibility for the…
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Independence square, Bamako. File | Photo Credit: Getty images/iStock photo Armed men in Mali killed a TikTok influencer who had posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, authorities said Monday (November 10, 2025). “The young TikTok user Mariame Cissé was abducted by armed men on Friday while she was at the weekly…
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Lagos: Junta-led countries Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso officially left West Africa’s main political and trade group ECOWAS on Wednesday after more than a year of diplomatic tensions. The withdrawal has shaken the Economic Community of West African States that many consider to be the continent’s most important regional group and which this year marks…
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About 600 people were killed within a few hours by members affiliated with Al-Qaeda in an August attack on the town of Barsalogho in Burkina Faso, a report claimed on Friday. The residents of Barsalogho were shot dead on August 24 as they dug protective trenches. The attack, in which most of the victims were…
This video grab taken from an AFPTV video on September 17, 2024 shows a plume of smoke rising in Bamako as shots and detonations were heard. | Photo Credit: AFP An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali’s capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday (September…
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Meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States | Photo Credit: X@BakaryYaou Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their Foreign Ministers met Friday in Niger’s capital Niamey to agree on a…
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Media coverage of political parties was also banned in the West African nation. (Representational) Dakar, Senegal: Suspected jihadists in central Mali are holding more than 110 civilians they abducted six days ago, local sources told AFP on Monday. Three buses carrying the civilians were stopped on April 16 by “jihadists”, who forced the vehicles and…
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