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Indian nationals abducted while Mali’s army and armed groups clash, raising concerns crisis could resonate beyond Sahel.
The head of Mali's junta General Assimi Goita has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and without election, in a bill signed into law on Thursday.
Mali's junta chief has granted himself a five-year presidential mandate, renewable "as many times as necessary" and without ...
On 30 June 2025 in Ouagadougou, representatives from six member countries of the Desert to Power Initiative approved key strategic documents to boost independent power production in the Sahel, at the ...
Three Indian nationals were kidnapped in Mali’s Kayes region after a terrorist assault linked to Al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM.
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso are fighting an insurgency linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State (IS) that began in northern ...
As armed groups shift away from direct confrontations with the military, commercial drones are increasingly used to carry out attacks.
In Africa’s turbulent Sahel region, the Al-Qaeda-linked JNIM jihadist group is expanding its influence by repeated massacres, ...
BAMAKO, Mali — Armed men attacked a Mali community just over the border from Senegal, Mali's military said Tuesday — an ...
The terrorist group has emerged as most active in the Sahel, with a footprint across eight countries. It has been conducting ...
The Ministry of External Affairs in India condemned the 'deplorable act' after a group of armed assailants carried out a ...
Ministry of External Affairs has condemned the abduction of 3 Indian nationals from a cement factory in Kayes, Mali, during ...