Conflict monitors say Wagner fighters have intensified combat and widened their operation areas since 2023.
Al Jazeera finds that nonexistent writers are spreading anti-France sentiment across West and Central Africa.
The Tuareg independence movement blamed soldiers and Russian mercenaries for the killing of civilians.
Trailblazer of African cinema was the winner of the jury’s prize at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his film, Yeelen.
ECOWAS has become a target for military governments that have taken over Burkina, Mali and Niger.
Strained relations between Abuja and Niamey have disrupted joint military patrols and allowed the armed group to expand.
Spain received 63,970 people who arrived through irregular routes last year, including 46,843 in the Canary Islands.
The makeshift boat was carrying about 80 people when it capsized on December 19, Malian authorities said.
Mali is right to demand a greater share of revenues from mining. This is not economic malpractice. It is sovereignty.
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc.
Al Hassan was convicted in June of war crimes during the 2012-13 period, when Ansar al-Din ruled Timbuktu.
‘Strikes at heart of Putin’s war machine’ also target people involved in Ukraine war and Salisbury nerve agent attack.
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‘Hunger hotspots’ include South Sudan, Mali and Haiti where millions are being pushed to the brink, new report says.
This is the first major attack on Bamako since 2015 when fighters targeted foreigners in a nightclub and hotel.
