Malian armed groups agree to peace talk
Three armed movements from northern Mali have signed a joint statement in Algiers, declaring that they are ready to work for peace with th...
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French Forces Kill 40 AL-Qaeda Linked Fighters In Northern Mali
French forces operating in northern Mali killed about 40 fighters believed to be Al-Qaeda-linked rebels who were trying to regroup after bei...
Al Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Killing Of French Journalists In Northern Mali
The Mauritanian news website Sahara Medias said on Wednesday it had received a claim of responsibility from al Qaeda's regional wing for...
Mali Riverboat Capsizes, Leaves 20 Dead, Scores Missing
Authorities in Mali say an overcrowded boat carrying hundreds of passengers and goods sank late Friday on the Niger River, leaving at least ...
Mali President Ibrahim Keita Dissolves Army Reform Committee
Mali's new president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, on Wednesday dissolved an army reform committee dominated by former members of a military ...
Mali Army, Rebels Clash For First Time Since Peace Deal
Three Malian soldiers were wounded in clashes with separatist Tuareg rebels on Wednesday, the army said, the first clashes since the two sid...
United States Resumes Aid To Mali After President Ibrahim Keita Takes Office
The United States on Friday lifted aid restrictions to Mali after the West African nation's democratically elected government formally t...
Former Malian Prime Minister Leading in Early Election Results
Officials in Mali are expected to release full provisional results of the country's presidential election on Wednesday. Sunday's pol...
Nigerian Military To Begin Mali Troop Pullout On Wednesday
Nigeria will begin withdrawing some of its 1,200 troops in Mali on Wednesday and redeploy them in security operations at home, the military ...
Nigerian Soldiers To Return Home From Mali, President Jonathan Informs ECOWAS
The Federal Government, Presidency have indicated their intentions to withdraw Nigerian troops from Mali. The chairman of the Economic Commu...
French Mali Hostage Philippe Verdon Confirmed Dead
A body found in northern Mali has been confirmed to be that of a French man seized by Islamist militants in 2011, the French president's...
Nigeria Deploy 140 Police Officers For Peace Keeping In Troubled Mali
Nigeria has deployed 140 to Mali as part of its contribution to the United Nations Peace keeping force to the West African country. At the f...
Suicide Bomber Dies In Northern Mali Blast
A suicide bomber has blown himself up in the northern Mali city of Kidal, a bastion of the ethnic Tuareg separatist group, the National Move...
Bomb Attack Kills Five In Northern Mali As Insurgents Flee To Northern Nigeria
At least five people including two Malian soldiers and three fighters have been killed in a bomb attack in the northern part of the African ...
France Troops Capture Suspected French Jihadist In Mali
A suspected French jihadist has been captured by French forces in Mali, the defense ministry in Paris said on Tuesday, one of a handful of F...
Ivory Coast Wants Surveillance Drones To Replace U.N. troops
The U.N. Security Council should consider deploying surveillance drones in Ivory Coast to aid the world body's peacekeeping mission in t...
Three Chadian Soldiers Killed In Mali Suicide Bombing
A suicide bomber killed three Chadian soldiers at a market in the northern Malian town of Kidal on Friday, a Chadian military official and t...
Northern Mali Mayor Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Malian security forces have arrested the mayor of the northern town of Tarkint who has been wanted since February for alleged drug trafficki...
French Minister Visits Mali Amid Doubts Over Withdrawal
France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius laid out plans to start withdrawing French troops from Mali before elections in July on a visit...
U.S. Wants To Support Fight Against Al Qaeda In Mali
The United States will seek ways it can help French and African forces in Mali combat al Qaeda-linked rebels, U.S. Senator John McCain said ...
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