Tuareg
Suspected jihadists kill dozens of Tuaregs in Mali
Suspected jihadists killed dozens of Tuaregs on Mali’s northeastern border with Niger, informed sources said Saturday, in the second such attack in two days.
Several French soldiers injured in latest Mali attack
A rocket and car-bomb attack struck French and UN bases in Mali on Saturday in the latest manifestation of a rise in jihadist violence, despite attempts to stabilise the country…
The Interview
The devastating impact of climate change on Niger and Mali
The Azawak valley, a Florida-sized area spread over Mali and Niger, used to have the best pastoral lands in West Africa. But with climate change, people are either dying of…
Voters head to polls in Mali after years of delay
Voters in Mali headed to the polls on Sunday for the first time since 2013, when international forces intervened to tackle rebel forces which threatened to split the country in…
DR Congo: Constitutional Court approves delay to presidential elections
In tonight’s edition: in DR Congo, a deal struck between some opposition groups and the ruling party sees a new date set for the presidential elections in April 2018, over a year…
Mali rocked by renewed violence in Kidal
Fighting broke out for the second day in a town in Mali’s desert north on Friday between pro-government militia fighters and Tuareg rebels, three town residents and a fighter said.
French PM vows support to Mali in jihadist fight
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Thursday described the fight against Islamic militancy as a “battle against barbarity” as he visited Mali, where France has had troops…
UN to set up ‘security zone’ in north Mali after clashes
UN peacekeepers said they would establish a 20-kilometre "security zone" around the town of Kidal in restive northern Mali with effect from Tuesday following deadly clashes…
UN envoy for Mali 'optimistic' rebels will sign peace deal
In Mali, the Tuareg-led rebel groups are supposed to sign a key peace deal on June 20th. The so-called Algiers agreement has already been signed by the central Bamako government…
Mali's government, Tuareg rebels edge towards deal
The United Nations says Mali's government and Tuareg-led rebels have agreed to a local ceasefire and a raft of political guarantees. Also, Ghanaians are questioned over a fire at…
Mali’s Tuareg-led separatists boycott peace deal
Mali’s Tuareg-led separatist rebels boycotted the signing of a peace deal with the government and its allied armed groups in the capital Bamako on Friday after signalling…
Gunmen kidnap Romanian security officer in Burkina Faso
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Romanian security officer on Saturday from a manganese mining project in northern Burkina Faso, near the border with Mali’s lawless desert north,…