When the military overthrew the democratically elected government in Mali in 2020, coup leader General Assimi Goita promised to root out jihadists in the north of the country. Mali had been struggling ...

On Monday, Mali’s national cybercrime court convicted former Prime Minister Moussa Mara for posting a message online ...

Mali is facing a fuel blockade imposed by jihadi militants, causing significant disruptions. It's an unusual strategy as the ...

The landlocked West African nation of Mali is being squeezed by a weekslong blockade on fuel imports imposed by jihadi ...

JNIM is the most potent armed group in the Sahe l, a vast strip of semi-arid desert stretching from North Africa to West Africa. Observers say the militants are using the fuel blockade as a show of ...

Africa is confronting a striking resurgence of military takeovers, with eight countries undergoing successful coup attempts ...

A court in Mali has sentenced to prison a former prime minister who publicly expressed solidarity with jailed critics of the military junta.

Madagascar's Colonel Michael Randrianirina insisted on the eve of his swearing in as new leader on Friday that a military power grab that sent President Andry Rajoelina fleeing the island was "not a ...

US Embassy urges citizens to leave Mali immediately on commercial flights as blockade makes daily life more dangerous.

Nigeria has experienced at least nine coups and attempted coups between 1966 and 1995. The last major scare came in 1997, ...

A deal has been reached to free two citizens of the United Arab Emirates who were kidnapped in Mali by al Qaeda-linked insurgents, with the group getting a hefty ransom payment in return, four sources ...

The U.S. Embassy in Mali urges citizens to leave as a jihadi fuel blockade cripples transport, triggers school closures, and ...