With a wave of coups in former French colonies in Africa, France is finding it can no longer take its military role on the continent for granted. There have...
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Mali’s army has seized Kidal, a key town in the country’s north that the ethnic Tuareg rebels have held for nearly a decade. Kidal has been a...
Mali’s military has seized control of the northern town of Kidal, marking the first time the army has held the Tuareg rebel stronghold in nearly a...
Since seizing power in a coup in 2020, the African country’s military rulers have made a priority of re-establishing sovereignty over all...
Mali’s army drove closer Saturday to the town of Kidal clashing with Tuareg separatist and rebel groups in what could signal the start of fighting for...
Translators who work for German peacekeepers in Mali have told the BBC they fear for their lives as the UN mission winds up its mission in the West African...
In the aftermath of jihadist violence in the Talataye region of north-east Mali, a group of displaced people has sought refuge in the town of Kidal, where they...
Mali’s ruling junta on Monday rejected as “unfounded” accusations by a rights group that its soldiers and Russian mercenaries killed 40...
Several civilians, including children, were killed Tuesday in strikes attributed to the Malian army in Kidal, a possible foreshadowing of the battle to come...
Fierce fighting has broken out in northern Mali with Tuareg rebels saying they have taken control of the town of Bamba from the army. It comes after the...
