Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.

The attack on the western Malian city of Kayes on 1 July indicates that Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM is establishing itself in the ...

Mali began construction of a new Russia-backed gold refinery on Monday, which the West African country's military leader said would take it closer to asserting control over its natural resources ...

As mercenaries leave Mali, experts say remaining Kremlin-controlled Africa Corps is more than just ‘Wagner rebranded’.

The Russia-backed Wagner Group said Friday it is leaving Mali after more than three and a half years of fighting Islamic extremists and insurgents in the country. Despite Wagner’s announcement ...

Mali's junta seized power following coups in 2020 and 2021, promising to restore security in a country that has grappled with jihadist militancy for more than a decade.

Mali's military junta has banned all political parties, silenced dissent and delayed elections. As repression deepens, analysts warn that the country's democratic future hangs in the balance.

Hundreds of activists defied threats from Mali ’s military government and demonstrated over the weekend in the first pro-democracy rally since soldiers took power by force almost four years ago ...

Having recalled their ambassadors and closed their respective airspaces, Algiers and Bamako now find themselves in a climate of mounting tension. The economic impact is also being felt by their ...

Algeria and Mali have each closed their airspace to flights from the other country, as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates. On Sunday, without giving ...

Algeria said Tuesday it shot down a military drone near the country's border with Mali in the first incident of its kind during growing tensions between the two countries governing a vast portion ...