Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will soon launch new biometric passports, Mali's military leader Colonel Assimi Goita said Sunday, as the junta-led states look to solidify their alliance after ...

By Elian Peltier and Christiaan Triebert The military junta ruling the West African nation of Mali suffered one of its deadliest attacks in years this week, as extremists affiliated with Al Qaeda ...

An extremist group that claims allegiance to Al Qaeda said it was responsible for assaults on a military police school and an air base in the West African country of Mali. By Elian Peltier and ...

The army says Bamako is under control after what it described as a terrorist attack. Gunfire was heard in the Mali capital, including near the airport, which is reportedly closed. Mali saw coups in ...

BAMAKO, Mali — Extremists attacked a military training camp in Mali’s capital on Tuesday, the army said, as explosions were heard in the area. Within hours, the government said it was ...

BAMAKO, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger will introduce new biometric passports as part of their withdrawal from a West African bloc in favour of a new Sahel alliance after ...

An estimated 77 people have been killed in an attack on Mali’s capital, Bamako, according to the AFP news agency. About 200 others were injured in the attack, which took place on Tuesday and ...

BAMAKO/NIAMEY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have launched investigations against French journalist and researcher Wassim Nasr, accusing him of being an ...

This video grab shows Malian security personnel detaining a man after Mali’s army said a military training camp in the capital Bamako has been attacked early Tuesday, Sept. 17 2024. (Credit ...

News from the West African nation has been restricted since a junta takeover, but the scale of the attack raises questions about the security strategy of Mali's transitoinal authorities.

Mali's military-led authorities have so far given no indication of any future measures in response to the attacks, which were not mentioned in the minutes of Wednesday's cabinet meeting.

An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday, while the government offered no figures on casualties.