Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region.

An unprecedented battlefield partnership between a separatist movement and an al-Qaeda affiliate has transformed the conflict in northern Mali, shifting the military balance and deepening divisions ...

Human Rights Watch alleges that the killings by Africa Corps troops took place in the presence of Malian soldiers.

The ambush that killed at least 50 Malian soldiers and struck a joint convoy of the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and Russia’s Africa Corps, which replaced the Wagner Group as Moscow’s military presence ...

LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - An estimated $50 million ransom paid to free a hostage seized by al Qaeda-linked militants in ⁠Mali ⁠in late 2025 has helped to fund their advances across West ⁠Africa and ...

BAMAKO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Mali President Assimi ⁠Goita ⁠has pardoned a French ⁠man who was sentenced in June to 20 ​years in prison for his alleged involvement in a plot to ‌destabilize the country, ...

Mali is facing its most serious security crisis in years as al-Qaida-linked militants and separatist rebels join forces to intensify attacks against the military.

If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.

The Trump administration is considering military strikes in Mali targeting Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaida-linked militant group, according to current and former US officials ...