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Gunfire in Mali as army battles ‘terrorist groups’
AFP, Published on 25/04/2026
» BAMAKO, Mali - The army in junta-ruled Mali on Saturday was battling “terrorist groups” it said had launched attacks across the west African nation stricken by more than a decade of jihadist conflict.
Niger coup leader visits Mali, Burkina in first foreign trip
AFP, Published on 24/11/2023
» OUAGADOUGOU - Niger's military ruler General Abdourahamane Tiani on Thursday met with his counterparts in Mali and Burkina Faso in his first international visits since seizing power in July.
Mali junta holds vote on new constitution
AFP, Published on 18/06/2023
» BAMAKO - Malians went to the polls on Sunday to pass judgement on the governing junta's constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country's strongman ruler will seek election.
Niger army hunts 'terrorists' in Mali
AFP, Published on 25/03/2023
» NIAMEY: Niger's defence ministry said on Friday that its troops killed 79 "terrorists" in operations last week that involved a foray into neighbouring Mali.
Russia's Lavrov vows aid for W.Africa's jihadist fight
AFP, Published on 08/02/2023
» BAMAKO - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday pledged assistance to West African states battling jihadists, as Moscow seeks to expand its influence on a continent in a diplomatic tug-of-war between global powers.
Mali court sentences 46 Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison
AFP, Published on 31/12/2022
» BAMAKO - A court in Mali has sentenced 46 Ivorian troops whose detention in Mali sparked a diplomatic row between the two countries to 20 years in prison, the public prosecutor said Friday.
Al-Qaeda linked group claims Mali attack
AFP, Published on 23/07/2022
» DAKAR - An Al-Qaeda affiliate claimed a deadly suicide attack in a strategic garrison town near the Malian capital, according to jihadist monitor SITE which authenticated a statement from the group.
Mali says it has thwarted jihadist attack at key garrison town
AFP, Published on 22/07/2022
» BAMAKO - Mali said it had repelled a suicide raid Friday by Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists at a town on the fringes of the capital that houses a base used by the ruling military.
Over 130 Malian civilians 'systematically' killed by suspected jihadists
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» BAMAKO - Suspected jihadists massacred more than 130 civilians over the weekend in neighbouring central Mali towns, the latest mass killings in the Sahel region.
France announces Mali troop pullout after decade
AFP, Published on 17/02/2022
» PARIS - France announced on Thursday that it was withdrawing troops from Mali due to a breakdown in relations with the ruling junta, after nearly 10 years of fighting a jihadist insurgency.