Mali's capital has been hit by a more than two-months-long fuel blockade. Tankers importing fuel into the landlocked African nation have been ambushed and attacked by militants linked to al-Qaida. As ...
After jihadi fighters led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the notorious “One-Eyed”, entered the ancient library city of Timbuktu more than a decade ago, they banned dancing and singing, and imposed sharia law.
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 ...
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Jihadi rebels have attacked Mali’s Kati military base on the outskirts of the capital city Bamako, the ruling junta confirmed Friday. It’s the first time Kati, Mali’s largest ...