A French journalist recounts 711 days of captivity as a hostage of Islamic extremists in Mali
Olivier Dubois, a French journalist, was kidnapped by JNIM, a branch of al-Qaida in Africa's Sahel region, while on his way ...
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Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdrawal from ECOWAS takes effect Wednesday
The withdrawal of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, takes effect on Wednesday after a year of political tensions, fracturing the region and ...
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West Africa's junta-led nations announce deployment of a joint force as extremist violence spikes
DAKAR, Senegal — The junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region against rising extremist ...
After a Wave of Coups, 3 African Nations Leave Decades-old Alliance
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger accused a regional bloc known as ECOWAS of having double standards in punishing their military ...
Mali seizes $290 mn in gold from Canadian mine as Sahel juntas push for resource control
Military-led governments in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have made a series of moves recently to assert greater control over ...
Barrick Gold and Mali to start new negotiations on mine Tuesday
Mali's government and Barrick Gold will start a new round of negotiations on Tuesday to resolve a deepening dispute over the ...