The precarious security situation in Mali took a turn for the worse in late April 2026. Well coordinated attacks targeted several cities and claimed the lives of the defence minister, Sadio Camara, ...

An unusual alliance between armed groups in Mali could embolden others in neighboring countries and put Russia’s foothold in the region at risk. Tuareg rebels of the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) ...

Armed violence has intensified in Mali since Saturday after an al-Qaeda-linked armed group working with separatists attacked several military bases across multiple cities, including areas where senior ...

Jihadist and Tuareg separatist militants launched a sequence of shocking attacks across Mali on 25-26 April. The unprecedented scale, geographical spread and levels of coordination demonstrated by the ...

Mali's military ruler Assimi Goita made his first public appearance since coordinated insurgent assaults over the weekend, pledging to “neutralise” those responsible as jihadist and separatist groups ...

The fall of Mali’s military junta will profoundly destabilize West Africa, and potentially its neighbors as well. Over the weekend, Islamist rebels in Mali launched a sweeping attack against the ...

JOHANNESBURG: A major defeat for Russia’s mercenary Africa Corps, in a battle with jihadist and tribal militia, is being reported in Mali. Deadly attacks by al Qaeda-linked rebels and mostly-Muslim ...

Mali is experiencing a major escalation in violence, with jihadist groups advancing and the defense minister assassinated. The crisis threatens to destabilize the Sahel region. Mali has seen an ...

Mali’s military rulers faced a security crisis on Sunday after coordinated nationwide attacks by jihadist fighters and separatist rebels this weekend killed the defence minister and reportedly left a ...

April 27 (UPI) --Russian forces began withdrawing from the city of Kidal, Mali, on Monday after a weekend of attacks across the country by Al-Qaeda-linked militants. Mali Defense Minister Gen. Sadio ...

Mali’s defense minister was killed in a suicide attack on his home on Saturday, during a coordinated assault by an al-Qaeda affiliate across several locations in the West African country. Sadio Camara ...

According to a government statement, Gen. Sadio Camara’s residence was targeted by a suicide car bomber and other jihadist attackers on Saturday. Malian authorities on Sunday announced the death of ...